TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVEN TUSSDAY, JANUARY 9,1968 TUE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVEN - ..- - - I - I Reorganization Stays AD Pick By HOWARD KOHN Who succeeds H. O. (Fritz) Crisler as athletic director depends on how the Regents define the responsibilities of the position, President Robben Fleming told The Daily yesterday. Fleming explained that he would postpone his appointment until the Regents act on the reorganization of the University's athletic structure. A athletic director, Crisler's sphere has been limited to inter- collegiate. athletics. But, because of vague Regental by-laws, the Board in Con-, trol of Intercollegiate Athletics has been left with financing' intramuarls although it does not administer the program. And, because the Regents have always assumed that physical education majors intend to become coaches or teachers, the School of Education has been left with the Department of Physical Education. A 32-page report by a presidential advisory commission, chaired by Prof. Douglas A. Hayes, recommends that significant changes be made. It suggests that money for intramurals be drawn from the University's General Fund and that an Advisory Board of In- tramurals and Recreation be created. It further suggests that a separate School of Physical Education be established, separate and distinct from the School of Education. Some members of the commission originally expressed re- servations about forming the new school. But when the School of Education would not face up to remedying its curricular requirements for the PE department, the commission unani- mously recommended a new school. However, it could not agree on who to put in authority, splitting into a majority and minority bloc by a 7-4 vote. In the majority opinion, Crisler's successor would have juris- diction over both athletics and physical education-a popular form of organization in many of the nation's universities. Davey Nelson, a leading candidate to replace Crisler, pres- ently holds this dual position at Delaware. A single director-dean, the majority argues, could coordinate programs and facilities without benefit of a high administrative referee, avoiding those inevitable squabbles between athletic, intramural and PE demands. Top T hree Maintain AP Cage o Lead The director-dean would also be able to appoint an asso- ciate director to handle public relations, coaches, athletic medicine, etc. The director-dean would be responsible to the Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics (for athletics), the Vice- president of Academic Affairs (for physical education) and the Vice-President of Student Affairs (for intramurals) (see left flow chart). He would be advised by the intramural board on student recreation needs. Buthe would be expected to have expertise in both the athletic and academic realms. The majority bloc assumes that a man with these qualifica- tions can be secured. The minority block attacks this assumption, holding that any candidate-no matter how competent-would be prejudiced one way or the other because of his background in his sub- sequent policy decisions about athletics, intramurals and PE. 4 4 .CHF YI:A:E: :::U:C AT::N:.AT...C........ :<":; ;;i:S:S ;:;{.S:.: ' :: ".: fi b... +[ SCHOOL.. ...... ......OF ":$:i:PH %J:YICAL EDUCAT si!{-? :-::::I O N D ATHLET::::::.:: ::y:i: $::: I CS: :::