▁a ▁delegate ▁at ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 1 ▁foundation ▁meeting ▁but ▁voted ▁to ▁join ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁bringing ▁the ▁total ▁to ▁eight ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁feder ation . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁body ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁establish ▁uniform ▁el ig ibility ▁rules ▁for ▁college ▁athlet ics , ▁to ▁resolve ▁such ▁disput es ▁as ▁may ▁emer ge , ▁and ▁to ▁schedule ▁compet itions ▁between ▁member ▁schools ▁in ▁both ▁athlet ics ▁and ▁debate . ▁Thomas ▁Franklin ▁K ane , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington , ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁temporary ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁body , ▁with ▁mathematics ▁professor ▁J . ▁E . ▁B one br ight ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Id aho ▁provision ally ▁named ▁as ▁secretary . ▁The ▁gather ing ▁decided ▁that ▁govern ance ▁should ▁be ▁through ▁a ▁board ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁member ▁institutions , ▁with ▁each ▁school ▁elect ing ▁one ▁member ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁— ▁either ▁a ▁student , ▁fac ulty ▁member , ▁or ▁al umn us . ▁ ▁The ▁Association ▁took ▁a ▁strong ▁position ▁against ▁professional ism , ▁declaring ▁that ▁only ▁b ona ▁f ide ▁students ▁of ▁true ▁amateur ▁status ▁should ▁be ▁entitled ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁inter col leg iate ▁competition . ▁It ▁was ▁hoped ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁bring ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁in fil tr ating ▁sk illed ▁ring ers ▁into ▁colleg iate ▁competition , ▁a ▁practice ▁already ▁recognized ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁b ane ▁upon ▁college ▁sports . ▁Sports ▁champion ships ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁arranged ▁by ▁the ▁gover ning ▁board . ▁