Three thousand miles away in Los Angeles the National Collegiate Athletic Association is holding its 50th annual convention. One of the major issues before the delegates, one of whom is Athletic Director Thomas Bolles, will be whether they should retain last year's plan of national and regional telecasts.

Before flying west Bolles said they would. His prediction carries considerable weight since as a delegate-at-large to the 18-man NCAA Council--that body's governing body--he is acquainted with national thinking on the college television issue.

He also indicated that the University was pleased with last fall's telecasts of the Brown and Dartmouth games on CBSTV. By pleased he implied that they had been a financial success, which means considerable since football is Harvard's only self-sustaining major sport and attendance at football games was low last fall.

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Furthermore, it is known the University liked last year's NCAA TV plan since it left arrangements up to the college. Harvard is proud of its independence and in previous years disliked being dictated to by the NCAA.

Bolles did not indicate how he will vote when the 1956 plan goes before the convention. In past year's he has always voted no. This year, however, considering the nature of the plan and the University's pleasure with its operation last fall, it is very likely that he may either abstain from voting or go so far as to support the plan. This would indicate a major change in University policy toward NCAA television.

Furthermore, it means that Harvard would probably televise two or more football games next fall, provided a network can be found.

However Bolles votes, the issue will be largely decided this week when the delegates vote on the proposed plan of regional and national telecasts.