The Athletics Department has had to use the same budget to deal with increasing costs and demands for new programs and services over the past few years, and athletics administrators have taken several steps to deal with this situation.

They have used ticket promotions to try to increase paid attendance at football games. They have increased the fees graduate students must pay for classes and facilities. Both of these moves have increased the revenues of the Department.

But cuts in the department's programs still have been necessary. So, before the Ivy League voted the rule change, Harvard cut the size of its football coaching staff. It has cut back on travelling expenses for teams. The number of workers employed to maintain the athletic buildings and grounds has been reduced and further cuts are planned.

But, Watson said. "We are trying desperately to keep maximum participation."

So far, no varsity teams have been eliminated and Watson says that none will be.

But several junior varsity teams have been dropped. Baseball, basketball, soccer, swimming, and golf all had junior varsity squads at some time between 1969 and 1974. None of these sports has had a J.V. squad at Harvard during this school year.

Watson said these squads were dropped because costs were high or student interest was low, or both.

J.V. baseball and soccer were dropped because of the costs involved and because Watson was not sure there was enough student interest to make J.V. squads in these sports worthwhile. However, Watson said it is now clear that there is considerable interest in both of these sports and so there are plans to institute J.V. baseball and J.V. soccer for 1975-76. Also, it is possible that there will be a J.V. lacrosse team next year.

There are now no plans to revive basketball, swimming, or golf on the J.V. level. Golf was dropped simply because it is too costly. Lack of facilities was an added problem in the cases of basketball and swimming. Radcliffe athletes have made increased demands for use of facilities in these sports recently, so even if other problems were solved, it would be hard to find facilities for men's J.V. squads in these sports.

There is some relief in sight.

If the planned $26 million Soldiers field sports complex is completed within the next few years as its designers hope the problems of inadequate space and facilities will be greatly allestated. The addition basketball and swimming facilities could spare a resurgence of J.V. interest in loose sport. In any events, many of the Harvard Radcliffe athletic teams will be able to breathe more easily what the proposed complex becomes a reality.

There is of course the problem of funding the new complex. Where will the money come from. Will there be more cutbacks. Will the athletic budget be diminished in any way to provide revenue for the facilities.

John P. Reardon '60, Harvard director of admission and coordinator for the athletic facilities program, thinks not. He is hopeful that individual and corporation, contributions alone can fund the entire complex. "I do not definitely know about funding possibilities set, but we do not want to put added costs onto the Arts and Sciences budget," he said. "Of course, once they are built, the facilities should help pay for themselves," he added, citing rental fees as a possible revenue source.

Other by League schools have responded to the present crunch in different ways from Harvard.

Two schools in particular have focused their energies on producing small varsity squads of very high quality, Watson said. He said each of these schools spends over $100,000 per year for recruiting, compared with the $100,000 Harvard spends.