The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-21
S. II. S. ATHLETIC RULES
NEW CODE THAT WILL LIKELY BE
ADOPTED By THE SCHOOL.
Eligibility of All Athletes Is Plainly
Set Out-Candidates Must Make
Good school Grades.

The rules to regulate the standing OF
those students OF the ShOrtridge High
School who enter athletics will in all prob
ability be decided on I'm a very short time.
AS stated I'm the Journal a few days ago
a from the faculty Investigated
a set Of rules and reported recently that
they were satisfactory. How the students
will receive them is not known, but IL is
believed that they will be satisfied with
them. Following are the rules that will
likely be adopted:
L. No person shall be qualified to repre-
sent this school in any athletic contest un-
less he shall have been a bona hde menu
Der OF the Shortridge High School from the
beginning Of the fourth week OF the semes-
ter in which the contests or events take
place.
=. No person who has represented this
school in athletics and has failed to make
a passing grade in at least three subjects
requiring a minimum Of fifteen recitation
periods per week shall be eligible TO rep
resent this school in the next following
semester in any athletic capacity.
3. No person shall be eligible TO repre-
sent this school in athletics in any capacity
whatever who shall be doing unsatisfactory
work in two subjects requiring a minimum
character Of such work Is 10 be determined
by the last preceding regular reports from
the teachers of this school; provided. that
such preceding reports shall be within one
week before the contests. When no regu-
lar reports shall nave been made within
the last preceding week special reports
shall be made.
4. No person who has been graduated
from this school shall be eligible TO repre-
sent this school in any athletic event on or
after the first day OF school in September
following such graduation.
5. No person twenty-one years OF age or
over shall represent this school as a con-
testant In any athletic contest.
8. No person shall be eligible 20 play on
any school team or participate in athletic
events for more than four and one-half
years.
Z. No person shall contest or take part in
any athletic event under an assumed name.
s. No person shall be allowed TO repre-
sent this school in a contest I'm football
who has not within q period OF twelve
weeks preceding such contest furnished his
principal with a physicians certificate stat
ing that he has personally examined the APP
plicant as to his physical condition.. and
that in his judgment the applicant Is IN
sound health and able TO take severe exer-
else without undue risk. This certificate
must also contain the signature of the
parent or guardian of the person examined,
who IN this way shall manifest an ac-
quaintance with the physical condition OF
the candidate and a consent for the particle
patton I'm football contests.
9. A principals certificate OF the eligible
ity under these rules OF the representa-
tiyes Of this school in any athletic event
shall be prepared and submitted 10 the
proper official of any competing school at
least ~forty-elght hours before such con-
test.
TO- These rules and regulations; with the
exception Of Sections 2 and 4, shall be in
effect from the date OF their adoption. Sec
lions 2 and 4 shall be I'm effect from the
first semester OF the school year lS12-03.