The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-17
FACULTY WILL RUN
SCHOOL ATHLETICS
Northwestern lnterschoIastic
Athletic Association Is Re.
organized.

Interscholastic athletics are about to
undergo radical changes. Having de-
termined that they must take a hand
in the conduct of these affairs, the
school authorities are resolved that
their influence shall be felt.
This is apparent in every article of
the constitution and bylaws prepared
for the reorganization of the North
western Interscholastic Athletic asso-
citation. The constitution and bylaws
are the work of special committee of
high school principals of st. Paul and
Minneapolis, consisting of E. Van Dyke
Robinson, of the Central, and George
f. Weitbrecht, of the Mechanic Arts
high school, of st. Paul, and John E.
Greer, of the Central and H. Webster,
of the East Side high schools of Min
neapolis.
They were submitted to the commit
tee on athletics of the st. Paul board
at special meeting held yesterday
afternoon, and, with very slight amend
ment, were approved by the commit
tee.
Attention was directed to the old
Interscholastic Athletic association by
the annual report of DR.. E. Van Dyke
Robinson, principal of the Central high
school of this city. DIR. Robinson al
,
more serious charges, relating portions
of the history of the organization to
subStantfate what he said. The report
was very severe in it's terms and
aroused some controversy at the time.
Decide to Reorganize.
The school officers of the Twin Cities
decided upon reorganization of the
association and the committee named
above was appointed to frame a con-
stitution and bylaws. The report of
the committee was made yesterday.
The most striking feature of the new
constitution is that whereas the former
organization was almost entirely I'M
der the control of the pupils, the fac
ulty element will, to a great extent, di-
rect the affairs of the new one.
The special committee of the st.
Paul board, which consists of In
spectors Fry, Fisher and Rogers, APP
proved the report of the committee as
presented, with the exception Of one
clause treating of eligibility of members
of athletic teams. 1t provided that no
pupil should be eligible to membership
| on a high school team who had not
attended high school the previous
year and passed a satisfactory exam
ination. The committee of the board
felt that, as this requirement would be
retroactive, it would not be entirely fair,
and the clause was amended to take
effect in July, 1904.
The new constitution proclaims that
its purpose is to control all high
school athletics conducted in the Twin
Cities. 1t is provided that the assoc
citation shall consist Of two delegates
from each school in Minneapolis, st,
Paul and Saltwater that is affiliated
with the organization, and that there
shall be one member of the faculty
delegated from each of the Twin cities,
krI -.
cIpalS OF the schools belonging to the
organization. The schools having a
faculty delegate shall have but one
student delegate. - -,.-.-
Faculty Man to Handle the Money.
The officers provided for are a pres
ident, vice president, secretary n and
treasurer, all of whom, with the exeep-
ton of the treasurer, are to be elected
by a. majority vote Of the delegates.
The treasurer must be faculty man
who is not delegate, and he will be
chosen by joint action of the principals
of the schools interested. He will have
no vote. and he may be elected for
more than one year. q casfgsf
1t IS provided that the secretary
snail be business manager of the as
ISOLATION and every safeguard is plac-
ed about the expenditure of money
and the handling of the funds. The
printing and sale of tickets, and pro-
vision is made for an auditing COM
mittee to consist of the president of the
association and the four faculty dele
gates !'as'fS
Among. the requirements of eligibiI-
ity for members of high school teams
| it is provided that no person who is
over twenty-on years of age, or who
receives any gift, remuneration or
| pay for his services, shall be admissi-
| ole. 1t is further provided that:
mo student shall be permitted to
take part in any contest as a repre-
sentative of his school unless he has
three daily recitations in grades re-
curing that number, or four in grades
requiring that number, and a pupil to
be eligible must have passing aver
age in each of his studies"
1t is provided that after 1903 no
coach shall be employed by any of the
schools who is not a regular instructor
in that school.
EnDAYOTY ~ ~