Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-29
Board of Control Will Regulate
the High School Athletics
In Iowa
CHANGE IN THE OLD METHODS
Not Many Changes in Rules Will Be
Made, but New Board Will Have
Supervision of State Meets and Con-
duct of Contestants-More Schools
to be Admitted.
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organization to take the place Of the
old Principals Club, was formed at
a meeting held here yesterday in con-
nection with the State Teachers As
ISOLATION.
1t is not intended to make any rad
ical change in rules. The new organi-
cation is known as the Iowa High
School Athletic Association, and pro-
poses to make a new era in amateur
sport.
During the present school year, the
new organization is to have no con-
troll, and the state track meet at Iowa
City next spring will be controlled by
the student organization as usual; the
next school year will mark the begin
ming of the new regime.
The Principals Club gives up all
athletic power, but continues as a club,
where reform is needed, as 1t was In
high school sport, when the club came
into existence.
The student organization will step
down and out as gracefully as POSI-
BILE, yet but little friction is anticipated,
as the students are willing to make the
change for better and cleaner ath-
letics.
The governing power of the new as
ISOLATION Is vested In q board of con-
troll, to consist OF three principals,
chosen by the association, one each
year, and each to serve a term of three
years. The association yesterday nam
ed the first board, as follows: ID. a.
Thornburg, Grinnell, chairman and
holder of short term of one year; e.
e. Marshall, Sioux City, two-year
term; Frank l.. Smart, Dubuque, full
term.
The important change in the new Or
ganization is in its provision for mem
bership which makes it possible for
every high school In the state to join,
while heretofore membership has been
limited to some of the larger schools
The only requisite of membership Is
that the principal Of the high school
shall sign the rules and regulations OF
the association and that the annual
dues of 81 be paid Any school, how
ever, may be expelled for violating any
of the rules and regulations, but only
by two-thirds vote; reinstatement
may come by a two-thirds vote also.
Many Members Secured.
Nearly every high school IN the state
that was represented at the convention
was secured as a member OF the or
ganization. Among the schools sign
ing the agreement and the partles
representing them, are the following:
Council Bluffs, Il. c. Ensign; Chero-
kee,e A..lV.s Storm: Fort Dodge, George
II. Mullen; Ida Grove, Paul r. Voelker;
West Liberty, Z. +. Schall; Dubuque,
Frank l.. Smart; Sioux City, George
Edward Marshall; Storm Lake, A. c.
Fullen; Correctionville, Correctionville;
Spencer, A. p. Hearn; Capital Park,
E. Haas; Sheldon, o. M. Elliott; Fair
field, M. E. Emery; Harlan, George H.
Ballard; Algona, j. f. Overmeyer;
West Des Moines, w. A. Crusinberry;
Stuart, T. M. Prall; Grinnell, D. A.
Thornburg: East Des Moines. May
Goodrell; Manchester, Amy Boggs;
Boone, J. C. King; Denison, III. H. Saw
age; Muscatine, R. M. Arey; Carroll,
N. p. Johnson; Mapleton, T. v. Bird;
wapello, j. w. Mccullough: Vinton,
John Sogard; Cedar Falls D. M. Kelly;
Burlington, Mamie Kicker; Ottumwa,
j. E. Roberts; Oskaloosa, H. w. Hurt;
Marshalltown, William I. Crane; Dav-
export, William D. Wells; Cedar Rap
ids. Abbie S. MORT; Keokuk, Jesse
Benjamin; Red Oak, s. e. Thomas;
Creston, William Bell; Atlantic, NJ G.
Erickson; East Waterloo. Lydia Hus-
man; West Waterloo, Evelyn Miller;
North Des Moines, A. Morton; LeMars,
u. B. Hutton.
Powers Of Board. ,
The powers and duties of the board
are as follows:
First-It shall have supervision over
all athletic contests between schools in
the association.
Second-It shall have charge Of the
annual state field meet.
Third-It shall interpret the rules of
the association.
Fourth-It may provide suitable ban
ners, medals, or other awards, for
events.
Fifth-It may divide the state into
districts for district contests, and ar
range for contests between champion
teams in various districts.
Sixth-It shall decide all protests
and if charges are made in writing
against any school for violating the
association rules it shall consider such
charges, and may suspend a guilty
school for period not exceeding one
year.
The rules adopted yesterday further
provide that the principal Of the high
school or other authorized faculty rep
resentative shall manage all teams rep
the school and that he shall
sanction all school contests. No mem
Der of the association shall compete
with a school not a member and all
contests shall be under the associated
rules.
New Rules Adopted.
Following are the new rules of the
associations:
First-All contestants must be I'M
lergraduates and no person shall take
part in athletic contests between high |
schools for more than four years, and |
40 person 81 years of age at the OPEN
ing of school in September shall be eli |
sible to contests
Second-All contestants must be reg
liar members of the school in good |
standing, shall have made passing
grades in each of three full and regu-
ar studies to preceding semester, and
shall be making passing grades in each |
If three full and regular studies for the
current semester. These requirements
% extend to grammar school studies in