The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-24
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
Have Been Awarded Embiems for the
Excellent Work Accomplished
During Last Season.

It is the custom in all schools an
+ colleges OF any importance. 10 awar
al the end of each season its tmbler
or letter t1 me members or th
various teams uaapely the foot bah
hase bah tack. and crew AMI AIS,
teams ia such other sports as
participates in Each team is award
ga = differently Designed emblem s
letter so that a crew man might D.
distinguished from a man ON the foo
ban team; or a man ON the tract
team from base hall man
Il is the ambition OF every devoted
Of athletics in these schools anj
colleges 70 become the possessor q
one of these emhlems and it is con
sidered one of the greatest honors
Of y mans school life To he a winner
of this distinction
4 man cannot wear the emblem nu
,ess Ne has earned it and that means
j coed deal For foot bali man
81 means about three months hard
training ana sometimes black eyes
anl strained muscles, but hc is bena
fitted by this and doesn't mind t.
He must deny himself many of the
so-ealled Injuries Of lie sucn as the
smoking. drinking and other habits,
which are detrimental to the upbuili.
ing of q healthy mind and body and
must live ON a prescribed diet which
is meant for the building up of Il
strong physical nan tie must learn
the one thing. obedience 20 the
coach, ana have the school and team
at heart at all times Then % win his
emblem he must have played at
least our IS minute han ia 4 REGULAR
game ana also he ready 4
called apon az any time TO al g "a.
cancy il necessary In finishing Tho
season
The track. crew, and base ban men
must 20 through the same riad work
in the different sport tho
system is varied somewhat;
The men on the track must win At
least points IN a regular duel con
lest TO entitle them 70 wear the EN-.
llem. The crew men must row N
4 regular race. and the base ball men
must make the varsity team The
men who wear these emblems are the
pick of their school and command
Tho esteem and respect OF their feel.
low students.
The Cairo hish school has this year
this plan Of awarding EN-.
1lems ana letters 70 the men who
naEe the varions teams Il Is hoped
that the custom will not die. but
crow ia magnitude from year Ia year
ana become a prominent custom One
Nat is looked np 10, for il holds in the
school the better and more ambitious
boys and girls, and promotes that
patriotic school spirit among the stu.
Tents that can MOI be described but
lnly known by those who possess it
FRIDAY was the first day at
he Cairo high school Professor r. G..
1lendenen presented thirteen seven
neh bue "C's7 to be worn on The white
sweaters Of the men who finished the
most successful foot ball season the
high school has ever known
Those who make the track team
yill be awarded a white &C. TO be
worn upon their blue athletic shirts
,nd the men On the base bail team
sin be awarded c. n s. monogram
tnd il s. hoped too that those teams
sill prove the strongest ones that
he high school has ever had.
The prospects for the track team
ire most encouraging heretofore Ger
ain events have been conceded T.
different men but such sin not be
he case thiB year The ola
racl team Of last year is still in
.chool there are a number Of ambi
ions understudies that win make
hing5 interesting at the preliminary
meet in March The track team wiz
ID clptained by r. G Abell 'o1
The base ball team will feel the
oss OF Captain sullivan '03, and
iao Trip, '03, bat the coacn has
rorte amtcrial 70 draw from this
eason than for many years previous
+, schedule will soon he arranged for
he coming season The team win
be captaned by VIM Langan '65 We
ooh forward to at least as prosperous
season as our foot bali team had
asst year
The track and base ball teams win
into training undor the coach this
month Under his directions we hope
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