The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-16
INTERSCHOLASTIC
ATHLETIC MEET
VIII Be Held Next May Under Auspices
Of the University Of Vermont
Athletic Association.

According to a decision reached las
June an nyitation-athletic meet, oper
10 all the high schools and academies Of
the state, win be held annually by ths
University Of Vermont on its new ath.
iletic field on Colchester avenue, Burlug.
ton. The first Of these meets viii BE-
held next May, and at present II school:
and academies OF the state have applied
for representation at the meeting.
The object Of these annual contests
is to stimulate an interest in field and
track athletics among the preparatory
schools and academies and to afford them
an opportunity to compete for honOrs in
a fair and open contest. Experience has
shown that this object can be much bet
ter attained under the supervision Of the
colleges than by means Of interschoIastic
ASSOCIATIONS.
/ The movement for an annual scholastic
meet, under the auspices Of the Univer-
/ sity Of Vermont, was started last May
and in June the athletic committee de-
cided in favor Of holding the meet. Since
| then n. D. Hulett, manager Of the uniYer-
| sity track team, has been busy making
arrangements for the initial meet. Cir
Glars, explaining the project, have been
sent to 81 OF the preparatory schools
and academies OF the state, and at pres
lent IA Of the institutions thus notified
have announced their intention OF en-
tering the meet.
These institutions are as follows:
Brigham academy, at Balersfeld; Bar
ton academy, at Barton: Bellows Free
academy, at Fairfax; Black River AGA
denny, at Ludlow; Lamoille Central aca-
denny, at HYDE Park; Peoples academy,
at AIoFrisville: Vermont academy, at
Saxtons River; the high schools al Ben
nington, Proctor, Bellows Falls, Rutland,
and Stowe; Troy Conference academy,
at Ponltney, and eLlaDd Cray academy
at Townshend.
Several other schools win probably en-
ter before next May, among them Spring
field, Middlebsiry and Montpelier high
schools and Goddard seminary.
II is not known whether Burlington
high viii enter or not.
The FIRST meet will be held on the new
athletic field the last Saturday in May
and there viii be no postponement On
account Of weather. The general super
vision Of the meeting and All the details
Of the field arrangements viii be ia the
hands OF the manager of the university
athletic association.
Regarding entrance tothe meeting: On
account Of the large number Of schools
which viii compete, no school shall en-
ter more than four men in any event,
and only three Of these viii be allowed
10 start. The only restrictions regard
ing contestants is that they shall be
bona fide students OF their school, having
an average Of at least five hours week
Of recitation work during the term when
the meeting u held, and that their pfy-
steal condition shall be vouched for By
the principal of their school All CON
testants must be amateurs as defined By
the rules OF the New England Collegiate
Athletic Association.
There will be about IS events in the
meetings, including the 100-yard dash,
g2G, 40 and $50 yards and one and two
mile runs. 120 and 900 yard hurdles,
running high and broad jumps, pole
vault, shot put, hammer and discus
throwing.
4 silk pennant viii be given each year
70 the school winning the most points
at the meeting Individual medals Of
gold, silver and bronze will be awarded
10 the winners of first, second and third
place in each event. Special medals Of
silver will be given to those contestants
records Of previous meetings.
The rules viii be printed in a 16-page
booklet and copies will be sent to al en-
tering schools.
With 50 many preparatory schools and
academies in the state and such good
ground as the new Vermont
athletic field, there Is no reason why an
interest can not be stimulated in track |
ind field athletics which will make the |
annual inyitationV Vermont interscholas- |
Iic meet one Of the chief events Of the
athletic year Of all the educational insti- /
buttons in the state
Mrs. Della Warren celebrated the Doth
birthday anniversary September 6 at /