Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-28
GENERAL ATHLETICS
HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY WITH
OUT JURISDICTION.
May Exercise Control Only Over the
Interschool Championship
Games-League Rules.

At meeting OF the board of faculty adj
Hisers of the Washington High and Manual
Training Schools held last Friday evening
at the Gales building. all the members be-
ing present, the fact developed as a conse-
quence of discussion that the advisers havo
no jurisdiction over general athletic condi-
tons in the schools, hut only over the inter-
high school championship games.
Under this condition rules which are made
TO govern high school championship games
GO not apply to other games practice and
school athletics in general 1t also appears
that pupils who are supposed 10 be excluded
from practice in athletics by reason Of fall
ure or conditions in studies have been. and
are being, permitted TO take part in ath-
letics and general games
1t is said the Mckinley School IS the only
one which has applied the rules to al con-
ditions, and has not permitted deficient
pupils to engage in practice
The meeting of the advisers was caI,ed TO
consider the matter OF BIZ Foley's indoor
athletic meet. scheduled for February "a
at Convention Hail THE majority Of the
members felt that the meet H. question be
ing advertised as an iuter-hgE school affair.
should only have been announced after con-
sultstion with the board 3nd be subject TO.
the boards rules. resolution was finally
passed TO appoint a committee 10 Wat uuun
ar. FoleA- who Is director OF physical cul-
tuie IN the high schools. ana propose a
basis Of agreement
The rules formulated ~ the board 10 gov
ern inter-high school championship games
and which it is said the board i'm general
believes should govern all athletics, are as
fellows:
Rules of Athletic League.
No athlete shall lie eligible to c1mpets
in any inter-high school contest except he
b" bona fide student Of the school re rep
resents and taking at least three major
studies two of which must be se,cctAd from
the following: English mathematics. phys
les chemistry Latin. Greek. Spanish,
Ffench German, history. shorthand. book
keeping: commercial geography commercial
law and biology
Note to rule l.
THE board of faculty advisers reserves
the right to pass upon the bona fide or not.
bona flde status of any student In TINS
connection the testimony of the students
teachers may be considered.
"A bona fide student is defined rs a pupu
who, In the opinion of his teachers. ma kes
an honest effort in his various studies
No student shall be eligible to represent
any school in an inter-high school foot bah
contest unless regularly enrolled as a MEM
Der of such school by October Il of that
school year.
mo student shall be eligible to represent
any school in an inter-high school base ball
contest or track or field contest unless regu-
larly enrolled as a member of such school
by January 10 of that school year.
mo student shall be eligible t. compete
in inter-high school contests who has re-
celVed compensation for athletic seTv ces or
who received cash prize in any contest.
The maximum amount Of time any stu
dent may compete in any sport Shall be
four seasons.
mo student who has lived in Washington
for a year previous TO his admission INTO
any local high school and who is not a
regular transferee from the District ghta
grade schools shall be eligible to represent
such high school In any championship con-
test within twelve months of date of en-
trance.
Transfers to Other Schools.
mo student of any Washington high
school moving to any other local high
school shall be eligible to represent such
school in any championship contest within
twelve months of date of entrance. An ex-
ception may be made in favor of any stu
dent by a majority vote of the board or
faculty advisers made upon recommended
ton of the faculty adviser of the school
from which the student moves.
mo student shall be eligible 10 compete
in any championship contest who has
against him one or more conditions in
major subjects No pupil. however, shall
be deharred from participation because OF
| one condition received during the first quar-
ter of the school year 1905-05 or previous
thereto.
"A condition in a study shall count until
which such condition is received has been
dropped.
No pupil repeating year in any subject
or subjects shall be eligible to compete In
any championship contest until having done
passing work in every such subject for the
first quarter.
mo pupil entered on trial. shall be eligi-
BILE toscompete IN any championship contest
until having done passing work for one
quarter in all subjects.
mo inter-high school foot ball game end
ing in a tie score shall be replayed.
Except by mutual agreement of the con-
testing schools championship foot ball
game shall consist of halves longer than
one twenty-five minute and twenty
minute halves. By mutual agreement both
halves may be twenty-five minutes.
mo student shall be eligible to compete
in inter-high school Contests who at the
time of such contest shall be more than
twenty-one years of age.
''AIl inter-hgh school base ball games
shall consist of nine innings
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