The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-05-17
AN EXPLANATION OF
FIELD DAY CHARGES.

seems unnecessary to our
minds, but as n good many peo-
pie seem to think there were no
grounds or reasons for an adj
mission fee on Field Day, a
word of explanation may be in
place.
Early in the session, at the
first meeting of the High School
principals. it was decided to
have the Field Day for 1917 at
Big Stone Gap. The principals
all agreed that the school nc
cepting the responsibility of
that day, together with all the
expenses, had a perfect right to
make n charge, provided the
pupils and teachers from all the
other school towns be given n
free seat OH the grand stand.
This covenant was fulfilled.
1t was suggested by some pres
ent that an admission fee of
soc would be fair, however that
matter was left for final adjust.
ment to the principal Of the
school whore the exercises were
to be held
From the time of that meet
ing on, our school began to
make plans in regards to ath
letics for the current year: how
to improve our grounds, get
supplies, ctc., and at the same
time to so manage affairs as
not to work such hardship on
those who went away TO repre-
sent their school on the differ
ent teams, in other words we
have endeavorcd to encourage
and develop constructive, gen
eral systematic athletics, and to
/ put same on high, moral and
business plane.
From "a business standpoint
we could see but three ways to
carry out our plans, and come
out with n clean sheet, namely.
small admissions to games.
possibly a play, and field day.
In regard TO field day we
wish to say in addition to what
was said at the above named
principals meeting, that before
fixing the rates. we first con.
sulted the athletic authorities
of our town, and after advice
from all proper sources we de.
cided upon 25c general admis
lsion, and 25c for grandstand,
this. in view of what confront
ed us, seemed very reasOna-
BILE. We wish to take all the
blame laid at our feet, but we
want our people TO feel that we
We're not rash in our acts. No
school can run athletics on
/ plain paper, and all loyal
friends of tho school should be
willing TO do their part to a
reasonable extent.
In my college town, we pay
DOC game the year round, and
no ones soc pieces came much
harder than mine. Further,
an annual championship game
which lis played la a distant
| pnrk, the general admission is
soc and grandstand 25c extra
Some of our good people
think it absurd to make a
charge on field day. will adj
NIT that class games and field
days, by say just one school,
I are free so far as | know: but
at an Inter High School Field
| Day, with two championship
games besides. our rates seem
more than reasonable. Far
more so than the annual
championship game mentioned.
| suppose some who have done
the most complaining have not
paid cent to see a game this
/ year, much less soc a game as
in many cases.
Ne wish to state right here
that the thoughtful patriotic
men, who raised $40 for the
benefit of the children of the
County not in school, and Big
Stone Gap School in particu.
lar, deserve much praise, and
we extend to them our sincere
thanks.
We were delighted that such
arrangement could be made and
hope it may be the means of
establishing a precedent for the
future. We would cheerfully