Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-11-01
THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
Relay Race Eumors Set Right-Ncw
Officers Elected.
(TOo Late for Last Week. }

(Too Late for Last Week.
Seneca, Oct. 24.-Special: Tho
Oconee County Oratorical and Ath-
letic Association convened at West
minister on Saturday, October 21st
w. G. Taylor, president called the
meeting to order. Business was dis
pensed with and the association elect
ed officers for next ensuing year as
follows: II. w. Gasque, Walhalla
president; G. NJ. Barnett, Richland
vice president, and NJ. e. Brockman
Seneca, Secretary-treasurer.
1T was decided to hold the next
county oratorical contest in the audi
torium of the Westminster school
and to hold the county track meet at
Seneca.
After this year, where student
fails TO make his grade, he will not
be permitted to take part in any of
the athletic features Of the associa-
ton, such as relay races, track team
and base ball. 1t will be seen that
this move is far-reaching. 1t will
| prevent the entrance Of boy simply
for an opportunity to get on the track
team or relay team. To be an all
round, developed young man should
be the aim of every boy within our
county.
1t was suggested that each princi-
pal get the pulse Of his school and
team on a school exhibit for next
spring. This would show still an
other side to our school work. 1t
would certainly encourage neat work
on the part Of pupils and teachers
alike. The plan is to have each
school furnish an exhibit. with every
thing in it gotten up by the pupils
and teachers. Let us think about il
and at the next meeting Of the assO-
citation be prepared to adopt tangible
plans.
Concerning the recent relay race
| between Westminster and Seneca.
strong rumOrs got into circulation
| that the Westminster runners were
not all bona fidc students Of the
| school at the time Of the race. As
the rivalry between these two towns
is very close these rumors became
current topic, and on their face seem
ed to be true. Upon careful investi-
cation we find that all the runners
on the Westminster team were enti-
tied, according to the rules of the as
soclation, to be on the team, there
being no age limit in the bylaws of
the association TO show that the
| runners are all bona fde students.
and that no foul play was INDUCED in
by either school, the two superintend-
ents of each school have agreed to
| publish n list Of the runners in the
race and the number of days each
runner was in school before the race.
The following Is list OF the runners
given over the signature of each su-
perintcndent:
Westminster Tcam-fIomer Brca-
Zealc, present every day; G.. d. Mar
EFT, present every day; Ronnie Alb
bott, present every day; Carse Mar
EFT, missed three days: George Nc
Donald, entered on Monday of fourth
week, present every day until race:
win billiard. missed one day; Walter
Ragsdalc, missed one day; Ithema
Puckett. present every day; G.. L.
Foster present every day; J. NJ. Sin
gleton, present every day: Joe King
present every day; Lee Haley, pres
ent every day; Brnnis Alexander, en-
tered Monday OF third week; Bew-
Icy Mitchell, missed one day.
Seneca Tcam--Edward Werner
| present every day after first week
John Brock, present every day; Gus
Tribble, present every day; McCants
| Adams. entered third Monday; Wei
don Elrod, present every day; Luke
| werner, present every day; j. W
Stribling, present every day; Earle
McMahan, present every day; Clifton
Cox, present every day; julius Shank
lin. present every day except three,
kept out on account Of diphtheria in
home; THORNLEY, Cary, present every
day; Charley Byrd. present every
day; Sterling Elrod, present every
day; viii iIarbin. present every day.
The misunderstanding has done
good in that it will make us all more
careful hereafter. 1t was mutually
agreed In the meeting on Saturdav Y
that each superintendent make known
the number Of days each possible en-
trant had been in school before the
race so that no misunderstanding
might arise.
We want other schools in the conn
ty to enter the association. When
we say this it means every school
that is interested enough to write ana
make application, for that is about
all that is necessary in order to be-
come a member. Make your applica-
ton to NJ. E. Brockman, Secrctary-
| Treasurer, Seneca, S. C.