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Leading High schOOal.
The above table Of statistics shows In a
condensed form the attitude. that promi-
nent educators are taking towards the
idea OF promoting the idea of athletics
in the leading high schools Of the country.
The report has been tabulated from stats
tics sent TO Prof. G. r. Reed. athletic
director at the Omaha High school, In
reply to an athlstic QUESTIONABLE which
he mailed 70 fifty-eight OF the leading
high schools Of the country last month.
Omaha High school ranks exceedingly
high among the other schools, Detroit
Central school being the only other school
which exceeds II In the total number OF
boys enrolled. One striking feature OF the
report Is that the local school has
larger annual expenditure for the support
OF athletics than any other school men
toned.
Engiewood High Of Chicago ranks first
in the number OF boys who take part in
athletics, having a total Of S25 who par
ticipate in the various branches OF sport.
Des Moines West High ranks first with
sixty lads who play foot ball. and Spring
field CMass.) Central High and the Kan
sas City (Ttan.) High each have 200 lads
who play basket ball.
Proportion in Athletics.
Following is brief statement Of the
questions and answers which appear in
the report:
Question 1-What is your total enroll
ment OF boys? 2-How many boys par
ticipate In one or more branches OF ath-
letics during the year? Answer: The
average number OF lads who take part in
athletics is 50 per cent OF the number en-
rolled. Kansas City. Kan. is the highest
s6at per cent and Seattle and Wichita the
lowest with but 10 per cent. Six of the
schools reach a half or more of the lads
enrolled with physical exercise.
Question S-How many boys take part
in (a) foot bali. (b) basket ball. Cc) track
eventsH Answer; This question was aimed
to show the comparative value OF the
three most important high school sports.
from the standpoint of the boys inter
ested The result shows that basket ball
reaches 1.476 lads track. LOIS. and foot
ball. sss- Five Of the schools do not have
intersehool gridlron games.
Question 4-Do you have interclass foot
ball. basket ball or indoor track meetsP
Answers Only seven schools play, inter
class foot ball. Basket ball is the most
common interciass game. It being played
In twenty-five schools. Twenty-Five of
the schools hold outdoor track meets and
sixteen Of them have indoor meets.
Foot Ball Costs More.
Question Show much do you spend
annually in the support of foot bali.
basket ball and track work? Answer;
Foot ball cost twenty-five schools an av-
erage OF $3.50 a year, basket ball an av-
erage of $40 and track work, sizes.
Question edo you have foot ball, bas-
ket ball and track coach? II so. is he
a member OF the faculty? How paid, II
not a member OF the faculty7 Answer:
In twenty-one of the schools all coach
ing is done by members of the faculty,
paid wholly by the Board OF Education.
In eight schools the coaching Is done
by men outside the faculty, who are paid
from the funds OF the athletic associ-
alton or from the game receipts. The
salary for foot ball coaching varies from
$3.50 TO $500 per season.
| Question 7-How many intersehool
games does your first team play IN foot
ball and basket ball and what is the
maximum length OF trips taken2. Answer:
An average OF eight games a season Is
carried by twenty-five Of the schools.
The maximum length OF trips from
schools reporting Is 40 miles. Two
schools state that their teams are not
permitted to play outside their own town.
The average number Of games on basket
ball schedule is twelve.
Base Hall Loses Money.
Question s-Do basket ball and track
work pay their own expenses. Answer:
Basket ball pays Its own expenses In
twenty-three OF the schools. while track