Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-19
PLAN ATHLETICS
FOR THE GRADES
New System of Sports Will Be
Attempted in Public
Schools.
TO PLAY SOCCER FOOTBALL
CAPTAINS and Managers Have Been Sc
Ieeted and Practice viii
Start at Once.

With the opening OF the school year
new system OF sports and physical
education IS being inaugurated in the
public schools throughout the city.
Superintendent E. c. Fisher. DESTROYS
OF promoting play. together with OF.
rsuized physical education. has in
structed Herbert y. Roe. the director
O. athletics. 10 include the grades in
the general organization OF competi-
I've games and 70 arrange schedules
IN the various sports suitable for boys
and girls among the different schools
The spirit IS just as strong IN the
grammar grades as IN the high school,
and the youn Esters are wild over the
prospect OF being able to have teams
o. their own Captains and managers
Cor soccer football teams have been
elected and practice will start this
week Three days a week will be de-
voted 10 the work in the grades by
Mr.. Roe and Miss Conger in order
that the best results possible be OBJ
tanned.
Track Meets Planned.
Following the football season regu-
AZ schedules OF basket ball and vol
lev ball will be played between the
di1erent schools until championships
have been determined. Then a Sc
ries Of baseball games and track meets
vii be arranged.
This work will be conducted in ad-
dition 10 the regular system Of physi-
cal education which has been made a
pzrt OF the regular work in all OF the
grades. The courses given by Mr.. Roe
viii include lectures on personal hy-
gene. exercise. physiology and train |
Ing both in the high school and !
grades. Miss Marguerite Conger will /
take charge OF the lower grades and /
al OF the girls physical training |
work in the high school. r. c. Cook. |
q member Of the high school faculty. 4
viii assist with the coaching OF the
high school teams and act as presi-
dent Of the grammar school league. I
He IS a graduate OF Colgate univers-
ity. where he played four years at
halfback.
School Schedules.
The schedule OF Mr.. Roe follows:
Notwithstanding. LongfeIlow; aft
ernoon, Eugene Field.
Tuesday-HIorning and afternoon,
high school
dnesday-1ioruing Lincoln aft
srnoon. Horace Mann
Thursday - Morning. Hawthorne;
afternoon. Grant.
Morning and afternoon.
high school.
Miss Congs~s schedule:
Mordays-Morning and afternoon,
high school
First and third notwithstanding |
Lincoln; afternoon. Kezble.
Second and fourth Tuesday-8Iorn-
ing. Audubon; afternoon, Irving.
First and third Wednesday-Mo
ing, Eugene Field: afternoon. Grant.
Thursdays and afternoon,
high school
First and third Friday-Morning Y
Lorgfsllow; afternoon. Hawthorne. &
Second and fourth Friday-Mo-ning
Horace Mann; afternoon, Aiken q
Will Use Park.
In order 70 assist the high school
n its efforts % put out a winning team 4
this year the city has granted the 3
use Of the Island City park for the 4
football season Coach II. y Roe has Il.
worked the high school squad there x
FOR several nights and the results Of K
the use Of the better field are already X
apparent u
The rules o. the park demand that y
al oystauders be kept in the grand q
stand, giving the candidates the whole Z
Held for their work Coach Roe an n:
nounced on the grounds last night n
mat al visitors would be welcome in n,
me stands but could not be allowed n
OF the field -
Elect Officers. ~
4 meeting was held last night after u
SCHOOL OF the junior class Of the local tZ
llga school and the class officers for ~
ne coming year were elected. Those / &
asmed were: -
Fresident-Edgar 5ames. &
Wee President Margaret Dibbern. VI
secrstary- Elizabeth Olmstead. q
Ireasurer-Wu mccullough. W.
assistant Treasurer Am q
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