The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-02
Teachers Adopt Plans for Conduct
ing Spring Meet to Be Held
in Chickasha; Silver Cup
Grand Trophy
CIGARETTE SMOKERS
PUT UNDER BAN
Conduct Of Contestants Must Be
Proper; Two Classes Of Entrants
Provided; City School Bar
red from Main Event

One of the last acts of the recent
Grady County Teachers associatno was
the adoption of rules which will gov
ern the athletics meet of the county,
which will be held in Chickasha some
time during the coming spring.
The rules are divided into a series
of three articles. Article l provides
for the appointment of a standing COM
mittee, to be appointed by the presi-
| dent Of the teachers association, wn-ch
shall serve for the period of one year
and which shall have full charge of
governing and directing the Grady
County Athletic association"
Article 2 provides for the qualifica-
tions of all who would become men,
bers of the association and bars "cig-
aret smoking swearing or drinking on
any trip during the contest
Article 8, is composed of a set Of
miscellaneous provisions. This ar
ticle bars Chickasha teams from con-
test for the championship silver
trophy cup, except as otherwise pro-
vided.
The articles of the Grady County
Athletic association. as adopted, fol-
low:
Article 1-Athletic Committee.
Section /. Grady County Athletic
association shall be directed by
standing committee of five members,
appointed by the president for the en-
suing year of Grady County Teachers
association.
Sec. 2. The said standing commit
tee shall determine the kind of con-
tests to be held and the rules for hold
ing each; and report the same in two
ways: First, by letter to each teacher
in said county; second, through the
county official paper, prior to January
of the year for which the rules are
intended provided said rules are not
contrary to the ruling of the Grady
County Teachers association.
Article 2-Qualifications
Section /. Pupils must attend
school at least so per cent of the
school year previous to the meet, or
20 per cent of the calendar year pre-
vious to the meet, to become eligible
to enter any contest.
Sec. 2 All students must have a
general average of 70 per cent and
carrying at least four subjects before
he or she is eligible to enter any con.
test Glass standing is to be deter
mined by the teacher.
Sec. g. Any player smoking cigar
cts. swearing or drinking on any trip
or during any contest will be barred
from any and all contests during the
school year. Same shall be reported
to the county superintendent at once
by teacher in charge of either team.
Article 3-MlsceIlaneous.
Section l. The manager of each
basket ball team shall have on the
ground basket ball guide for the cur
rent year.
Sec. 2 The standing committee
shall select a referee for the games
in county contest
Sec. g. Teachers of one or two
rooms will be allowed to enter any
contest. Each school must furnish
their own team and not draw material
from any other source.
Sec. A. Chickasha teams are barred
from contest for the championship
silver trophy cup. except that the ward
schools may enter the track meet in
the class, also basket bali.
Sec. 5. Except by mutual agreement
betwee-- contesting teams the inter
collegiate rules shall be used. Girls
rules only shall be used in all girls
games.
Sec. 6. All contesting teams, both
boys and girls, shall be Of two distinct
Glasses; viz, Class A and Glass B.
Sec. Glass A and Class B teams
shall enter as such ten days prior to
the contest, and pupils entered as