Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-14
PROSPECTS VERY BRIGHT
FOR SUCCESSFUL SEASON
Outlook Good for Virginia High
School Literary and Attn
lctic League.
MANY CONTESTS ARE PLANNED
Basketball Games, Track Meet aud
competitions i'm Public Reading
ana Debating Have Been Arranged.
Tfmes-Dispatch Offers Prizes.

| '-''S w VIII enjoy one of the most
! successful seasons in its history The
! league was organized in 1918 by Pro-
| !essor Charles G.. Maphis. Of the uni
| versity and has grown each year since
men. through it. and under the d.
| rection of tho professor of secondary
| education, tha university offers the
| schools of Virginia splendid oppor-
tunity for development The activities
OF inc league are both literary and ath-
| ietic. They Include:
! state Contest In Basketball-Any
| secondary school which shall have de-
| leat"d prior To February IA as many as
| TOUR other secondary schools OF equal
| rank will qualify to enter the contest.
Not later than February 20 the com
| mittee VIII arrange n schedule Of pre-
| iiminary games in order to select two
! teams that shall come to the university
| FOR the final contest.
| District Contests in Basketball.-It
mas been found more feasible to play
| on the basketball championship by dis
'ricts than 10 bring two teams to the
university. The State is divided into
sections and cup is awarded to the
winner in each section.
lnterschOlastic Track Meet.
lhtcrscholastic Track Meet for Coun-
~ and District Schools OF Virginia.
In order to give the smaller schools an
equal opportunity. two track meets will
be held al the university this year. The
meet for country and district schools to
which city schools and private pre-
paratory schools will not be eligible
will be held at the university on April
20. 1917. The meet will consist Of the
following events: l00-yard DASH 22O-
yard dash. 4Ao-yard run, ssO-yard run.
one-mile run, 120-yard low hurdles
high jump. broad jump. pole vault, 1o-
pound shot put, tavelin throw, relay
race.
Two cups will be awarded. one to the
school winning the greatest number OF
points. the other to the school winning
the relay race. An individual point
trophy will be presented to the. con-
testant securing the greatest number OF
! points. Medals also will be given for
| first and second places in all events
1nterscholastic Track Meet for Sec
ondary Schools of Virginia to Decide
state Championship.-This meet will be
and Will be open to all secondary
| schools in Virginia. High hurdles tho
javeltn throw and the discus throw
| have been added to the events listed
above The cups and medals will be
awarded on the basis used in the coun-
| ty meet.
Local Prize Contest-Track and Field
| Days-Prizes Offered by The Times
Oispntch.-This is one OF the features.
| The events listed below can be run off
at the school without any expense
/ whatever and the secretary. immedi-
ately upon receipt Of the record Will
have The Times Dispatch send pin
to each pupil that makes as many as
! three OF the standards. 1t is possible
/ for every pupil in the State to make
an effort to equal or surpass three OF
| these standards. 1t is hoped that every
principal in the State will enter his
| school.
Times Dispatch Cup to Girls.
Events and Standards for Boys
Any boy a bona fde pupil of any sec
ondary school of Virginia who equals
! or surpasses three OF the following
! standards will be presented by The
/ Timcs-Dispatch with medals. II the
| student is able to equal or surpass
| four standards he Will be presented
! with two medals; for equalng or sur
passing five. three. etc.
Events for High School Boys
! Fifty-yard dash. I seconds. 1oO-yard
/ dash. Il As seconds. 22O-yard dash,
( - seconds. 4i0-yard run, 90 seconds.
| SS0-yard run. minutes and 20 seconds.
! One mile run. minutes and 10 Sec
onds.. l2o-yard low hurdles. II sec
| onds. Ginning the pole, % times.
! Pole vault. feet and inches. High
! jump. feet and 10 inches. Shot put.
| 80 feet Discus. IS feet. Javelin. 100
feet. Broad jump. l6 feet and inches.
Events That May Be Entered. ii so
Desired.-l2o high hurdles, 10 seconds.
! go low hurdles, 30 seconds. Hammer
throw, 90 feet
Events for Grammar School Boys
(SiNth. Seventh and Eighth Grades).--
| lO0-yard dash. II seconds. Cumming
pole. . times. stand broad jump. 8
| feet and d inches.
All age. weight and height classic
| cations are abandoned in these con-
tests. and boys are given medals ac-
cordine as they Qualify 10 the above
standards
Events and Standards for Girls
ANY girl bona fde pupil OF any
| ondary school OF Virginia who equals
or surpasscs TWO OF the following
dc ,,.il Ia,
Times Dispatch with medal
Events for High School Girls.-All
up Indian club race, 80 seconds. Bas-
/ kcthall throw. IS feet. Bean bag tar
! get toss, 100 points, min.
Events for Grammar School Girls
I (SiXth. Seventh and Eighth Grades).---
/ Potato race. IS seconds BASKETBALL
/ throw. A. feet. balancing with bean
/ bag on head, - feet.
/ All age weight and height classified
/ tons are abandoned in these contests
and girls are given medals according
as they qualify to the above standards
state Contest in Public Reading
The final contests will be held at tho
/ university on May - and 10. The
| winners will he presented with gold
medals This contest is divided into
two parts--one for boys and one for
girls. Each school selects a boy and
a girl and in no case shall boys con-
] test against girls.
state Contest In Debatng-Ths con-
test is open to all schools and each
| school shall furnish team OF two
dcbaters. The question this year is:
3 "ResolVcd: That the Federal Govern
mcnt should compel every able. bodied
male citizen between the ages OF cigh-
! teen and twenty four to take, under
adequate provision, one year OF mil
itary or naval training" The final
contests will b. held at the university
on May - and l3. 4 silver cup viii
be presented by the board OF visitors.
+ Any principal can secure package
library containing material from John
$ Patton. librarian University, Va.
Local Prize Contest Litcrnry-The
local prize contests are condIcted in
very much the same way AZ the local
athletic contests and include debate
I GRAFTON. reading and spelling. The
travelling eNpenscs Will he ma IA ana