The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-24
UNIQUE PLAN HERE
IN CARBON IN
VOGUE
ATHLETIC CONTESTS PRAISED
NY SCHOOL JOURNAL.
Each individual school Holds Its own
ENcnts Or Contests and Later Sends
Rcport To the County Supcrintcnd.
cnt-WyondnE Educators Advised
20 Follow IocaI Mans Plan.

Superintendent Orson Ryan. who
most ably prcsidcs over the Carbon
county schools. Price. Utah. has work
cd a unique plan for mis- athletic con.
tests says the Wyoming school Jour.
raj. official organ Of the teachers IN.
stitutc of that state In the May.June
number Just from the press In.
stead Of keeping all of the good things
for one final field day at the close OF
the school year. special preparation
for which has been made hy few
weeks of intensive practice. Supcrin-
'rnd"nt Ryan believes In making such
contests regular feature OF the
school program In the form Of class
Gthlrtivs. lie distributes the several
events or contests throughout the
school year. having an event or two
zach month. Each individual school
holds - own contest and sends the
record of results Co superintendent
Ryan. The records Of all the schools
arc then tahulatcd and the winners
announced.
~ concrete illustration may help
- make this little clearer. For the
month OF February. 1918. the pun up
was assigned ~ the special event. The
lhA'Hfhh'h AHINNAAN W wv ANNAfHN NWNM
the name at school. number enrolled,
number taking part total chinnings.
best individual record and by whom
made. Of three hundred and cwrnty.
one huNr enrolled IN twelve schools.
thrc" hundred and siN wcrr strong
enough ~ physically ~ To- take part.
These made u total ~ iii2 chinninRs.
with IN average of ~ chinninRH per
buN. The highest average FOR any
one school was S.3 chinninRs. while
IN" highest individual score was fif-
teen ,hinninEs Three boys OF three
different schools made this record.
For March. the event was the stand
inR broad jump. Fifteen schools
competed. Ot three hundred aud tit
ty.-ight boys enrolled. three hundred
Fnd thirtN-H"vcn were physically ~ -
talk" part, TIL" average of the best
pnrE from each school was seven feet
iva nnd "nc.tcnth Inches. The aver
nEr ur the school making the best
score wis seven feet one inch. while
the best individual record was eight
feat rive inches
superintendent Ryan has found u
way a. have uii benefited hy athletics.
hN making " regular feature of th"
school program. This IN nH II should
Ice. and Supsi intrndrnt Ryan IN a. be
congratulated tor this splendid Holu.
ton nf the problem of school uthlct-
.c- We az" not informed. but Their"
viii undoubtedly he rounty field
lnN ~ the cinsr 80 near the close uf
the school term. Tho evils 81 u short
Intensive practice Tor such an event
have been obyiatcd hy the continuous
practice throughout the year II Will
b. found that the pupils are fit and
ready for the climax In the form 1T o.
field dny Athletics have been made
universal Such plan continued Tor
O. series uf years viii prove of untold
benefit q" IA. pupils uf the Carbon
county schools. other counties ana
other states viii have a. adopt the
plan cut of pure scif-dcfVnSe. that
they may stay IN the race 81 life with
Carbon rnuntN,
should any nf the county supyriu.
tendrnts IT Wyuming be- further in
irrestod In the plan. II h the editors
opinion that Superintendent Ryan
viii be- glad a. furnish further details
and explanations nf the plan. II the,
viii address him