The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1920-10-12
PRINCIPALS HOLD
IMPORTANT MEETING


Club and the executive committee of
the Kauai Public School Athletic
League was held at the Mokihana hail,
Lihue, last Saturday morning for the
purpose of perfecting- details relating
to the promotion of inter-scnool sports
by the league this year.
Miss Elsie Wilcox, as president of
the league. acted as chairman of the
meeting. The following principals.
representing their respective schools,
were present: Miss Cook, Mrs.
Chamberlain, Miss Naeo, Mrs. Lai
Mrs. Bowen Mr.. Simpson, Mr.. Nc
Cluskey, Mr.. Cooley Mr.. Brodie. Miss
Thompson, Mrs. Ahana and Mr.. Ses
sions. Mr.. Raymond sent word that
he was unavoidably detained. The fol-
lowing members of the athletic league
committee were present: Mr.. Page.
Mr.. Warner, Miss Soule, Mr.. Greenly
and Mr.. Damkroger. Miss Wilcox and
Miss Hundley completed the number
of members present.
Mr.. X. C. Hopper, representing the
Garden Island, was allowed to address
the meeting on the subject of school
publicity and invited regular cores
pondence from each school to this
all-Kauai newspaper. His suggestions
were received with due appreciation.
Mr.. Busch, of Kapaa, adjutant Of
Kauai post of the American Legion,
was also present and outlined the
plans of the legion for the Armistice
Day celebration at Waipouli on Nov.
18th. The schools and the boy scouts
were invited to participate in the
sports on that day, the legion furnish
ing transportation where necessary,
according to arrangements.
Messrs. Warner and Page, who were
appointed as committee on athletic
supplies at the previous meeting of
the league executive committee, then
reported. A plan for the formation Of
a cooperative society, with headquart
.
c. A., for the purpose of supplying the
schools participating with the neces-
sary equipment, was recommended and
approved.
Mr.. Warner called attention to GER
tain features of the official Reach
rules for playground ball as open to
objections. 1t was thereupon agreed
to amend the official rules so as to
conform more nearly to common prac-
tice.
A formal request from Mr.. Raymond
of Kapaa school, that Kapaa be placed
in the third district instead of district
number two, was read and discussed.
1t was finally decided that Kapaa
school should remain in district two,
chiefly for convenience in transports
ton, but also because of delative diff.
ference in the size of the schools in
volved.
Mr.. Page was then asked to describe
system of athletic awards used in
the public schools of Seattle, with
which he was formerly connected. Mr..
Page stated that the Seattle public
school athletic league was he second
Oldest OF it's kind in America and that
its present system was the result of
much experience and the combined
knowledge of many professional direct
ors of physical education with whom
Seattle is especially blessed The
main features of this system is the
careful keeping of individual records
in the physical education of the pupils
in the public schools and of the award
ing of athletic diplomas instead of the
rather over-done usage of loving cups
for the winning teams from season to
season. A committee was appointed
to consider Mr.. Pages suggestions
and to make recommendations for
Kauai schools.
The Kauai public school athletic
league is now a going concern. If the
enthusiasm within official circles can
only be projected into the community
at large it will be so much better for
the community.