The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-04-29
ROSEBUD INLAND NTERSCHOLASTIC
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED
First Big School Field Day Meet
To Be Held In Wood Nav ID

Wood, April p, for the purpose Of or
ganirlng an inland interscholastic
athletic association:
Thursday, April q, in response to a
request of the principal Of the Wood
school, meeting was held in the
school house at Wood for the
purpose Of organizing an interscholas-
tic atheletic association. The princi-
pal Of the Carter school was present
and one Of the members Of the school
board from that place Miss Fowler,
the Witten principal was present, and
White River was represented by the
County Agent, Mr.. Lang. E. H.
Hamilton was chosen chairman Of the
meeting.
1t was unanimously agreed by the
| assembly to conduct an annual field
meet, and that the schools participate
ing in such meet shall be: Carter,
Witten, Wood, White River and the
rural schools contagious TO each of the
above mentioned central points. 1t
was agreed that the first meeting
shall be held in the town of Wood,
May l4th, and that the program
should begin at 10 o'clock a. m, Re-
garding future meetings, it was "a
greed that the school winning the
greatest number of points in the var
ious contests should be awarded the
right to hold the meet on their grounds
the succeeding year. "The Rosebud
Inland Interscholastic Association"
was unanimously chosen as the name
by which this association shall be
known.
1t was agreed that the officers of the
association shall be: President, Secre
tary and Treasurer, and a Board of
Directors. That the term Of Office Of
the same shall be for a period of one
| year and that the time of election of
officers shall be on the date of the an
nual field meet The following tenn
porary officers were chosen: e. H..
Hamilton, President; +. O. Rains,
Secretary and Treasurer; Miss Fowler
Mr.. Sullivan, and Supt. Branson, Board
Of Directors.
E. II. Hamilton was instructed to
prepare Constitution and By Laws
and to submit copy Of same to each
Of the principals Of the associate
schools for their acceptance or rejec-
ton.
1t was decided that the first and
second awards shall be silver and
bronze medals and that the school
winning the greatest number of points
In the various events shall be award
ed silver trophy cup, which cup
shall become the permanent property
Of the school winning the same two
years In succession. 1t was further
decided that interschoastic activities
held during the year, in the form of
base ball, basket ball, tennis, foot ball
volley ball and all similat games, also
debating and other literary activities,
shall contribute points to the schools
so winning to the trophy cup award.
ed at the annual field meet.
Regarding the manner of conduct.
ing the meet, it was agreed that the
contestlng pupils be divided into three
classes according to age: Class one tc
consist Of all children over seven and
under twelve; class two to consist OF
all children over eleven and under
sixteen; class three to consist of al
children over fifteen and under nine
teen; and further, that this classified
tion shall apply to both boys and girls
1t was agreed that the contests fol
the boys and girls should be held sep.
arately. The boy or girl in his or hel
particular class winning the greatest
number of points during the day ir
the various events, shall be awarded
silver medal and the boy or girl VIII
ming the second highest number o.
points shall be awarded bronze met
al. The total number Of medals re
| VIII OC OLA olINOl dbu SlA OIOuLS
The winners In the various events
In all classes shall be as follows: FRS
5 points; Second, points; Third,
point.
Following Is the proposed program
for the day, which will be properly ar
ranged and published in the next is
. sue Of this paper;
: BOYS
/ Running Broad Jump
H Standing Broad Jump
II Running High jump
II Fifty Yard Dash
II One Hundred Yard Dash
II 220 Yard Dash
II Half Mile Race
II Hundred Yard Relay, for four
II Fifty Yard Relay, for four
II 220 Yard Relay, for four
| Tug of War, ten on each side
II Shuttle Race, 4 from each school