The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-14
BYRD HEADS NEW
TEACHERS CLUB
Southwest Mississippi School
Masters Club Organized in
BrOOkhaven.

masters Club met and organized in
Brookhayen Dec. 10. This body rep
resents the city. town. and agricul-
Stural high schools on the Alabama
& Vicksburg and Gulf & Ship Island
roads, and those south and west of
these railways. There is a similar
organization in northeast Mississip-
pi which has done much for building
up the school interests of that sec
tion in the last ten years, and anoth-
er is being started in the Delta.
Supt. s. M. Byrd of Brookhayen
was elected president for the next
year. Supt. Joe e. Gibson of Nc
Comb, to whose energy and initiative
are due the credit for the founding
of the club, was elected secretary
Supt. H. f. Stout of Amite Agricul-
tural High School was elected on the
executive committee, with the pres
ident and secretary.
A league was formed for the pur-
pose Of promoting annual education
al and athletic meets, and arousing
interest in good schools. vicksburg,
Jackson, Hattiesburg, McComb and
Natchez, with the other towns and
agricultural schools in this territory
will be members.
The Club will deal with all the
current educational problems custo-
mary with such an association. Most
of its time at this meeting was Civ
en- to arranging for ways and
means to handle inter-scholastic ed
ucational and athletic events, debat-
ing, track meets, contests in school
work and match games of football,
basketball, baseball. tennis, etc. A
constitution was agreed upon, with
stringent rules concerning eligibility
scholarship, fair play, officials, and
such matters as will develop clean
pleay, generous and friendly school
spirit. and the proper conduct of
match games. The evils of ringers,
professionalism, unfair play, unfair
officials, trouble in handling the
crowds, squabbling, and such things
as hurt amateur school athletics
came in for careful consideration.
Plans were laid for great scholas-
tic and athletic meet to be held in
the spring, of all the city, town and
agricultural high schools, in this
part of the state. Brookhaven, be-
cause Of its fine field and munich
pal Fairgrounds with fences and
bleachers and buildings for taking
care of just such an event, was una
nimously selected. 1t is estimated
that there will be several thousand
visitors on the day. Special trains
will be run from some of the schools.
There were present at the meet
ing City Superintendent w. H. Bra
den of Natchez; H. R. Carter of Can
ton; ]. q. Gibson of McComb; e. E.
Fox Of Hazlehurst; c. S. Arnold of
Magnolia; c. c. Chapman of Month
cello; o. P. Eure of Columbia; j. G.
Jacobs of Poplarville; G.. M. ROBBERS
of Tylertown; S. M. Byrd of Brook
haven; Supt. ]. M. Kenna of Pike A.
H. S.; Supt. T. ]. Cathey of Copiah-
Lincoln A. H. S.. and Supt. H. F.
Stout Of Amite A H. S. Principal E.
E Jeter and Physical Director D. L.
Blackwelder of the Brookhaven City
Schools we're present and aided in
making the visiting school men well
come. especially during the visit to
the new $S0,00o.00 municipal play
ground and during the noon hour.
Superintendents Gibson of Nc
Comb as Chairman, Braden of Nat
chez, and Kenna of Pike A. H. S.,
were appointed committee to per-
feet the constitution. The president
was instructed to prepare code of
ethics for students and school Off
cials. governing proper playing, CON
duct of games, and other school mat
ters.
A long career of usefulness to the
schools and the state is sure to come
from the efforts of this band of school
officials. Its main activities will deal
with various phases of improved |
school work and conditions, the in
terscholastic meets and the effort to
put bona fide school athletics on
clean and satisfactory basis being |
given first attention because of pres
sing need in all schools, everywhere, |
at present.