The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-29
Southwest Miss. schOOlmasters' Meet.

McComb, Miss, Mar. Is, 1922.
Dear Fellow School MAN.
At meeting today of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Southwest
Mississippi Schoolmasters' Club, the
following business was transacted
The Executive Committee recog-
nizes that the baseball schedule will
work financial hardship on many
schools participating and they advise
that the team making the trip pay it's
own expenses unless there is a mu-
tual agreement otherwise. Where
1T is impossible to play the games on
the exact date, let tAe schedule be
adhered to as nearly as possible.
Upon the request of Coach Atkin-
son of McComb, it was decided to ak
low the McComb baseball team to
play out its schedule using a man
who entered school too late to. quail
fly, but with the understanding that
whatever the result of each game
that McComb plays with another
team, that game shall not count in
the average. This was done because
Mr.. Atkinson felt that he could not
develop sufficient local interest to
make baseball a going proposition at
home without catcher and on the
other hand because the Executive
Committee felt that this would tend
to hold the League together.
1t was brought to the attention of
the Executive Committee that High
School players have been accustomed
to play on summer teams, and it was
decided to notify the superintendent
of al schools to advise their boys
that the receiving of money or any
consideration for playing on a sum-
mer team would be considered suf-
ffcient cause for barring a player
from participating in interscholastic
athletics of this club.
Hazlehurst basketball team is de-
clared to have eliminated Copiah-
Lincoln A. H. S. by virtue of tie
game at the close of which Copiah-
Lincoln A. H. S. refused to play q
further IS minutes to remove the tie.
1t was decided to notify Superin-
tendent j. e. Middleton, Union
Church, that the application Of JEFF
ferson County A. H. S. has been act
ed upon favorably and while they are
too late to participate in basketball
and baseball playing they may enter
the events from this date.
The composition examination will
be based upon such matter as is COM
monty covered in the 9th and
10th grades of High School course
The available information as to
winners in the debate shows McComb
and Brookhaven have emerged win
ners in the upper group Of debat-
ing teams. McComb and Brookha-
ven will contest at an early date and
the winner from that contest will
debate whichever school of the fol-
lowing that has emerged winner
from the lower group:
Hazlehurst. Flora, Canton. Copiah-
Lincoln. Kinds.
1t was decided that in debates from
now on the delivery judges may
judge the matter as well as the de-
livery Of the rebuttal.
Posters and advertising matter are
being prepared to be scattered broad
cast over this section Of Mississippi.
Medals for literary and athletic E.
vents are being ordered. Pennants
for group contests, banner for sec
ond place and a cup for first place
are also being ordered.
The Executive Committee wants to
urge you to enter every contest for
which your school is eligible. Only
by that means are we going to have
the most successful meet possible.
Be sure to plan to give holiday on
that date and see If you cannot sse-
cure for your people special rates
and have the largest possible num-
ber in attendance. A small hand
book is being prepared which will
summarize all the information con-
cerning the field day association and
which you may place in the hands
OF your teachers. II there Is any
question please write me and shall
answer II without delay.
Yours for a great field day.
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