The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-07
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TRACK MEETING
In Which Many Nevada Schools Will
Be Represented Will Be Held
in This City ON May goth;
Many Will Attend

Winnemucca secured signal
honor last Saturday when at meet
ing of western Nevada school heads
in Reno it was selected as the place
for holding the state high school
track meeting, sponsored by a new
organization known as the Nevada
Academic League. Principal j. D.
Scott of the Humboldt county high
school was named as secretary of
the league. Principal Williams of
Virginia City high school is presi-
dent.
The meeting will be held at the
high school grounds in this city on
May 20 and will furnish competi-
ton in which eleven state high
school student bodies will have ath-
letic representation. All Of the reg
ular interscholastic track events will
be provided. Decision to vary past
practice wherein Reno has always
been the scene of similar meetings
was arrived at in a conference held
by state school authorities during
the high school basketball tourna-
ment held in Reno during the clos
ing days of last week. Prof. Scott
initiated the movement and in rec
ognition of his activities Winnie
mucca secured the coveted designa-
tion.
In addition to Winnemucca high
school, other high schools in the
state will be represented here as fol
lows: Yerington, Fallon, Gardner
vile, Virginia City, Sparks, Love-
lock, Elko,, Reno, Battle Mountain,
Wells and Dayton. The program of
events will consume the entire day
of May 20.
Many visitors are expected in this
city as result of the attractions
offered and Principal Scott estimates
that the total number will be al
least two hundred, including the ath-
letic representation that will attend
All outside residents will spend a
day and night here and prepara-
tons have already been set afoot
for the care of the crowd. This OBJ
jective will be encompassed by plac-
ing cots in the high school, and
meals will be provided there. Bene-
fitting from past observations Prof
Scott has decided to make it feast
BILE for coaches and their charges to
spend their time together and this
is to be made possible in the man
ner recited. Meals will be served by
members of the Winnemucca Moth
ers' Club and the Civic Club.
The track meeting will also be
made an occasion when school au-
thorities and ambitious youngsters
from many parts of the state will
get together and engage in. happy
discussion of problems that relate
to high schools wherever they are
Prof. Scott also proposes to have as
guests of honor at the track meet.
ing all youngsters within Humboldt
county who are to graduate the
eighth grade with the close of the
present year. He hopes in this way
to inculcate interest in the minds OF
the county's youth relative to the
splendid high school maintained By
the taxpayers of this county anc
special Difference is to be paid the
young visitors.
The hearty cooperation of the
towns business interests is to be
solicited on behalf of the big schoo
events and the Humboldt County
Chamber of Commerce will lend 9
hand in entertaining the visitors
from a distance. The value attach.
ing to general attendance of rep
resentative people from many state
communities cannot be overesti
mated, and if the business interest.
of Winnemucca sense the situation
Alright they will turn to and to the
last man, woman and child, be gra
cious hosts on May 20, which car
thus be made the greatest gala day
in local school history.