Interscholastics

Interscholastics: A Discussion of Interscholastic Contests By Charles W. Whitten. Published in 1950. Really interested in IHSA history? In this memoir, C. W. Whitten, the association's first executive director, recounts many interesting twists in the development of the IHSA and elaborates on his vision for interscholastic policy.  This is an original hardcover edition with linen cover, never opened.   EXCERPTS Responsibility of the Principal   The first of the rules needing special emphasis is the one which establishes the authority and responsibility of the principal of the member high school. From the viewpoint of our efforts to make the interscholastic athletics contribute to the educational objectives of the school, this is probably the most essential regulation in the entire code, whether of eligibility rules or of rules to govern competition. The very moment the control of the interscholastic program is taken out of the principal's hands and lodged in any other individual or grou