Word: geer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Speaking before approximately 900 delegates at the convention on the subject "The Athletic Situation in the High Schools", Mr. Geer deplored the existing attitude of High School authorities which countenance and sometimes demands "state Championships" and "National Championships", pleading for an idealism in sport from which ulterior motives might be effaced, and in which the general welfare of the pupil is given primary consideration...
Just before Mr. Geer spoke in Atlantic City, Mayor Bader in an address of welcome, pointed out the achievements of the local High School teams, declaring that the townspeople were behind their High School athletes, and would be willing to send representative teams to California if necessary, in order to bring greater glory to Atlantic City. Mayor Bader stated further that they would reward the girls in a like manner as soon as they had good High School teams...
...speech threw a bombshell into that convention" said Mr. Geer to a CRIMSON reporter yesterday, "and for a time my project was the target for incessant criticism from a few of the delegates who were especially partisan. I suggested the limiting of High School competition to school competition to schools within a reasonable exodus of each other that is athletically related groups, and the adoption of working principles to guide schools in their athletic relations--principles similar to those that have guided the colleges that are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
During the time that Mr. Geer remained in Atlantic City, he was constantly called upon to elaborate his suggested innovation, and that he was successful in winning support for his plan is evidenced by his election as President for the coming year, although he had been forced to leave the convention before the conclusion of its sessions in Atlantic City...
Desiring to further his plan, Mr. Geer attended the annual Conference at Bridgewater of the Principals of the Junior and Senior High Schools in Massachusetts immediately after leaving Atlantic City...