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Show Sportsmanship is a trite word. We hear expressions intended to encourage good sportsmanship almost every day. What is sportsmanship, and what constitutes good sportsmanship? Can it be measured? Some attempt is being made to measure this intangible item; at least as it is manifested to coaches, principals, and students who are visiting competitors in high school activities by the conduct of their hosts This years high school coaches and principals are to rate the schools with whom they corrtpete according to their conduct indicating the presence or the lack of desirable sportsmanship. sports-manship. This action was initiated by the executive directors of the Utah High School Activities Association with a view to stimulating stimu-lating activities which will promote a State wide interest in sportsmanlike conduct by individuals and by collective groups participating in interscholastic competition or attending such contests. At a recent meeting of principals, coaches, superintendents and football officials considered at Cedar High School, considerable consider-able time was spent in a discussion of ways and means to issue good sportsmanship on the part of students and townspeople here in Region Six. During the discussion, Milford and Milford High School were cited as being among the few communities and schools with few or no adverse criticisms of the sportsmanship displayed during the past year. This is commendable. But now that we are to be rated in competition with other schools, we must recognize the need of conducting ourselves with real decorum at all athletic contests and other interscholastic activities. Perhaps it is well to invite ourselves to assure personal responsibility for our individual conduct and attitudes. Let us not minimize our enthusiasms for the sports in which our high school competes, but let us prove by our actions that we do support our team and we expect them to do their best for Milford High. We would not be satisfied with a victory if we knew that victory was earner only with the help of local officials. Therefore let us support and help the officials to the extent that they serve only to enable the team to compete under fair conditions of equality of opportunity for either side. Then, when the game is won, we can all rejoice together, and if we should lose, we can all feel that we have been hosts to a truly superior team for they must be superior to defeat our good team. It appears as if Milford High School will have a better year in Football and Basketball this year. Let us enjoy these sports to the utmost by being one hundred per cent good sports, whether we are participants or spectators to the various games. ' W. RICHARD 'NELSON |