OBJECTIVES OF THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM IN THE ST. PAUL CITY CONFERENCE

1. The St. Paul City Conference athletic program is a co-curricular experience and, as such, conforms to the same general objectives of education as does any other part of the educational program. The primary function of the St. Paul City Conference athletic program is to provide an effective learning experience for students.

    

2. The St. Paul City Conference attempts to make the athletic program an effective instrument in developing the type of wholesome, straightforward, ethical character so vitally needed in American democracy. It emphasizes high ideals of individual and group behavior for both participants and spectators.

    

3. The athletic program of the St. Paul City Conference seeks to provide an interesting medium for achieving better health, physical fitness and moral values. It also seeks to provide a rugged substitute for the increasingly artificial environment which is surrounding the youth of today.

    

4. The St. Paul City Conference athletic program seeks to provide a common ground upon which to unify the school and community and to aid in the development of good school spirit.

    

5. It is the objective of the St. Paul City Conference to evaluate its athletic program in terms of what effect it has on the participants, the spectators and the schools. Each secondary school shall evaluate its own program in these concrete terms.