The Leaguer

Reclassification, Captain Kidd realignment set Legendary director shaped contemporary League for January 27 odney J. Kidd, 85, The UIL will conduct its biennial who oversaw the reclassification and realignment of UIL-member R development of the schools in January. The listings of districts and University Interscholastic conferences will'be released to school League during its infancy administrators and to the media at 3:15 p.m. on and served as its director January 27 at Palmer Auditorium in Austin. from 1948 to 1967, died in Information regarding enrollment cutoff Austin November 15 after Boundless figures and other specific information regarding a lengthy illness. district and conference'alignments will not be Funeral services were Energy released until the January 27 meeting. held November 18 at the For more than The complete listings will also be available University Methodist 40 years, via the Electric Pages, a computer Church here. Rodney Kidd communications network. For IntormatVoo Kidd joined the UIL in motivated and regarding the Electric Pages, contact 512MM- 1937 and, wivh Roy stimulated 6432. The Associated Press will also carry the Bedichek, shaped the millions of complete listings, beginning after 3:15 p.m. League into the nation's Texans in January 27. most comprehensive their pursuit The League will conduct two appeals program of public school of excellence. hearings for schools wishing to protest district athletic, academic and Fila Photo assignments. The meetings will be held at the musical extracurricular Joe C. Thompson Conference Center on the activities. campus of The University of at Austin, While serving as athletic director under Bedichek, athletic director under Kidd for 20 years and later as League Room 3.102, on February 15 and February 24. Kidd worked to expand the program while keeping director from 1967 to 1977. The February 15 meeting will be the State contests in proper perspective and under the control of "For more than 40 years, he served as athletic director Conference and District Assignment Review educators rather than overzealous athletic coaches and or director of the UIL, and through this program, he Board hearing. This panel will consider appeals boosters. directed an educational program which motivated and from schools if enrollment figures submitted Kidd took the reins of the UIL in 1947 as acting stimulated millions of Texans in their pursuit of were in error or if schools request district director and, through a combination of boundless energy, excellence," Dr. Williams said. "Although he is no assignment changes. The deadline for submitting enthusiasm, an unwavering commitment to League longer with us in person, he will always live on in the requests to appear before this committee and for principles and an uncanny vision, engineered the League lives of those individuals who knew him or participated in submitting supporting statements is February 8. through what has been called the "Year of the Great the League programs." Schools whose requests are denied by the Transition." During that year, Kidd oversaw the Kidd was graduated from Kingsville High School in State Conference and District Assignment reorganization of schools into districts and conferences 1938 and attended Southwestern University in Review Board, and schools affected by decisions instead of the county-wide meet system, setting the stage Georgetown, where he lettered in football, and made by this Board, may appeal to the State for a dramatic growth in League membership. track. He received his Masters Degree from The Executive Committee, which will meet on February 24. At this meeting, the State He also guided the League through desegregation in University of Texas at Austin. Executive Committee will consider written Before joining the League, he coached at Georgetown the 1950s and 1960s while avoiding the enmity, protest appeals only. The deadline for receipt of written and violence that had p