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OFFICIAL\ PROGRAM

7h:~ -&'94t4 /I~ft~at State C.I. F. TRACK and FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS THE 1956 S1A TE C. I. F. TRACK MEET CaJ.ifornia's 1%6 state CIF Track and Field champion• achievement of today's Californi,a, high school performer ships wi!i write the thirty-eighth· chapter in the history is demonstrated by the marks in 1954 in the 440-yard of the finest high school track program in the nation, dash, in the 180-yard low hurdles, in the broad jump, the this afternoon and evening here at the Chico state Col• shot put, the 120-yard high hurdles and the 880-yard relay Kli lege field. events; in all of which California had three performances 10C Year after year the boys who wear the colors of their better than the best mark made by any boy in the other high schools make outstanding achievement and new state 47 states. 100 and nationa,l records something to be taken for granted, On the 1955 National Honor Roll 140 boys were listed. 100 rather than looked upon as a rare occurrence. California's Forty-three California names and schools were included. 100 track and field program is looked upon by the rest of the Of the 16 events recognized, California was the top per• 220· former in 6 events. nation as being tops. A brief review of the achievements 220· of the high school boys throughout the nation shows why When the 1956 National Honor Roll is compiled, many this is a fact. of the boys competing here at Chico state College today, 220• On the 1954 high school Noa,tionalHonor Roll there will have earned themselves the highest recognition in 440· were 159 names listed. Seventy-three of the 159 names national high school track and field circles. Certainly the 880· were boys from California high schools. In the 16 events excellent coa,ching provided by the high school teachers, 1 n which are recognized by the National Honor Roll, Cali• the fine facilities of the California public schools, the fornia high s::hool boys were the top performers in 11 spirited competition which is conducted under responsible Hig events. Not only did California boys give the top per• high school athletic administrators, and the famed Cali• Low tormances in 1954, in 11 events, but they were second in fornia climate have much to do with this outstanding 10 events. The brilliance of the all-around competitive record. Hajj STATE C. I. F. FEDERATED COUNCIL Pole Higl President, Willard B. Knowles, Martinez; Executive Sec• cisco City Section, Ralph H. Lehman, San Fr,ancisco; Los r'etary, William W. Russell, Berkeley; Northern Section, Angeles City Section, Francis L. Daugherty, Los Angeles; Bro[ John H. DecatoI', sutter; Sac-Joaquin Section, Delmer B. William N. Waite, Wilmington; Southern Section, Winston 12 I Marshall, Davis; Central Section, Paul M. Goodwin, Reed• Nelson, Pomona; Floyd A. Johnson, San Diego; Delegate 16 I ley; Harold R. Olson, Delano; North Coast Section, Wil• at Large, C. Carson Conrad, Chief, Bureau of Health, Disc lard B. Knowles, Martinez; Lee Sims, Santa Cruz; Oak• Recreation, and Physioa1 Education, state Department of land City Section, David P. Snyder, Oakland; San Fran- EdUcation, Sacramento. Disc SECTION SECRETARIES Central Section D. Roy Lightner, Strathmore; Los Angeles Snyder, OakIand; Sac-Joaquin Section, James C. Cave, City Section, William Lopez, Los Angeles; North Coast Stockton; San Francisco City Section, George Canrinus, Section, H. W. Jennings, Petaluma; Northern Se~tion, San Francisco; Southern California Section, Ken Fagans, John Decator, Sutter; Oakland City Section, David P. Los Angeles. EVE STATE TRACK MEET OFFICIALS State MEET DIRECTOR, AL SCHLUETER Natiu Honorary Referee, Carl Schreiter; Referee, E. S. Woody Paine, Jack Caruso; Shot Put Judges, Hal Cleland, Om 1955 Wilson; Starter, Verne Hickey; Recall Starter, Jim Mur• Wraith, Mel Dalrymple; Pole Vault Judges, J,a,ck Mauger, ray; Clerk of Course, Mel Jones; Assistant Clerk of Course, Art Brown, Roger Biffle; Discus Judges, Gene Maxey, George Maderos; Head Judge of Finish, Carl Gilmore; Leroy Kerr, John Lucena, Elva Br