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Participants and Officials of the Olympiad

The First Indian School Olympiad

When it become known that Coqualeetza was chosen by the Committee for the site for the first
Indian School Olympiad more than a flutter of excitement ran through the school and immediately the
members of the staff and student body were deep in plans and preparations for the three-day meet.

The track for the 100-yard dash involved the movement of hundreds of yards of gravel which was
replaced by suitable material which made one of the best courses in B.C. Then the quarter-mile oval
had to be regraded. This was accomplished chiefly through the good offices of the Reeve, Mr. E. A. Wells,
who obtained for us the loan of the municipal grader.

A small grandstand had to be erected, a dining marquee, camp kitchen, tents, suitable meals had
to be planned, satisfactory provision in case of rain for sleeping indoors—nothing could be left to chance
and; as host, Coqualeetza had to make suitable arrangements for the entertainment of the visitors. Every-
one entered heartily into these preparations and all were willing and voluntary helpers, considering extra
duty a pleasure. The desire was to have pleasant and happy arrangements made for the comfort and
welfare and happiness of the visiting schools.

The details of track events were previously worked out by the Principals of the three schools con-
testing—St. George’s, Lytton; St. Michael’s, Alert Bay; Coqualeetza, Sardis. A program for the three
days covered a comprehensive and wide range of field and athletic events, interesting to competitors and
spectators alike. The numbers allocatd to contestants were 1-25 St. Georges; 26-50 St. Michael’s; 51-75
Coqualeetza. The colors of the school were worn: St. George’s, red and white; St. Michael’s, blue and
gold; Coqualeetza, black and gold. The contests in basketball and badminton were held in the Sardis
Community Hall and the shooting competition in the Drill Hall at Chilliwack.

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Indian Schools’ Olympiad Gets Away to
Auspicious Start at Coqualeetza

(Mrs. C. Barser, press correspondent to Chilliwack Progress and Vancouver Daily Province)

With flags flying, spirits high and hearts beating fast with excitement, Coqualeetza Indian Residential
School, Sardis, is this week the centre of much interest and the venue of many. The occasion is the first
annual Indian Schools Olympiad to be held in Canada, sponsored by the Department of Indian Affairs,
Ottawa, and participated in by twenty-five representatives of the three Indian schools, St. George’s,
Lytton; St. Michael’s, Alert Bay, and Coqualeetza, Sardis. Judging from the success and interest which
has attended the event, there should be no difficulty in the recommending that the meet become an

annual one, and one which will prove attractive to more and more schools as the years go by.

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