Each House shall, at the beginning of the year, elect the following officials:
(a) Two House Captains (man and woman).
(b) Two General House Secretaries (man and woman).
(c) One Secretary and one Selector for each House contest.
Section C.—Contests.
(1) House Selection Committees shall consist of:
(a) General House Secretary.
(b) The House Secretary for that sport.
(c) The House Selector for that sport.
(2) The Secretary of each College sport shall submit to the General Sports Secretaries a list of dates suitable for House contests in that sport, and the final allocation of dates for House contests shall rest with the General Sports Secretaries.
(3) The Secretary of each College sport shall deliver to the General Sports Secretaries the results of House contests in that sport, such results to be signed by the Captains of the teams.
(4) The General Sports Secretaries shall allot points to the Houses according to these results. Progress totals of these points shall be posted on the main notice-board, and the Premier House decided by the aggregates.
The system of allotting points was revised in 1935. The.
House contests were particularly successful, and ended with Wrigley House slightly ahead on points, an honour it held for the two succeeding years. Last year Tate House it held for the two succeeding years. In 1939 Wrigley House won the Honours.
Each sport is allotted 180 points, and as there are three contests in each sport (one between each pair of Houses), this means that 60 points go to each match. 10 points go to the winning House immediately, and the remainder are divided in the ratio of the scores.
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INTERSTATE CONTESTS.
Interstate contests between Melbourne and Sydney Teachers' Colleges were begun in 1907, and, except for a break of five years during the last War, were continued till 1921. In that time Melbourne won seven contests, Sydney won one, and two were drawn.
In 1922, owing to the fact that these Colleges played different codes of football, the Sydney-Melbourne conteste were replaced by contests between Adelaide and Melbourne Teachers Colleges, which were held for four years. Of these contests, Melbourne won two and two were drawn.
In 1924 and 1925 Sydney sent non-competitive teams to the contests, and in 1926 a new era began with the inauguration of the Triangular Contests, Syaney taxing part in all events except football, which was a non-com- petitive event. When Sydney won the first Triangular contests, its ex-students gave the Reunion Shield, to be held in each year by the College winning the greatest number of contests. Melbourne won this Shield in the next year, 1927, Sydney regained it in 1928, and in 1929, after a memorable contest, Melbourne captured it again.
A further move was made in 1928, when the Western Australian Teachers College (Claremont) sent non-com- petitive teams in tennis and hockey to Adelaide. The big- gest contest was that held in 1930, when five States sent teams to Melbourne. Claremont and Hobart sent non- competitive teams, and Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne contested the usual Triangular contests, which were won b) Melbourne.
The contests, which had just assumed this All-Australian significance, seemed to be firmly established, but the changed financial condition of the Colleges has necessi- tated the suspension of the contests after 1930. Negoti.- tions were carried on during the succeeding years without appreciable result, until in 1935 the suggestion was put forward and accepted by Melbourne and Adelaide that the contests should be resumed on a smaller basis and should take place simultaneously in both capitals. In conse- quence, Melbourne was the scene of animated struggles
in Debating, Mixed Athletics and Women's Hockey, and a Basketball Team and a Men's Tennis Team were sent to Adelaide. Melbourne won everything except the Debate.
The old form of triangular interstate contests was re- newed in 1936, after a lapse of six years. Women's Hockey and Basketball, Men's Athletics, and Debating
teams competed in Adelaide in a series of contests against the Sydney and Adelaide Colleges, and with victories in Athletics, Hockey, and Debating, retained the Interstate Re-union Shield, held by Melbourne since 1930, when the previous triangular contest was held here. In 1937, Sydney College found itself unable to attend the contests held in Melbourne, but permitted Adelaide and Melbourne to com- pete for the shield. Contests were held in Athletics, Basketball, Football, Men's and Women's Tennis, Women's Hockey, with a non-competitive debate. Melbourne was
successful in all contests.
In 1938 it had been proposed that Interstate should be held in Sydney, but they were unable to arrange the visit, and Adelaide invited Melbourne to participate in contests in Adelaide. On this occasion Adelaide, with victories in Men's Tennis, Athletics, Basket-ball and Hockey, won the shield for the first time.
In 1939 Interstate was held in Melbourne, when Adelaide succeeded again in carrying away the Shield. In 1940, if the international situation permits, INTERSTATE WILL BE HELD IN ADEL \ IDE, where Melbourne hope to recover•
the lost trophy.
Regulations Governing Interstate Contests.
(Regulations last published in 1930 Handbook.)
Results of Triangular Contests.
1927 1928 1929 1930 1936 1937 1938 1939 Hockey Melbne Sydney Sydney Melbne Melbne Melbne Adelde. Melbne Basketball Melbne Adelde Melbne Melbne Adelde Melbne Adelde. Adelde Tennis Sydney Sydney Sydney Adelde — Melbne Adelde. Adelde Athletics Sydney Sydney Melbne Melbne Melbne Melbne Adelde. Adelde Debate* Melbne Adelde Melbne Adelde Melbne Melbne Adelde. Adelde Football
(M. & A.) Melbne Adelde Draw Adelde — Melbne Melbne, Melbne Men's Hockey—No contests were held — — Melbne. Draw . Whole
Contest Melbne Sydney Melbne Melbne Melbne Melbne Adelde. Adelde
* In 1937. 1938 and 1939 the debate was non-competitive.
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