In organizing a kite tournament some one person should take the responsibility of the undertaking as a whole. The supervisor of manual training would naturally be the best one to act as director. In case there is no manual training supervisor, the superintendent can appoint some one especially interested in boys' sports. It is not necessary to have a manual training system to start kite construction.The boys get their own material and do the work at home. In special cases the sticks may be ripped out in the manual training room.

Some six weeks or so before the tournament, the director should send out the announcement. At least one copy of kite instructions should be sent to each school. In Los Angeles four or more copies were sent to each school, and they had hard wear. If the occupation is encouraged in selected schools, a copy of the instructions could be placed in each room.

The principal of the school is the proper person to encourage the work of that school, seconded by the manual training teacher, if there is one in the building. It is good policy to use the principals and manual training teachers as judges as they will do more than other teachers to get out a good representation.

The first tournament should not be loaded down with too many feats. Perhaps eight or ten would be enough for a beginning. Los Angeles started with eight the first year, sixteen in three groups the second year, and thirty in four groups the third year.

Each school might have a "try-out" week before the tournament, but it should not be too near the tournament as the boys do not want to exhibit their kites then for fear they may be torn or that someone else may get their ideas and copy them. When the boys get to work in real earnest for contest, they work in barns, down cellar - some place out of sight. No kites for the tournament may be looked for in the air the last week.