▁ ▁served ▁as ▁Commission er ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁Southern ▁Section ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁administrative ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁founded ▁California ▁Inter sch ol astic ▁ ▁Federation , ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁grown ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁progress ive ▁and ▁respect ed ▁organizations ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁C IF - SS ▁arch ives ▁date ▁back ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years ! ▁Despite ▁its ▁length y ▁history , ▁the ▁Southern ▁Section ▁lists ▁just ▁nine ▁Commission ers ▁( the ▁term ▁Secretary ▁dropped ) ▁with ▁William ▁Russell ▁ ▁holding ▁the ▁post ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 1 – 5 4 , ▁J . ▁Kenneth ▁F ag ans ▁being ▁the ▁administrative ▁head ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁ ▁Thomas ▁E . ▁By r nes ▁accepting ▁the ▁Commission er ' s ▁post ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁while ▁Ray ▁Pl ut ko ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Stan ▁Thomas ▁served ▁as ▁ ▁Commission er ▁from ▁July , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁October , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁when ▁Dean ▁Crow ley ▁was ▁appointed ▁Act ing ▁Commission er ▁and ▁was ▁Commission er ▁of ▁ ▁Athletics ▁from ▁July , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁September , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁James ▁Sta