The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-21

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yet entered crew In the New Londor
races, she has turned out some foul
oars which have made good time.
Sage college. the womeIs depart
| ment of Cornell university, Is the only
other college for girls which has done
much In the rowing line. The Sage
girls are more fortunate than their
Wellesley sisters In that they have
Courtney, CornelIs famous coach, to
train them, The varsity crew men.
too, are very reads to 90 OCT with the
Sage girls and give them advice. The
Cornell girk have reached high state
OF efficiency In handling the heavy
spoon oars, and the great dream of the
Wellesley girls Is Of an intercollegiate
regatta In which they may measure
themselves with Courtney's pupils. So
far their dowager deans have beer,
unabls to overcome a prejudice against
having the Young wonsa appear.
While rowing easily holds the lead
In the category Of sports at WELLESLEY.
the running track. the tennis courts
and tie basket ball field are not neg.
lected. Basket ball is In high favor al
all girls schools, and It Il played viii,
an intensity which leaves visible ra
suits In the way OF scratched faces.
sprains and bruises. Wellesley has a
fine running track seyenty.five feet
wide and a hundred yards long, on
which the fair sprinters train their
limbs and lungs.
Bryn Mawr Is the headquarters OF
basket ball-in fact, athletics are more
favored by the faculty there than at
most OF the other schools. Every girl
on entering has to undergo physical
examination. after which she Il piveI,
certain amount OF gymnasium work.
which is as much part OF the curricu.
lum as any study. In warm weather a
girl Is allowed to substitute outdoor
work for calisthenics, provided she
satisfies the gymnasium director that
he is taking her exercise conscientious.
Y. Walking and bicycling are consid.
cred too easy to be full equivalent.
hour for hour, for gymnasium work,
put basket ball and tennis are regard.
q as satisfactory substitutes. The
sryn Mawr girls have lately taken up
avn hockey, or shinney. and II has
,roved very popular. Golf Ii well
liked at Mount Hoiyoke and Bryn
dawr.
Mount Holyoke and Smith not only
lave fine gymnasiums. but the coun-
~ roundabout Is just the sort to In
lite the girls to long tramps and all
orfs of outdoor recreation. The
rowds of '.rooters'' who attend the |
asket ball games at Smith prove the
popularity of the feminine form of
ootball at that institution. Fencing
coming into favor Ut Smith. and at
ne University OF Michigan the foils
ave large following among the wo.
len students.
Track games are the thing at vassar
led day In Poughkeepsie is hardly
'ss important than commencement IT,
FL. The parents of the girls who are
compete In the contests come from
ing distances to see their daughters
imp and run, and the girls work al
ard for a ". as the men work IN the
lott Haven games for the honor OF nj.
lchtng the initial Of their colleges to
leir sweaters.
The records made at the Vassar field
~ are more than creditabIe consider
y that the girls have practically no
aiming, from mans point Of view. |
esides this, the girls have to be un.
snally high up In their studies before
ley are allowed to compete. This
ear girl who was editor of the VAS
z Miscellany broke two records-for
e running broad jump and the stand.
8 broad jump. In the first she COW
ed Il feet 61a inches; In the standing
mp she made I feet inches. Another
n made the 200 yard run In so 3-5
conds and the fifty yard dash In G as
conds. The running high Jump was
on with the bar at feet ~ inches.
In winter Vassar girls play hockey
the little lake In the college
ounds. and at Sage, too, ice hockey is
aged. Tobogganing Is universal
inter amusement at Sage, the long
d steep hills Of Ithaca making fine
sural slides a. W. FERRIN.
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