New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-23
MISS HILL ON BASKETBALL.
TIE Game Is Abused and Not Taught
Properly. She Says.

Parents and school principals to-day are debating
--e question of basketball suitable Tor girls
Tire same has come into popular favor. and IS
paved i- many q The large schools both public
and private. That the game is abused there is no
6-u-. THAI serious injuries often result from this
abuse the-e is also 10 col5t--he same is true OK
r--be- OF games. And Miss HIl director OF phys-
cal training a. wellesley College. las some forceful
things 70 say on The subject OF games cor young
g.--s particularly q basketball
Girls want 20 play basketball as part of phys.-
ca trimming" says Miss Hi. but We CO not teach
properly. and wait u1-tl Basket
bail is abused through neglect The part q school
principals and parents OF the recognition OF the
ya--e q play sor young girls They have been
given Stupid gymnastics. which are more or less
artificial. sometimes a bore. Gymnastics are not
natural The games. the plays. have been entirely
ignored even il some q the best and richest
schools IN a -rc-ri1ert private school near New
YORK -he principal said 10 the would-be basketball
team. You must hire your own coach and the re
SUR was tnar these little girls hired man
Speaking OF the injuries which sometimes result
t-0- basketball. Mss Hi says. I received let
- recently from - mother whose daughter has
Eac as- heart 50 strained in playing Basketball
r--E p do NOT believe that there should De any
80 ~ existence IoT slIT %leIe acclaen{ Is eA
a ~. 81. 10 sG5Por{; Where girl expects
= -esert z1se5-ag, z Boston Of ne New
Schools. Professor Soule Of Mount Holyoke. in
Iare~ re- = .ll-l and College In Their Relation 70
Puddle Health. touched upon the neglect Of
raHllshi- 4 standard OF physical trainine-physical
r-.r1z INTERCEPTED as health. in general. not one
gee from rle Boston Physical Education Society,
Rad been asked % open The discussion which fol-
lowed This paper Miss H5il began by saying that
raere are Eve component parts q Physical training
food. resi-, exercise, bathing and clothing-and
'-at mothers 90 not yet realize that the lager
snare n elcn tS.nliE les ~ the-r hanos IS NAT,
f-r stanc now. Miss Hl- sent or 70 say. the child
-n-ess L is rightly done. so that the child IS not
IS a result % dis paper By Professor soule. and
-- 'l w. ~ payer a.; sl-a Mss an
- NeV--Englanc Assertion in question % At
the child 50 that the TWO tactors-school and home
t5e more important since il is The centre Tor he
l,lss EUls summary 'Ore can readily see com
sts Mss FL q speaing q i 5he work t before .c.
a. -le care on 20 The mother, Il Il wanted 10 40
So The same committee IS 10 ascertain, II posi-
BE. whether il is not necessary 20 make the term
'e---a-lC' sufficiently comprehensive 70 embrace
a. least q part Of what is known as physical ecu
cation on The one hand, teachers complain that
,ts- -5 -ecfe- requires TOO much work that their
children are al tired for this reason Il VIII
-s-asz.rv taHe long tine 10 SIT the subject in
U.s. an makes strong point n regard 70 me ne
ee- t1- concerted 1ctlcIl against CON = se
o. Young girls. There is grave danger she thinks
BIZ such competitive games from the over-excite-
rae-e-7e- ard i-vyornarliress which the travelling
about 1-d sc playing before mixed audiences los
q trolley lire The suburbs OF Boston. Where
gle ererlrtere5 a basketball team on its way home
from 1- 1-e~ScIClasrIC game the girls nad ihelr
rolled elbow. they were chewing
g-1 and noisy. loud voiced and generally con
Concerning competitive games for girls. and has
se-...-r .- --f--lfar Miss I'm saws. We want
exercise which refreshes them ana Goes 10y ci-LI
Their r--zrfrr Therefore competition Tor girls
should he very moderate indeed Personally deal
o. Re eve That exercise for girls should DC prac-
-.ca- competition A social game OF ten
1~ r~-f "A long walk ride is much better 1han
elre-frg team work We are teaching lnefI ne
wrong control altllelce 70
-ec~eaf--e purely with Just enough corn2etlton 70
n the sauce. we are SAFE 5ll II re
c-f-ee v-sar caro- ] do not believe that young
gire ID 80 ripE school age are sufficiently mature
+ oorI-e-s fr Il game Of such strenuousness as