The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-14

A. regular classes for women are held
every Wednesday night throughout
the winter. when they have the full
use of the gymnasium and swimming
pool. The cost of a course IS nominal
and the advantages superior in every
respect. More than 100 women were
members of the Y. NJ. c. A. class last
year
At the University of Utah, whose
well-equipped gymnasium is equally
used by the men and women students
all freshmen and senior normal stu
dents are required to take one of sew
eraI excellent courses. Professor
Maud May BabcOck is head of the
department, with the following assist
ants: Miss Louise Delaney, Miss
Erma Bitner and Miss Hazel Edwards.
A careful physical examination is
made of each student at the begin
ming of the year and exercises ordered
to meet her needs Lectures are given
upon personal hygiene, exercises,
sleep, baths, fresh air, etc, and out
of-doOr exercise in basketball, tennis,
crpss-country running, hockey and
baseball is encouraged.
Westminster college, whose wom-
ems dOrmitOry is nearing completion,
will be equipped with a gymnasium
devoted especially to the needs Of the
girl students. A room 60x30 feet in
the basement Of the new building Will
have a quantity of modern apparatus,
and a physical instructor Will be in
charge. 1t is proposed by the faculty
to make a speciality of the physical
education of women by means of both
out-of-dOOr and indoor athletics.
Nor are the little people Of Salt
Lake neglected in the matter OF exer-
else, the convert found. In the public
schools it has lately taken the form
of folk dancing and games. with an
annual field day to inspire interest.
At Wandamere. last June, more than
10 1000 people witnessed or took part
in a long series of athletic contests.
that included basketball and baseball
championship finals, relay races and
other field and track events. The Wa
satch school won the girls basketball
championship by a score Of II to 2,
and a girl student Of the Lafayette
school, Athene Farnsworth, was the
star contestant of the day. She took
first place in the lightweight and Sec
ond place in unlimited weight events,
and was a member OF the winning re-
lay team Of her school.
Tennis Gets Share OF Attention.
Tennis had been so strongly advO-
Gated by the champions of physical
exercise that il came in for a share Of
attention. 1t was learned that there
has been renewed interest in the game
this summer and that il is not only
popular at the schools, but that at the
| Country cluo and private courts wom-
en- are as enthusiastic players as the
men. The two leading contests of the
year, the state and intermountain
! tournaments, have many women en-
/ tries, and Miss Kate Williams, unde-
feated intermOuntain champion, will
have to try out new opponents this
year. Special arrangements for wom-
| en- to play forenoons at the Y. NJ. c. A.
courts have been made, and the Girls
| Friendly society has the use Of the
court in the rear OF Bishop Spald1ng S
| residence four mornings in the week.
/ Golf has its annual devotees, and
| every day sees several women players
| on the Country club links. Last year,
| for the first time since 1905, there was
/ a championship contest won by Mrs.
| George W. Heintz. So far no arrange
ments have been made for a 1910
women's tournament.
A walk of five miles a day seemed
/ overdOne to the newly converted en-
| thusiast until she met her friend on
/ the way through Federal Heights,
| looking like a school girl, and scarcely
| flushed by her eXertion, though the
| day was unusually warm. you see
am used to il and never get the least
bit tired. The walks around this city
are so delightful that one never finds