Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-24
SCHOOLS FEATURE ATHLETICS
FOLK Dances, May Pole Dances and
Many Games Popular with Girls.
TEACHERS DEEPLY INTERESTED
Girls, Tennis for High school
Girls and n Basket ball
Tournament,

PS+AAttAuenl CT grade Sc0Ooi athleIicS,
and Miss Bess Dumont, head Of the girls
physical training department at the high
school, are promoting the scheme
Considerable enthusiasm already has
been awakened among the girls enrolled
at the Capitol hill school and nearly 400
girls are taking the gymnastic course
which includes basket ball and other
games and apparatus drill work Miss
Mary Herbert, for four years a star on
the class floor quintets at the Univer-
sity Of Nebraska, is coaching the young
floor sport enthusiasts.
The gymnasium of the high school Is
the finest equipped in the city, with
the exception Of the Young Mems and
Women's Christian association "gmys."
complete sets of weight-lifting apparatus.
Tying rings, Indian clubs. dumbbells,
waRds. adequate steel lockers and other
necessary equipment have been installed.
In addition to basket BALI The high
school girls are playing ihdoorSbase bail
and much interest. has been aroused in
this sport especially among the fresh
men girls The lassies play the game with
from eight to twelve on a side, and are
learning 20 bat. run bases and field like
veterans. The Ninth 4 team Is making
the best showing. ~ ~ 81
Much "rollx Dancing,
As in the grade schools dancing has
been given considerable . attention. the
Swedish folk dances, polkas and ma
zurkas being the fayorites. 81 -.... \
\ feature Of the daily gymnastic WORT,
Is the weekly "spelidown'. in nhysIcaI
culture movement in whtch The e,rl. ~
all classes take part. Every cir, making
the Slightest mistake Is counted ont until
the best remains. Miss Dunont find. this
way of encouraging coune,,tion arong
her classes especially effective 4
Long base has proven the snort fea.
ture of the grade schools, the game hav-
ing been played since last fall when n
was In,roaucaa h., VI, 60. "e" -
To score a run II is necessary for n |
player to reach long" and return 10 |
home without being touched bv the hail
or In any other way called out. Nine |
innings constitute full contest.
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bors =, az d., cue same month"; Men,
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eiris s,nsrin. sno'u 0e taught the
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upon tho dances no n ror, -
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OF the Edward Rosewa,er schop, np
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seventh grade class ,ha NJ, -. So
with all its stems and v,nd,nws :,
the object of this ear,v ,rai-,.
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The May poIe dance s,env as o,,,,,ss,
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and difficult movement. I'm, ran.r.ss
less the young enthpsIs.,s a-a -"
great headwav IN Their VOL, ' ""'i"s
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ton Is lending willing aid towards NJ =
noting athletics for the school sIr,s sns =
about 12J are enrolled I'm the semi. uaslr,., :
which are given expert ovn,. =
nastic training under direction n, NJ
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