Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-11
GYMNASIUM AND ATHLETICS.

GYMNASIUM AND ATHLETICS.
The extent of inter.school athletics
must in all cases be governed, not by
imaginary figures, but by the funds
at hand. For this reason Bismarck,
although playing Il football game in
Mandan. had no basketball team dur.
ing the school year of l9l1.l9l2. The
baseball team played three games,
breaking even with Mandan and losing
to the Indians
This year the situation has changed,
due in part to the large crowd which
Witnessed the foot ball game with
Mandan on October twenty-siXth. The
proceeds of that game have been used
to purchase basketball equipment
The boys OF the manual training de-
partment have been busy building
back-stops and plans are o being
drawn for putting them up securely.
Several out OF town games will be
scheduled and return games will be
played here. In order not to conflict
with the games of Company A the
arrangements of both teams have co
operated. The practicing for and play
ing of these contests will be in the
gymnasium which is no doubt the
equal of any in the state, thus reduc.
ing expenses to a minimum.
The gymnasium, with floor space
sufficient for all sorts OF indoor games,
has a nineteen foot ceiling. The light.
ing is from twenty-five one hundred
candle Mazda lamps protected by
guards. The seating capacity along
the terraced sides is approximately
two hundred and an additional two
hundred may be accommodated by the
use of folding chairs-a part OF the
school furniture.
The locker rooms, the n for boys,
the other for girls, open into the gym.
nasium. The lockers have not been
installed and tables and benches are
serving the purpose.
The shower rooms open into the
locker rooms and are finished in white
enamel and equipped with the most
improved devices for regulating the
amount and heat of the water. Each
room is fitted with thee showers. In
the girls shower the two sprinklers
are shoulder high, fitted with bal
joints which can easily be arranged
so as not to wet the head. The water
for the boys comes down from above
each being fitted with only n sprink
Ter. The water is heated by the reg
ular school heating system, a valve
automatically turning off the heat al
12O degrees. With a few pounds OF
steam any amount of hot water MAJ
be drawn off.
The enthusiasm along all lines Of
athletics is high and some difficulty
has been experienced in accommodate
ing the large number oil boys whc
are on hand each afternoon at foul
o'clock. This win be overcome when
the classes begin their schedule o.
games and a chance for all will be
definitely fixed. The girls work was
organized and some thirty girls attend
ed the first meeting. 1t is planned te
group the girls into four teams. play
ing girls rules. thus allowing a larger
number of girls to participate. These
| contests will be played on Saturday
afternoons and will be followed by re
freshments prepared and served by
the girls of the domestic science de
Dartment. A small admission fee will
be charged to cover this expense. Thl
admittance will be for ladies only. Nc
interschool athletics will be attempted
along this line.
Three new games, hand-ball, volley
ball and indoor base ball will be in
troduced as soon as the equipment cal
be purchased. The hand ball courts
will be put in against the south wall
The regular gymnasium floor will bt
used for the other two games. Wolfe,
ball can be played by any number
and is used to a great extent in tn
hrger gymnasiums. All Of these game!
are gaining followers and some en-
thusiasts declare that they will event
ually displace basket ball.
The encouragement of the parent:
along the line Of good clean sport viii
do much to interest the student in his
other work which is primarily the ain
Of the high school. The management.
urges the attendance and support o
the parents at these contests. The
funds will be used to pay the curren
expenses, the balance to buy gymnas
ium apparatus which is greatly need
ed.