Evening star., 1916-01-09
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Hnbbard. VI. SNYDER and W. Thield
GEORGETOWN DIVISION.

=, HYDE sehool winner in Georgetown division.
Heard; l.. R:emer. l.. MamS. L. Mcintyre F.
Gamphe!d. l.. rehaan. q Flaharty. A. Mackcy.
r. Mclntyre L. Hardy. W Cutler. J, Fennely.
Palmer
The western section of the play
grounds won the District soccer cham
pionshlp at the Georgetown play
ground when their repre- sentative. the
Hyde School team. defeated the Blake
School. the eastern section representa-
tive. by score of to o.
The time has gone by when girls are
expected to sit by the fire and spin. do
intricate patchwork or tatting. The girl
of today is just as eager for outdoor
sports as her brother, and she needs
the development that such activities
give fully as much as her brother does.
moreover, the time when gir. may
comfortably indulge in outdoor pas
times similar to those which engross
her brother is somewhat limited,
though FOR no good reason, by con-
Ventionality. This unfortunately being
true: playground people who make ply
sical development science desire to
give the growing girl all of the pos
slble freedom in sports while she is in
the grades, for that is the period of her
lie when she needs exercise and when
it supplies an interest of the most
wholesome quality
In order to give the girls greater
freedom of action Miss Gardner, direc-
tor of the girls activities of the play
grounds, suggested that all who liked
might wear gymnasium suits. bloomers
and MILDLY blouses. Though this seemed
daring thing for seventh and eighth
grade girls to do while playing on a
puollc playground. it took only the
initial games. in this ATTIRE to convince
the teachers and parents and the girls
themselves that this was the only wav
10 dress from the standpoint of modestv
as well as comfort.
Miss Gardner has proeressiye ideas
for the work of the spring, and intends
10 install tennis one of the features
OF the work. Concerning the recent
ser series OF basket ball just completed.
was no championship prize provided.
MISS Gardner recently explained her
ideas for the girls and their work:
Ihe women of the next generation
snouid 1ar surpass their mothers in
achievement. not only because bur edu-
cauonai system has been so extensive
iy improved. but because the girls of
today are given chance to do team
work IN way their mothers never
We're. The boys from time immemorial
have played in teams and learned to
subordinate individual interests to the
interest of the whole. but our girls
We're always instructed to be little
ladies'. reminded of their manners
good clothes until they became hope
less little peafowls Their day is past,
we hope. We are working for a gen
GRAFTON of true American girls, as gen
uine and whole souled as the girl we
think of as American.
Basket ball in the elementary
schools is the biggest step the play
ground department has taken in this
direction. and it has proved a real sue
cess. The girls have found out that
to win they must do team work, and, OF
course. they want to win. The girl who
wishes to play star game and not use
her ability to further the best interest
of the team. soon finds that the game
goes much better without her. She
learns another hard lesson. not only
must she be able to work uncomplain-
ingly by the side of others. but, most
important of ALL to be a good loser, ad-
miring the superior skill of the sue
cessful team and recognizing the al
terabl mistakes of her own. and if
she is one of the winners she must
cultivate that Special gift of courtesy
toward the vanquished and an appre-
citation of their pluck in a losing game.
There has been much discussion of the