Evening star., 1922-12-10
ME American girl has always
been recognized as the most
progressive in the world in
taking I'm athletics and MAX

progressive in the world in
taking up athletics and MAX
ing real records. Her success along
this line and the undeniable fact that
such training has been of great help
in making her a healthy individual
have inspired the educators in all
other countries of the world to advo
cate more sports for the girls of their
nations.
England and Franco are both i"!-
lowing close on the American heris
in support Of sports for girls and the
other European countries are widen
ing their athletic interests tor girls
Even in Japan the girls have beguh
to interest themselves mn are making
great strides forward IL addlhS 10
the stature OF their WoIren ny theSe
methods.
In Washington the high school
girls are Interested more than ever
before in varied sports and larger
groups are taking part. ThiS IS inc
most important development or atm
ietics for girls. as the problem hither-
10 has been not just to develop fine
school teams OF ii few really Sklilfu
players, but to interest the majority
of girls in taking physical training
which they absolutely need in order
to keep fit.
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a TIILETIC coaches of all the high
n schools are reporting larger en-
roilments than ever before i'll all
sports and the number of sports par
ticipated in has increased.
Eastern High School has just
started a hockey club that promises
great popularity. This school also
las rifle teams. basket ball and tennis
for the girls.
Business High School has only ten
mis- and basket ball. owing to the bad
condition of the rifle range. whlcn
forced the giving up of rlhe shootins,
- sport that was much favored p4
,he girls of that school.
Mckinley Manual Training Scaool
has basket ball. base bail. rifle ana
tennis for girls. This school also ma 5 5
an athletic club of girls, because on
the large proportion of girls IN thS ne
school who are connected Win 'ii
sport activities
At Central High School. because of
the many facilities afforded by the
Splendidly equipped school builnihe.
the girls enjoy more actfvltleS thail
those of any other high school except
Western. They have basket ball. base
ball. tennis, rifle. track and swim
ming The girls who win the school
letter are eligible to membership IN
The Girls c Club. an athletic organi-
.:ation which also stands tor hlsh
scholarship and school spirit
Western High school. with its idea
location. is the school at which all
sports for girls thirty" most acuF"i'
and where the girls have every opp":-
unity for developing their sports IN
he open air. Miss Belle Meyers, the
,.oach for girls at this school. has
done a great deal to assist IN arous-
ing spirit Of anliable competition
among the girls of the different
classes and has developed the ideii
of team work above all others. IN ne
Girls w Club, which is based on prln-
,iples similar to those OF the & Clup
of Central and which the latter schoo!
followed. is the leading girls ciuo
of the school and numbers In its
ranks those who have made them :
:ivities as well Us In the various
sports. Hockey really rivals basket
ball in it: popularity With the west
ern Si!IS. and thy also haE'. their
lrnniS tournaments. their rinr cora :
.,stitionS base bail ga:G,-s and track
york TIt-- very vest game tatrn
~ by III. .Sa girls is r::ce hail. 4 sport
hat is mewnat suggestive of Eoilty
rall and utilizes Il large number OF
girls.
WHEN one considers that only a
wv few years ago there were just
two sports-basket ball and tennis
which were open to girls who wanted
more than the rather uninspirring
gymnasric exercises. this should be
very heartening to the heads of physi-
..al education, who are trying hard
to make plans to interest more stu
dents in both boys and girls colleges
in athletics.
Necessarily those who take an a
tive part while ~ niGh s"iI""l wi!
c..,rtinu. their iuts-.s- ~ ""'l"-"
I:cports fr"m some al tn" los known
-r"m,ns college, il the rG:lnf;y show
that Washington girls :.r,' amoHS
thos. who go in for athletics To thu
greatest degree This should he very
encouraging TO the coaches in l"c:i!
schools ami should prove an incentive
20 the girls to carry on this good work
among educational institutions they may
attend later in other cities. Who knows
blrt washington the center OF the United
States because Of the fact that Congress
and foreign representatives have eheir
headquarters here, may yet become
Snown as the home OF the ideal Amer
iran sport girl, as we'll as the home
of national conventions for every
hing from historical societies to food
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