Evening star., 1922-08-27
EXCELS IN SPORT.
Miss Nevitt Combines High
Scholarship With This.

Tot a few Washington girls are
Y distinguishing themselves. espe-
cially in athletics and scholarship
combined-a logical and highly to be
desired combination. for surely all
study and no sport would make Jill a
dull girl.
"A splendid example of the success
Of an even balance of these two prime
factors in school life Is shown In the
case of Ramsey hewitt, daughter OF
Coroner ]. Ramsey hewitt and Mrs.
hewitt At present Miss hewitt is the
only girl life guard on duty at the
playground pools and is on hand at
the Rosedale pools on Mondays. Wed
nesdays and Fridays and at the
Georgetown pool on the alternate
days of the week. She enjoyed work
at the pools last summer. when she
passed the life-saving test under r.
J. Brunner. in charge of all munich
pal and playground pools. and this
year she started as an assistant IN
the work, but proved so good. getting
the highest mark on the examination
for life guards. that she received the
position she now holds.
Miss hewitt IS not the first girl NE
guard There have been several dur
ing the past seven years. PROBABLY
the first was Mrs. Brunner, who. win
her husband, spends most OF her time
at the big municipal pool in Potomac
Park. ,o,-
Miss hewitt was graduated in 1917
from Western High School. where she
had made a fine record in hockey.
basket ball and base ball. She was
captain of the base ball team She
then attended Wilson College. at
ceived her Alb. degree two years ago
and was president of the athletic as
ISOLATION during her senior year. The
previous year she held the secretary
ship Of the society and was also q
member Of the science. literary ana
dramatic clubs. For three years sne
won the doubles championship and
was runner-up in the singles She
also played hockey and was captain
of the basket ball team. Last year
she took her first year OF graduate
work toward her masters degree al
Columbia University. where she Is
specializing in physical education.
with ali this, Miss hewitt is only
twenty-three years old. At Columbia
last wear she received the college let
ter for athletic prowess. played var
sity tennis. was appointed tennis
manager for next year and made a
high mark in the college dramatics
cial service work in the Bowery dis,
trict of New York. which she found
especially interesting. She was given
special credits for her playground WORK
during the previous summer.
In addition to her college ana atn
income tax unit in 1918: in the "aI
Denartment in 1919 and in the bureau
of census in 1920
she is very fond of camping and in
the summer of 1917, between high
school and college. Miss Nevitt was
girls attending Pine Tree Camp. 1r
the Pocono mountains of Pennsylva-
mia. She organized teams there FOL
the various sports enjoyed in the pres
ent-day version of the simple life:
In June Of this year Miss Nevltt at
tended the Columbia on1Hessity PMS
ical education camp at Hindale. Mass.
and. at the conclusion Of her work a,
the playground pools this month. she
will return to the camp until the col
leze term starts at Columbia. While
at this camp in June she won hrs'
unusual sport over which Miss Newt
wakes most enthusiastic, and she wa:
also captain of the team for water
! sports at the camp.
One glance at Miss Nevltt ana IN
observer is satisfied beyond doub
| that she will make good at any spor
which she attempts to overcome. sh
has the broad, large physique Of tn
J true sport type Of American girl AM
her easy poses Of relaxation ind1cat
the possession Of that enviable stat
of being-perfectly balanced and un
excitabie nerves. Her keen. black lack,
part of the time when you are talkin,
to her, but you feel that no detail
escapes them and are not deceived 70
| a moment by the mass OF boboeo
! blond hair underneath which one sus
poets lightning calculation frequent.
goes forward to swift. accurate deci
| sions.
Ramsey Nevitt, physical traininl
ingly, that she is girl that Washing
ton and especially her local aim
| mater, Western High School, may b
justly proud of. ~.