Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-02
Athletics Among
Women Increase

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Feb. 81
Athletics among women at the Uni
versity OF Minnesota Is at present
very much in the ascendancy in the
opinion Of the students who are par
ticipating in the sport programs
which are now more extensive than
ever, and according, also. to DR.. J. A.
Norris who has been director Of the
department of physical education for
women for the past eleven years.
sports activities at Minnesota
have borne a strong influences on the
lives of women as well as men stu
dents-a fact which the students
them selves are coming rapidly to
recognize as the results of the train
ing and recreation thereby enjoyed
become manifest in the qualifications
necessary for good citizenship" said
Dr.. Norris.
These activities, however, will
bring the maximum amount Of bene-
1T, DR.. Norris believes, only sc long
as they are confined to intramural
promotion. She appreciates. she says,
certain advantages in intercollegiate
athletic competition among women;
but considers that they are far out
weighed by the disadvantages, chief
among which ia the chance of its
getting out OF hand before the
women would be able to control the
problems of gate receipts, newspaper
publicity and other aspects which
stress the element OF work more
than that Of play, thereby losing the
true purpose OF the sport DR.. Nor
ris therefore thinks It never would
be advisable for big Ten" Confer
ence competition to be organized
among women as it would be diff
cult to find a stopping point before
the organization would lose its real
significance.
TT is necessary" she said. 'in urg-
ing intramural sports only-at least
at Minnesota-<o stress the primary
difference between mems and wom-
ems athletic organization. The form
err developed at the very outset with
the college, and the department OF
physical education became an after
effect, whereas in the latter case the
physical education came first and the
interest in athletics followed"
This interest on the part Of women
In sports rs the result of an athletic
system at the Gopher University
which Is just new in the process OF
evolution. Since ths organisation OF
the Athletic Council OF American
College Woman In 1918, the athletic
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recognizing it's plans Of sports pro-
motion TO coincide with the Develop
ments which were continually being
marked by the meetings OF college
Women all eve the United States at
the national council,
When basketball-ths oldest Of
women's sports at the university
was first played here. some twenty
years ago, and when tennis. the psxt
to come. arrived about 1915 caps
donated to the girls by city business
firms were the only awards given.
Later, at the time when more attn
letics were being organized, the attn
letic SEAL or insignia Of honor, was
decided upon as the highest award,
and numerals and aPmbSAaS as MI
awards were given until last year
when the new 1000-pe4nt system,
with the seal as the main award, was
made g part Of the athletic Assocta-
tons regulations The system which
is a somewhat complicated ene, II
still In the process OF development
Much is looked for from the new
in the future, results last year
being very satisfactory. The 1oUO
points is the goal fer which sVsry
student strives In athletics, the Sc
curing of which renders the student
eligible for competition for the COW
seal.
lhe major Sperts-easkete&h
baseball, field and ice keekey-ss
we'll as archery, which u really, unT
der the new system, q major sport "a
carry 100 points 10 tbs student
making the first team as for the
second team, Is fer substitutes, etc.
Tennis. slse a major sperts brings
the winner of the singles 100 points,
as does also membership in the
aquatic league, based on certain u
tests and elimination trials),
winning of the annual golf tour
hament, and of the riding, hiking
and tntsFpretAtive dancing tests.
Elective gymnastics count from 10 70
SD points The lAttsr activities ell
,ome under the head OF mineF spcgt&
In working for the 1900 points .
u hnited 10 900 points dur
.ng a college year. On the way to-
the final homer, several minor
Awards are matchmaking mem
oership in the athletic association,
securing 100 points, and win
ling of the athletic association pin
reaching the 500 mark. The
secuFeN the university N"
Ehen 1000 r made aAd u thea
By y oefnmittea eemsAaesnM