Evening star., 1926-09-27

Fencing may be resumed dullna
the Winter months, with indoor bast
ball, tennis and track and field meets
planned for the Spring.
Miss Meyers and Rosalie Sanderlil
will have charge of the interclass
IVA sket ball series which will be the
feature event on the sport calendar
during the next three months. Formal
practice will begin about October 10
according to Miss Sanderlin. While
many of the strongest players grad
uated last June, a skillful group OF
Junior tossers remain to form the
backbone of the new senior squad
the group which usually sets the pace
for the school, among them Marie
O'Daniel. Elizabeth Conway. Dorothy
Cooke, Lillian Lindquist. India Bel
Corea and Cassie Davidson. Althea
Lawton, stellar sophomore player last
year, will go out for the junior squad
next month. although her class work
would permit her to affiliate with the
seniors, as she is an irregular student
expecting to graduate in June.
Rifle practice will be conducted as
usual under the direction of j. w
Crockett. official high school coach
and Mrs. Bertha Yoder Werthner
faculty adviser for the Western
squad The opening of the girls
new range will make the possibilities
for a successful season much greater
than they were last year. when the
girls had to do most of their practic
ing in classrooms and on borrowed
ranges.
Swimming will not be considered
ono Of the major sports at Western
due to the fact that the school does
not hnve a pool, but Miss Meyers has
given the girls permission to form a
swimming club if they desire to do so
in which event arrangements will he
made with some indoor pool in the city
for a regular scheduled period weekly.
Nv" Club members held their hrs
meeting last week and it was decided
to assign certain members to assist
in the direction of the new lunchroom
wv" Club girls always take a promi
nent part in all activities of the school
whether they be social, athletic or a
part Of the regular school routine.
Grace keefe, who has acted as chair
man of the local workshop group O
the National Ameteur Athletic Fed
GRAFTON since it's organization. resign
ed her post at d meeting of the execu
tive committee yesterday because she
is leaving town permanently within a
few days. Elsie Sanders, phvsica
training director of Central High
School, was appointed to fill her posi-
ton.
Miss keefe is going to New York
for graduate course at Teachers
College. She has been an ardent
worker for the highest standards in
woman'S athletics in the District for
several years. and her absence will
be felt by all those who have been
working with her for the advance
ment of physical training for girls
and women.
According to plans outlined at yes
terday's meeting. the n. A A. F
group will obtain gymnasium fol
one night each week during the
Winter and will organize an inter-
esting program of activities to be
open to any who may wish to par
ticfpate. Members of the group will
have charge Of all activities. which
will include regular gymnasium
classes. dancing. basket ball and
other games
Negotiations are under way to
obtain Henry Ford's Old Fashioned
Dancers and the Old Fashioned
Orchestra, directed by Mr.. Villa m
iNoEc'e Vi NC" h' ioi ohc VI TIE
earlier meetings.
Mario Meigs was named chairman
of the membership committee. and
will make report at the next com
mittee meeting, to be held in two
weeks. Hazel Sayer, chairman OF
the committee on the examination OF
officials. has not returned to the city
but will call her committee together
TO arrange for the systematic classi
flea ton of basket ball referees as