Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
r OCKEY and basket ball{ are
the two interscholastic sports
on the athletic program at
Il Miss Madeirais School. Ten.

Miss Made1ra1S ScnoOi. 4 en-
mis-, base ball. swimming, rid
ing and special gymnastics are includ-
ed in the intramural program. There
is a probability that lacrosse VIII be
added 10 the intramural schedule TINS
Spring, according to Hazel Sayre,
physical training director,
Ma Tor letters are awarded all mem
hers OF the varsity hockey and has
let bah squads and the winners Of
the tennis events. Numerals were
awarded members of the class teams
in the two major sports, provided that
they compete in two-thrds Of the
ssanes in the respective series
Hockey Is the main Fall sport at
Madeira, with tennis doubles cham
pionship played off as an auxiliary
feature. Class games in hockey pre-
cede the annual interscholastic tilt
with Holton Arms. annexed this past
season by the Madeira eleven. Senior
stickweilders carried off class hockey
honorS.
PLAY in the doubles tourney was
halted by cold weather last Fall and
will be completed in the Spring. This
will be followed by the annual strug-
gle for the singles crown.
Three games appear on the inter
scholastic basket ball schedule for
thee Madeira. tossersa Holton Arms
Mount Vernon Seminary and East
man School viii be met In March.
No games will be played outside OF
the school prior to these contests. ac-
cording to the present plan.
Interclass games started January
20 and will continue Throughout Feb.
ruary Each of the four teams WIN
meet every other team twice in the
class will receive the basket bali ban
ner offered by the athletic association
of the school.
Riding and swimming will occupy
much of the seminary athletes time
when warm weather arrives. mo or
eanized riding event is planned, hut
Miss Sayre hopes to arrange a sWlnss
ming meet late in the school year.
Swimming classes will be held in the
Y. w. c. A. pool. The opening Of
the new Y W. c. A. building VIII
make it possible to run off meet,
according TO Miss Sayre. whereas in
the past il has been entirely impfac'
ticable.
One particularly interesting feature
Of the physical training program al
Madeira's is the Corrective gymnastie
work offered for students who have
larged hip joint, an uneven shoulder
line or similar defects are corrected
by the special set of exercises and
drills given by Miss Sayre.
Each student who reports for phys
ical training is examined thoroughly
for defects, many of which may be un-
known 10 the student herself, and III
1t is found that they are not phys
ically perfect they are assigned to the
class of corrective gymnastics. NO
student at Madeira's is permitted to
participate in any sport unless she
has passed the rigid examination re-
quired by the school regulations.
One of the important scholastic bas-
lxet bali encounters OF the week will
be the Marjorie Webster National
Park Seminary tilt scheduled for
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock In.
the Webster gymnasium.
Close scoring should result from the
match with the Websterites slightly
favored TO win according to the dope"
available. as they scored over Gallau
det last week. while the Seminary