Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

facilities, with It's hills and
dales and its quaint little clubs. each
a perfect miniature architectural type,
10 indeed an ideal spot for a girl to
develop her taste for sports, the out
OF doors and sense OF the value of
cooperation and teamwork in life, as
well as in play.
The sport program Is governed by
a club point system--the eight clubs
or sororities into which the school is
divided being the competing units IN
the ma jority Of events rather than
the four scholastic classes as in other
schools. Teams are organized from
the clubs, each of which owns one of
the picturesque clubhouses. Every
student In the school belongs 10 one
Of these groups, and competition for
the athletic trophy, known as the
Spirit Cup, Is keen each year. Points
arc collected in every sport on the
school program, and the club amassinE
the largest total during the entire
term wins the coveted cup, to be held
by them for one year, Any club car
rying off the Spirit Cup for three sue
cessive years gains perma nent pos
session OF 1t.
In addition an individual cup Is
awarded the club winning the most
points In each tourney or meet dur
ing the year.
East and West sides.
-Four OF the clubs are on the east
campus and four on the west. Rival
nv between the East Side and the West
Side adds another element OF interest
to the competitive sport program.
The sport calendar includes great
er variety of activities than at any
oil
hockey. tennis preliminary play for
the school titIesl, riding and bowling.
Basket ball holds the stage for
about two months after Christmas.
This sport in 40 popular that In ad-
dition to the interclub games there
is an fnterclass and an interside series
and short schedule Of interscholastic
games. The East side won the inter.
side fitie this year. while Zeta Eta
Theta captured interclub honors.
Immediately following the basket
ball season the fair athletes partici-
nate In the annual indoor meet, held
this year on March ~. One Of the
feature events Is the competitive
East Side West Side march, won this
wear bv the West side. Other events
include the dumbbell drill, Indian club
drill. folk dance, ropes. exercises on
the horse, parallel bars and elephant
and novelty relay race. Phi Delta
Psi or the Delta Club won the relay
event.
Contest In Water.
One Of the unique features Of the
Spring swimming meet is the water
basket ball game, staged In the pool.
The rules governing It are similar
to those governing ordinary basket
bal AZ h1 hn faIo
rather than run for the ball. and Of
course the "dri5bIe" is eliminated.
Baskets are suspended above the pool.
Six players compose a team. and the
court, or rather the tank, is divided
by lines as the gymnasium court is
divided
The swimming meet will be held In
April and will be followed by out
door base ball between teams from
the four classes. Juniors won the
diamond series last year, and, az the
senior nine this season, hope to retain
their laureis.
Finals I'm tennis, a riding meet, an
archery exhibition and the outdoor
track and field meet conclude the
program. The riding meet will in.
clude several interesting events
notably, musical rings. riding In pairs.
iron rings, riding for form and riding
In threeE.
May | Is the tentative date set for
the track and field meet Events will
include 50.yard dash. 60.yard hurdle,
running broad jump. javeHn throw,
discus throw. fancy march in forma
ton without command, shotput and
an interclub relay.
Clnbhouses Attractive.
The eight clubs gather for meetings
TO discuss ways and means of bringing
home fresh hOnors from the athletic
and scholastic fields I'm their respec-
tive clubbouses. which are so unique
In design and furnishings as to be
worthy OF special comment, even at
the risk Of departure from the realm
of sports.
The four clubs on the East Side are
Alpha Epsilon ri. Kappa Delta phi.
Phi Delta Psi and FL Beta MI. The
first, Alpha Epsilon Pi plots hs cam.
paigns In A typical American cottage,
reminiscent Of the Ideal home In it's
perfection of interior equipment. The
KaDpas repair to a quaint little Dutch
bungalow known as the Windmill
house, perched on the side Of a
grassy slope. A miniature replica of
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