Evening star., 1927-05-15

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"a were awarded goods Of George
IN Washing ton University at the
n annual May fete held yesterday
in the II street gymnasium, as
rain prevented carrying out the orig
inal plan OF having the affair III Rock
Creek Park.
An informal track meet preceded the
program and a supper in honor OF
the athletes followed.
Anna l.. Rose. dean of women,
made the presentations. Ermyntrnde
Walden acted as toaStmistress, intro
ducing the speakers, including Dean
Lapham, Prof. Doyle and Louise om-
wake, who opened the program with
a speech of welcome.
Ermyntrude Walden was accorded
the highest athletic honor in the uni
versity when she was presented by
Dean Rose with the Women's Ad-
visory Council cup won in 1926 by
Ruth Jaclson) as the winner of the
highest number Of points III sport en-
deavor during the year. Miss
Walden totaled 1S1 talies, earned
through active participation in rifle,
hockey and basket ball. She was
mana ger OF rifle and one of the Keen
est shots in a group OF outstanding
narkswomen,
mention as the winner of second
hoi1ors in ge, raj athletic participa
ton. having collected 142 points in
basket ball, hockey, tennis, track,
swimming and life saving.
Leah Cate received the interclass
track trophy al the individual high
point scorer of the meet held on
April 16 Permitted to enter three
events, Miss Cate placed in all of
them, winning two and finishing sec
ond i the third.
Beginners individual rife honorS
went to Naomi Crumley, who was
awarded a cup for totaling the highest
score during the season. Miss Crumley
had never had a rifle in her hands
until last Fall, .Mhen she came out for
the squad
Major letters were presented by
Virginia Hopkins. athletic director, TO
the following girls, each of whom will
be eligible to wear the varsity blazer
which will be presented to her at the
end of the term.
Basket ball-Winfred Faunce, cap
tain; Louise Omwake, manager; Alys
Eiwers Naomi Crumley, Merla Mat
thews, Leah Cate, Jean Jackson,
Elizabeth Hastings and Pauline
Tomlin.
Hockey-Alice Graham, captain;
Margaret Schwartz, manager; Helen
Miller, Myrtle Crouch, Ermyntrude
Walden. Alice Massey. Mary *. Lutz,
Mary Ewin. Vivian Robb, Louise du
Bose, Elizabeth Brandenburg, Louise
OnlWake.
Riae-Katherine Shoemaker cap
tain; Ermyntrude Walden, manager;
Verna Parsons, Eugenia Cuvillier,
Elizabeth Clark. Marjorie Folsom,
Helen Prentiss, Helen Taylor.
Minor letters:
Basket ball--Alice Massey and Julia
Denning,
MISUNDERSTANDING Hobbs and Estelle
Humphreys.
Rife-Nae Huntzberger. Suzanne
Jamison. Grace MacLean.
Varsity rifle insignia were awarded
six members of the squad as an hon
orable mention. They were: Esther
Iclehart, Marion Stewart, Susan Aud,
| Kathleen Aud, Naomi Crumley and
fg1elen Humphreys.
Junior senior hockey players, WIN
rers of the interclass tourney, We're
presented with class numerals.
Senior. basket ball players. who won
| the interclass court tourney, and the
iunfor- senior rifle team also won
| their numerals, as well as the three
high p0int scorers in the lnterclaSs
/ track meet, Leah Cate Naomi Crum-
! ley and Alys Ewers.
It is interesting to note that IL
| seniors won class emblems, Juniors,
| / sophomore and ] freshman, indi-
eating increasing rather than de-
| crcasing interest in sports as the
students progress from their first TO
| their fourth year Miss Hopkins eX-
| pressed herself as being much graft
! field by this evidence of the sus-
itained popularity of sports among the
! CO. eds, and of their development In
! their chosen activities,
Tennis awards for 1927 were not
made Yesterday nor were the medals
presented to those placing in the
I rack meet.
! National Rifle Association medals
were given TO eight members of the
range squad who made the highest
averages in the n. II. A. intercollegiate
| gallery championship fired during the
! Winter. They included Katherine
| Shoemaker. Helen Taylor, Ermyntrude
! Walden, Eugenia Cuvillier, Betty
! Clark, Marjorie Folsom and Helen
/ Prenti&s, all of whom averaged
| 80, and Mae Huntzberger, who aver
aged 9S
Activities OF track and tennis court
alike were halted by rain yesterday
! which interrupted the annual field
| meet of the Marjorie Webster School
after two events had been complet-
ed on the Monument field and the