Bates College - Mirror Yearbook (Lewiston, ME)

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B GIRLS it L ' 1 l I ,. ' , ' f 5' ..., , x ' c A ' i ' l ' t S l 6 -- 1 -i l Af' liar-A' Hou-: H. Stevens, ll. Howes, P. Purinton, li. Ilainlin. .lliflfllw Roux' Nl. Andrews, I. Miller, J. Wvalker, l mnt How: Nl. Tomlinson, K. Thomas, NI. Nleleher, V. Wade. The B sweater is awarded to the wolnen of Bates as a symbol of worthy achievement in the field of XVUIIIUIIQS athletics. 'Phe qualifications for the award are high, and the presentation ofthe sweater is based on much more than 1llt'l't' athletic ability. Sportsnianship. ability, general scholarship average of 75. and posture of at least li grade are the factors upon which the award connnittee bases its reconnnendations. The award may be given to not more than three juniors at the Physical Education Deinonstration in llareh and to six juniors at the end of the spring season. After this the discretion of the -Xward Vonnnittee is used to deterniine the nuinber of awards to be given. Peg Nlelcher, Kitty Thomas. and Varol lYade were the first three inelnbers of the class of 1937 to receive their sweaters. Though ideally it should be possible to dispense with awards. practically the B sweater is a concrete ideal toward which the woinen may work as they attelnpt to lIIlIJI'OVC in cooperative association with their fellow students. Page om' lzunrlrwl jiffru-four

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WOMEN'S ATHLETICS requisite. A cool shower must be taken each morning and after every call-out. No food is allowed between meals except plain ice cream and fresh fruit. With three cuts allowed in any field during the week and five over-cut ' during the year, the rules are not so hard to follow as they 111igl1t seem at first. The training system is entirely voluntary, but, by making it the basic factor underlying awards, the Association hopes that the resulting zest and joy of being in A-l physical condition will encourage habits of living which will carry over into future years and aid in the fullest development of the individual, physically, mentally, and spiritually. The purpose of the lYomen's Athletic Association is to promote permanent interest and sportsmanlike participation in athletics and to cooperate with the Physical Education Department in development in every girl physical and mental efficiency to the utmost of her ability. Letters of welcome and news bulletins of the fall season were sent during the summer to the incoming Freshman women. During Freshman week the Freshmen were introduced into the sports of YY. A. A. by means of a tour, during which sports were demonstrated by upperclassmen. From then on were carried out one by one the YV. A. A. traditions-High School Play Day, Hare and Hound Chase, Football, Tea, Banquet, Demonstration, and Spring Play Day. In addition to the regular Garnet and Black competitions held each season, an inter-dorm basketball tournament held during mid-years aroused much en- thusiasm. No sooner had the board taken office than it instituted something new in the field of sports at Bates-a co-ed doubles tennis tournament. Twenty-two couples participated. In the fall the W. A. A. Board asked the Student Govern- ment Association to assist it in carrying out a new project, a lNIothers' Day pro- gram. On November 7th and 8th the mothers of Bates women were entertained with a program of sports. a tea, a dinner. lnovies, and a chapel service. Basketball was 1'un entirely as an A. A. project this year. The furnishing of three game rooms in the new XYomen's Union has provided a permanent place for casual recreation and relaxation. To all the women of Bates College, YY. A. A. offers impartially the oppor- tunity to participate in sports. Through conferences and play-days it provides for progressive contacts with other colleges. Page one hundred fifty three

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