Albion State Normal School - Sage Yearbook (Albion, ID)

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Baslzei' Ball Squad Top Row: G. Waud, J. DewhirsT, E. Hale, M. Freeman. F. Jordan, A. Sherer. Second Row: H. Ward, G. Hale, J. Chrisfonsen. L. Cobbley, H. Cunningham, B. SchmelTzer. Third Row: T. BoTT, M. Amanda. M. Snyder, M. Jenkins, B. McGraTh. FourTh Row: E. Grohosluy, V. Hill, L. Mafhes. Play Days PLAY DAYS are The modern subsTiTuTe Tor The ololer inTercollegiaTe or inTerschool Type oT compeTiTion, and as such promoTe Trienclly rivalry and mass parTicipaTion raTher Than inTense compeTiTion and acTiviTy Tor The Tew. These serve To bring TogeTher large groups oT girls To play a varieTy oT games, which increases The skill and inTeresT oT The players. These popularize The new acTiviTies. ln This respecT The Play Days serve somewhaT as an aThleTic insTiTuTe Tor high school and college girls. Play Days oTTer an opporTuniTy Tor girls To gain some oT The social and moral Training ThaT is believed To come Trom conTacT in compeTiTive aThleTics, wiThouT The obiecTionable TeaTures oT public TournamenTs. This TeaTure is especially valuable To girls Trom schools ThaT are Too small To have inTramural programs. The Play Days aT Albion have become TradiTional, Three being given each year. The high school girls Trom near-by Towns look Torward To The Play Day inviTaTions wiTh eager anTicipaTion. This year Albion's W. A. A. women have been hosTesses Tall and spring Terms To high school girls, and have enTerTained The college girls Trom The College oT lclaho aT a BaskeT Ball Play Day in The winTer Term. TSO?

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I ,W ,,,, W H , I Women's Athletic Association W. A. A. Officers Aims of W. A. A. Pfesidenf TO DEVELOP HEALTH IDEALS AND FOSTER HEALTH V. 'QAESUERHTE FREEMAN PRACTICES TI-IROUGI-IOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM. .ce Er!3keI:ALE TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP IN ATHLETICS. Secremy TO FOSTER THE HIGHEST IDEALS OF SPORTSMANSHIP. MARTHA JANE HAYES TO HELP RELATE THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM TO THE Treasurer OTHER ACTIVITIES WITHIN TI-IE ORGANIZATION. I-IELEN ROGHAAR NDER The point sysTem everyone is encouraged To parTicipaTe in acTiviTies bes+ suiTed To her own needs, believing ThaT an equal amoun'r Tor healTh and ioyous recreaTion is not only essenTial Tor physical TiTness, but Tor menTal growth, poise, and social adiusTmenT as well. The sporTs Tor which poinTs are given To parTicipanTs are soccer, archery, volley ball, baskeT ball, Tennis, Tumbling, heavy apparatus. and dancing, such as Tolk, eclucaTional, and Tap dancing. The members of W. A. A. are divided inTo Three groups, The honorary members and members working Tor poinTs and Order OT The A, which includes seniors who have earned Tive hundred poinTs or more. 'T79l'

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X.. Gym Class I+ isn'l fha? you win or lose, Bu? how you play lhe game. Sports Tl-IE physical beauly lo be found in abounding heallh, grace of molion. and digniry of bearing can be acquired Jrhrough a variely of sporls. Girls' sporrs a+ Albion are also conducled in such a way as ro develop a sense of fair play and sporlsmanship ralher lhan rivalry among Jrhe par- +icipan+s. Ourdoor sporls such as soccer, Jrennis. archery, and baseball comprise The fall and spring l'erms of alhlelics. Baslcel ball, apparalus, and volley ball furnish ample enlhusiasm in sporls during +he cold days of Jrhe winier rerm. Any college girl may +ry our for 'reams in any of rhe sporls named. Poinls for firsl, second, and lhird 'reams are given according lo lheir individual abilily. 4811,