Antioch College - Towers Yearbook (Yellow Springs, OH)

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INDOOR SPORTS Thencw Gym 204

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WOMEN'S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HE average Antioch co ed is a far cry from her A dy 534 stiff corsets and indul ed only in the physical activ ' P ' ity of housework, dainty promenades and he mazurka. Night air would bring her disease, the sun would destroy her frail beauty, and calisthenics were imrnodest. Sup- pose she were to peep into the girls' gym at Antioch- She would throw up her hands in horror at the sight of the trim, comfortable and non-restricting gym suits. She would see her granddaughter performing on the parallel bars or the ring. Others would be seen playing handball or deck tennis. Sports, she would find, have a definite place in the everyday routine of her modern ofispring. It was three years ago, when Miss Hilda P. Mayes came to Antioch, that the Women's Athletic Association gained a con- stitution. Since then the W. A. A. has played an increasingly large part in unifying and sponsoring athletic activities for grandmother who lived most of her life inside women. Outstanding in the year was the Old English Christmas Party in costume which was held in the Tea Room. The Lord of the Manor entertained his guests with all the trimmings of an English 'manor at the Yuletide-carol singers, a boar's head, and the Yule log. It is planned to make this an annual event. In addition there were other social affairs given by the Asso- ciation-hockey banquets, a barn dance, and freshman picnics. Representatives of the Association have already gone to Cincinnati and the University of Michigan to compete with similar groups. 203 Q

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Q ft INCE the new mnasium has been built, the J them to have much better organized indoor ' The e ' '5 There are, of course, the usual gym classes to which all the Freshmen and Sophomores come, togged out in their black bloomers and jerseys and answer to the calls of, Atten-shun! Right-dress! Right-face! Forward-march! Besides this class work, there is an intramural tournament which is run off each period. One of the favorite of the major sports is basket ball, which is played during the Winter months. Hall teams are organized and games are played for the cham- pionship. More interest is shown in basket ball than in any other sport except hockey. The joy of playing a hard game, coupled with the needed skill in basket shooting, makes it a favorite here as in schools all over America. Another favorite indoor sport is that of volley ball. Not only is it excellent exercise in stretching the muscles upward, but it is a sport that demands good team Work and is loads of funl' besides. A good volley ball game is one of the most hair raising pastimes, as the screams that emanate from the girls' gym indicate. On rainy days in the fall and spring, tumbling seems to be the order of the day. Then it is that some of the more youthful co-eds turn somersaults with the most surprising ease, only to be seen about the campus the next morning looking like the before part of a Sloan's liniment ad. Some of the more popular of the minor indoor sports are fencing, country dancing, handball, and deck tennis. J WT: have a gym floor all to themselves which ffff ,Pr 1 i 205