Camp Rondack - Rondacts Yearbook (Pottersville, NY)

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ARCHERY Down through the ages has come the art of the bow 3. and arrow, weapon of the Indian and Robin Hood, emblem 5' I H of Cupid. It is fitting that we should strive for the grace M GD and prowess in the craft which was our forefathers the , ,ll American Indian. Today it is known in the sporting world as a skill requiring steadiness, perfect timing, and lm 4 good aim. I' In camp, a familiar sight is that of a group rallied 'round the target. There! See how the bow is being strung, the arrow pulled back into position and then iinally released. And how these motions were practiced time and again by all until the arrival of Varsity Week which brought with it the archery tournament! The work of a summer behind them, those arrows were shot and reshot, the scores grew and grew until at last Jeanne Tannenbaum, Ruth Litt, and Priscilla Wolff triumphed for the Dacks in Senior, Sub-Senior, and Inter singles respectively. Ruth Bergman, who took the Junior singles, along with Frankie Block and Izzy Horowitz in the Senior doubles, helped pile up the points for the Rons. The Sub-Senior doubles were captured by Dacks, Edna Kadin and Audrey Weiser. Campers both young and old have learned to love the bow and arrow, and perhaps that is why the target by the lake front never lacks a group of happy and enthusiastic faces about it. GOLF Head down, there-keep your eye on the ball and follow through. No, that wasn't the Olympic golf team of '36 driving off there, merely Rondack campers exhibiting their golfing prowess under the tutelage of 'AGert. Did you see that beautiful drive straight down the fairway? That was Jeanne Tannenbaum, new cham- pion Senior golfer. She's shooting in top form today, as we can see from that beautiful mashie shot from the rough straight onto the green and into the cup! What a golfer! However, Jeanne and other proficient Senior golfers such as Vicky Bader and Schooney Abeles, are not the only fore ward campers at Rondack. Ruth Litt of the Sub-Seniors and Clayre Ginsburg of the Inters showed that they too played a beautiful game and fully deserved their respective champion- ships. - In addition to regular golf addicts, there was another group who practiced rigorously on the well-kept putting green. In fact, so skilled were they that anything above a 2 score was looked upon with disdain. Harriette Slote, Shirley Frost and Priscilla Wolff finally emerged victorious with the Senior, Sub-Senior and Inter crowns, thus ending a truly exciting tournament.

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BASEBALL '- xf iiiurgnlmnx Like President Roosevelt, Mayor LaGuardia, and other famous men of our day, Rondack camp- ' ' ers proved themselves tried and true baseball fans this summer. And like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. they proved that they could play the game za' as well as watch it. Our baseball diamond was never deserted. Syvvie was constantly surrounded by an eager group of potential Bill Terrys getting pointers on that famous game of kingsfand of campers. During the hectic days of Varsity Week, the Sub-Seniors' game caused the heaviest breathing. The teams were so evenly matched that prediction was impossible. Muriel Wolfsie, the Rons' sensational new discovery, proved an excellent pitcher, dazing the Dack batters with her curved balls. Dack pitcher Ruth Litt, in a tit for tat contest, had the Ron Team holding its breath, as one, in anticipation of her swift balls. They stopped breathing altogether in the first half of the fifth inning, when the score stood live to five, followed by two Dack runs. They began again when Connie Gottlieb, pinch-hitting, sent the ball out over second base. Because Connie was unable to run, Ruthie Obler ran for her, and with the whole faithful Ron nine cooperating beautifully, suc- ceeded in making a home run! ' Like true Rondack campers, both the winners and the losers proved them- selves good sports. lt was unanimously agreed that the Sub-Senior game was a grand game, that baseball was a grand sport, and that Rondackians were grand players. - ' RIDING Here come the horses! lt's a perfect day for riding and we are all anxious to be off. There is the usual dash for mounts and, finally, each girl succeeds in getting her favorite. Chesterfield, that peer among horses, goes to Mr. Swinton's pardner June, and Ruthie Litt enthusiastically mounts Easter Boy, who is indisputedly her own. Isabel on Silver, Virginia on Fanny, Gloria on Rex and Beverly on Jack-both horses and riders appear thoroughly contented as they proceed decorously down the road. Once off the highway, however, propriety is forgotten and we let 'em go! We hopefully compare ourselves to Tom Mix and Buck Jones, as we go cantering down the Catamount Trail. Katzy, June and Ruth, our veteran riders, take the lead, while the twins, Beverly and Gloria, and those near twins. Isabel and Virginia, bring up the rear with Mr. Swinton. Alternately walking, trotting, and occasionally cantering. we ride happily for an hour. As we finally lead our bronchos under the arch to the maple-bordered road into camp, our toes down and elbows in in the best equestrienne tradition--the words CAMP RONDACKH overhead read strangely like Welcome Home. aaa.

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TENNIS ,Q Despite the broiling heat of a mid-August sun, Rondack Al lil Seniors and Sub-Seniors played off their eliminations with a vim ' that surprised everyone, including themselves. Bedecked in the brightest of hats and the darkest of sunglasses, they bravely ven- tured forth for the final ordeal. First came the Sub-Senior singles. Estelle Wieder and her l sun-shade succeeded in vanquishing Ruth Litt in two straight sets A C6-4, 6-Zj, winning the match for the Rons. Next in the set- li 'N f f lk X 9 v l' l v fl N Wil' up came the Sub-Senior doubles. Even closer than the score ll, gg l . f l Nliilmm 4 Q7-5, 7-55 would indicate, was the match between the victorious 2 rx Dacks, Claire Kulok and Audrey Weiser, and the lighting Rons, ' l , 5 Connie Gottlieb and Clarice Zinaman. . The Senior singles provided the biggest tennis thrill of the day, when Dack Captain Jeanne Tannenbaum, playing up her placement skill, managed to overcome Connie Reichbach's famous backhand to the tune of 6-4, 6-2. In somewhat uncertain weather, the Senior doubles were played. Rons Pearl Perlin and Thelma Savada played an excitingly hard, if unsuccessful, game against Harriette Slote and Natalie Sobol. Harriette's swift serve and Natalie's unfalteringly steady playing proved too much for the Rons and the Dacks were victorious, the Hnal score being 6-4, 6-3. And thus, with the results of a summer of hard and faithful practice show- ing clearly, ended the tennis annals of Rondack, 1935. ON THE FRESI-IIE AND JUNIOR SPORTS CALENDAR Clean-up over, we go out to croquet, Z D, L v:3.,rm 10 o'clock: if - I V 3 where Syrille, Babs, Eileen and Lucille 45 g' X . , . , .,,A . ,N 1 play an exciting game. While they play, ' V Grecnie gives us pointers on the game I' - M ., ,,.a.,..,,,,,: m y and Faith learns how to hold a mallet. .. The game ends-Syrille has Won and Eileen is a close second. ll o'clock: We go to volleyball, where we are divided into two teams. Shirley Janis certainly is a whiz at the game but, then, we're all pretty good and the score is a very close one. 3 o'clock: After lunch and rest-hour, we go out to clock-golf on our own private course. We take turns at shooting. Arline Friedlander says she's going to be a second Bobby Jones. I don't know who he is, but if he's as good as athletic Arline, he's pretty line. 4 o'clock: We go swimming with the rest of the girls. Barbara Blickman learns to float, Judy Simon Hperfects her stroke as the Seniors say, and we all have a grand time. Bed-time: It feels rand to get to bed and We're all so sleepy after' that active S fs day. Newcombe and punchball tomorrow.