Central High School - Brecky Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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mazmzicuz Gffbfefics BARBARA THAI, '40 lfullvliu fIif'l.t' .S'jm1'l.v. ES, girls' sports are looking up! A'hle- tics for young women have certainly come a long way, even within the past decade. Not many years ago, any lady seen wearing a gym suit was frowned upon--to put it mildly! Early gym teachers had all this to cope with, and thus sports for women have not had thc opportunity which was offered to men. Yet women demfurled. along with suffrage, other things which they needed, and one was exercise! Of course, girls' athletics can't hope to vie with men's as far as popularity is concerned-yet! The male species has been fooled before, though, so one can't tell what may happen. ln all this progress in the line of ffirls' sports. Central has been in the lead. VVe now have ou of the largest sports curricula of all the high schools of the District of Columbia. Tile are the onlv senior high school in the eitv which has a swimming pool that can be used during the winter -and Central girls use it, too! However, there is one off-kev note in the nrrls' of all this optimism. Manv girls enter Centra' pre-armed with a doctor's excuse. merelv because thev don't like the idea of hanging bv ropes. These eirls don't know of the other courses which are offered them, and manv of them never bother to find out. bringing their excuses instead. Those who discover too late these other activities in which thev might have participated, regret their earlier folly. Alreadv Central's swimming pool has been mentioned. lt is a definite factor in the decision of innumerable pupils to come to our fair school Many of the District's aonatic stars have gotten their start in Central's pool. G'rls who cannot swim but want to learn are enrol'ed i'1 a regular class. Those who can alreadv swim mav take diving and life-saving. or become swimmini' leaders. The latter two classes meet after schoo'. but swimming leaders help teachers with their regular swimming classes. There are many other after-school activities. of course, and one of the most popular is horse- THE Rnviisw E261 back riding. The fact that the riding takes pface in Takoma Park, Maryland, does not inconven- ience the girls at all, as transportation to and from school is provided by the Sligo Riding Academy. You young ladies who cau't dance and who think the bottom of your world is about to drop out, take heart! Central has a class in dancing which is restricted to those who are deficient in this social grace. There is also advanced dancing for those who are already schooled in the terpsi- chorean art. Golf is a favorite sport among Central's girls: each autumn and spring finds a s:ore or more out at the Rock Creek Golf Course. trving to hit the ball. When the weather is not suitable for golfing, the girls hie themselves to the Columbia Bowling Alleys for a game or two. One rather new feature at Central is field hockey. This course is not given after szhool, but during the second period. The game has taken Central girls more or less by storm. and last year three Centralites placed on the all-high hockey team. Then, naturally, there are those who 'pre'er regular gym to any of the other sports which the school has to offer. Girls who are outstanding in the various games and calisthenics become gym leaders. Their duties are similar to those of the swimming leaders. Gym leaders hold classes after school. During the year many tournaments are held which keep up the interest of the girls. Among these are paddle tennis, softball, badm?nton. volley ball, shuffle-board, tieldball. and regular tennis. Winners in these competitions receive a certain number of points toward their C's. There is a C Club at Central for girls who are interested in athletics and proficient in it. To be a member it is necessary to have won two small C's. From this brief resume, one can see that girls' sports have grown up. One side, men! W'e women are on the way!