Decatur Catholic High School - Tattler Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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D-C-H-S--'I' II Ii 'I' A 'I' 'I' I. Ii It-1 9 3 0 GIRLS' ATHLETICS AND PHYSICAL TRAINING NDER the supervision of Miss Jeannette Clark, the high school lassies have made great strides toward physical development. The girls, prior to this year, were forced to be content with what physical training they were able to afford themselves. At the opening of school last fall, officials of D. C. H. S., mindful of the necessity of an organized system of girls' physical training, secured the services of Miss Clark to take full charge of the bodily development of the high school lassies. Twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday through- out the year, Miss Clark has directed the physical education classes, and the splendid results she has achieved are evidences of her proficiency. Miss Clark, who is a graduate of the Chicago Normal School of Physical Education, Chicago, Illinois, also coached the girls in their two inter-school basketball games, as well as the inter-class contests, Playing their first inter-school basketball game in three years, the Lady Commodores succumbed to the lassies of New Haven high school on December 16th, by a score of 39-16. Inexperienced as they were, and battling against a team that for several years has been recognized as one of the best girls' sextet in the state, the Ladies never ceased fighting. In an interclass game played as a preliminary to the Commodore-Lima fracas, the score ended deadlocked at 8-8. Numerous inter-class contests were held throughout the year under the direction of Miss Clark, basketball and volley ball being the principal diversion. All classes of the physical training were held in the high school gymnasium. Sr. M. Helen Clare assisted Miss Clark in her many duties. About fifty girls composed the class. Calisthenics, tending to develop the various muscles and tendons of the body, formed the greater part of each class. The latter portion of the classes was devoted to games and contests of all sorts. The girls report a splendid recreation. By her personality and method of teaching. Miss Clark won the acclaim of every high school girl who was a member of the class. The results of her efforts readily present themselves. and it is our earnest wish that Miss Clark may be liack with us again next year. Ninety.

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D.C.H.S.-T H E T A T T LER-1 93 0 MISS JEANNETTE CLARK, Instructor, Girls Physical Education, LTHOUGH Miss Clark has been with us but one short year, as in- structor of girls' physical training, she has endeared herself not only to the hearts of the girls of the high school, whom she taught, but also lo every one in any Way connected with D. C. H. S. A graduate of Chicago Normal College of Physical Education, Jeannette supervised the physical training of all the lassies of the high school, in a manner Which, to say the least, was proficient. Miss Clark also coached the girls in all their inter-class and inter-school basketball contests. It is our earnest hope that Miss Clark will be with us indefinitely. Eighty -nine

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D-C-H-S--T H E T A T T L E R-1 9 3 0 THE ATHLETIC DIRECTORS CHAT REV. J. A. HESSION, Athletic Director EVIEWING the athletic activities in Decatur Catholic High School for the year just past is a pleasant task. We have witnessed during the course of this year many of our ideals and plans brought much closer to accomplishment. The improvements we note in the athletic department of the school have surpassed our hopes. The lasting steps in advance are the addition of the classes in physical education to the curriculum and im- proved systematic organization that has been built up within the school to handle our teams. Despite the lack of funds we now possess a system for handling athletic activities that has been frequently inspected by other schools with a view to adoption. We feel proud of the work that Coach George Laurent, the girls physical instructress, Miss Jeanette Clark, the student managers, Marcellus Miller and Julius Baker, trainer, Dave Baker, and Coach Jerome Mylott, have accomplished. They have done their work systematically and efficiently. We are proud of the scholastic standing of our athletes. We hope to see all the senior members of the team graduate and go out to succeed in life. We hope to see all our athletes of next year on the honor roll all year. There has been a great improvement and we congratulate the boys on the improvement, but scholastic perfection is the goal we have set for our athletes. Per Aspera The past basketball season was an eventful one, and replete with lessons for those who are wise enough to learn. Thru rough ways to the stars we have entitled this article. Does that not express the develop- ments of the basketball season just past? The season opened with the Commodore team facing the hardest schedule ever made for a D. C. H. S. team. A team, crippled by injuries, and sickness, faced that schedule un- dismayed. Bad luck, injuries, sickness, heart-breaking and undeserved de- feats came to our team, but found it strong-hearted. I have never seen a team so severely tested. In midseason murmurings a plenty were heard from the fans. They had expected a championship team but many weak- hearted fans could see only impending disaster. Both coach and team were severely criticized, but they took it like men. The team knew its coach and the coach knew his team. Neither lost faith in the other. Ad Astra Success came on the night of February 7th with a smashing victory over Kirkland. It continued in glorious victories over Central Catholic of Toledo, St. Rose of Lima, Chaminade of Dayton and St. John of Lima. The season ended. The Commodores had won nine games and lost nine games but they were a powerful, cool, and smart team. They were confidently ready for the State Catholic Tournament. How the Commodores turned what looked like a certain defeat into a victory over Vincennes in the first game of the tournament and then went on to win the State Catholic High School Championship of Indiana with victories over the strong Washington and Jasper tives is now history. Ninety-one.