East High School - Tiger Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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The Mileage Swim HE mileage swim was a novel event in girlst swimming this year. It was held from January 29 to February 28. The only requirement for entrance was the ability to swim 80 yards without stopping. Individuals winning first, second, and third places received three, two, and one points respectively, for the Class trophy. The class winning first, second, or third place received five, three, or one points, respectively. Medals were awarded to the girls winning the first ten places. These were: 111 Imogene Ignatius, D, 30,140 yds.; 121He1en Fuller, B, 25,400 yds.; 131 Evelyn Holden, C, 14,780 yds.; 141 Wilma Breuer, B, 13,860 yds.; 151 Frances Hanauer, B, 10,580 yds.; 161 Lyda Brockman, B, 10,480 yds.; 171 Bessie Berl, D, 10,160 yds.; 181 Ethel Todd, B, 6,280 yds.; 191 Dorothy Mason, D, 5,880 yds.; 1101 Jane De Serisy, C, 5,560 yds. The mileage swim not only aroused competition between the classes, but it developed endurance and skill on the part of the competitors. MARJORIE STUNTZ. 163

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AST HI'S timermaids, us well as her mermeni, have brought home the E honors this year. The girls have worked hard and conscientiously. Every Thursday afternoon there was practice under supervision of our coach, Miss Brucklnan. Early in the year the preliminary class meets were held, the teams selected, and the -:1pt:1ins chosen as follows: seniors. Marjorie Stuntz; juniors, Frances Hummer; sophomores, Margaret Richardson; freshmen, Judith Cooper. The intervlass meet was held January L5. The juniors won, scoring 33 points, the seniors were a close second, scoring 29 points, the sophonmres third, scoring 16 points, the freshmen fourth, scoring 10 pointS. Frances Hanauer was the individual point winner, scoring 15 points for the juniors. An interesting event of this meet was the retrieving race. The girls were required to retrieve dumb-bells placed in the deep end of the pool, and carry them the length of the pool. Save '111 contestants had difficulty in locating their dumb- bells, and had to come up for air frequently before they tinally secured them. On Vt'ednesday, April 4. the interseholastie swimming meet was held in our pool. The schools entered were: Hughes, Walnut Hills, Woodward, and East. The events were: 20-311. dash. 40-311. dash, 20-311. back stroke, 20-yd. side stroke, side stroke tfornn, back stroke tforlm, breast stroke tforlm, diving, and 80-yd. relay. Each school was limited to two entries in each event, and all girls were required to be eligible. fast won the meet, scoring 33 points; Hughes, 2515 points; Walnut Hills, 15 points; Woodward, 7 points. Helen Fuller was the individual point-winner, and performed some spectacular diving. A second interclass meet is to he held May 3. Then, as the climax to a yearts work, on May 16, East will swim against Norwood and Hughes in our pool. MARJORIE STUNTZ. 162

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Girls t Basketball 1115 year was the. Iirst time that basket ball was played by all classes, and those girls who came out enjoyed some worth-whilc competition. About sixty girls reported for practice, and from this number six teams were organized 1'0' :1 preliminary series of games. Following arc the names 01' the captains of Ihvsc squads: 1. Virginia chkcltA. 2. Rhoda SteuhingiB. Ii Frances Hanaucr-B. 4. Elizabeth Setzer-C. 3. Helen Pinney C. ti. Dorothy Mason D. The seniors were easily the champions of these teams, winning every game they played. Team 4 VHS second, winning two and losing one game, and Team 3 came, in third. In tho interclass games, which were played from March 7 to 16, the freshmen and juniors were tied for Iirst place, while. the sophomores tied the seniors. Therefore, on March 23. a second game was played by the juniors and freshman to decide the supremacy. The jumors proved to be the easy champions ,.. by the score of 20 to .t. LYSLE DRAKE.