George Peabody College For Teachers - Pillar Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Freshman girls take swimming, taught by Mrs. Pirrie, during the winter quarter of the aca- demic year. cgszccz e ucatton epcutmenl prov! es variecl class actizdty 'l he physical education department ollers a wide selection of class activities during the year. Two years. or six hours, of physical edu- cation are required for graduatioug these requirements are usually met hy freshman and sophomore courses. Freshman girls take speed-away. a combination of sottrer and foot- hall, their first quarterg swimming second quarter. and the third quar- ter is devoted to volleyball. Fall quarter of the sophomore year in- cludes held hockey. followed by dance or basketball in the winter, and sotthall in the spring. Field hockey is played as an intramural sport in the fall with color teams. and the games usually arouse widespread participation. Basketball. as a winter intramural, is quite popular with the color teams playing once again in tournaments. Volleyball is the spring activity' for girls in intramural area and in supervised hy Miss LaSalle and the intramural managers. Nliss l.ut'ile LaSalle and Mrs. Betty' Pirrie are professors for the freshmen and sophomore classes. Three physically fit sophomores exercise in gym class Stress on the physical provides a welcome relief from the mental.

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THE DANCE: Left to right: Sondra Womack, J. P. West, Lana Hahn, JoAnn Gordon, Neil Sofge, Kay Bonner, Jan Brach, Judy Snellgrove, Becky Maxwell, Patsy Black, Art Weilman, Ralph Whaleyi, Kaye Collins. During the fall and spring quarters, tennis tournaments lor boys and girls are played on the eight outside courts on campus and the nearby courts at the Demonstration School grounds. The non-Contact sport also allows lfor much fun and competition on a co-educational basis. Spanning over the entire year is the activity ol Miss Haddox's dance group. Highlight ol the group's year is the Butler belts base hit in spring softball. program presented on the temporary stage in front of the Social Religious Building during the spring qlla1'tCI'. Softball facilities are maintained at Peabody a11d intra- mural play goes on. Last year a tournament involving teams from Belmont. Vanderbilt, and Peabody saw Peabody top Belmont, 6-5, and the Vanderbilt Phi Delts, 2-l, to take the championship. Dickie Dickerson displays his serve in tennis during spring intramural program. Page l85

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Cocka's office is constantly busy, swarming with students and instructors. As part of International Week, The Dance class demonstrated dances from other lands. Miss Clara Haddox teaches The Dance. a class which presents a program each spring' and provides dancers for other programs throughout the year. Religious Emphasis Days found the group performing in Hume Chapelg during International lVeek they demonstrated foreign dances in the Peabody Room. Each year 'l'he Hanging of the Green pools the etlorts ol' the music and physical education depart- ments. Boys in physical education work out on the mats and the bars, swim, and play tennis. Archery is taken hy some several hoys, as well as dance, llUl'SC'lJ2lL'li riding. and others. First aid, taught by Miss LaSalle. is ollered hy the department primarily for majors in the field to provide them with a knowledge of the correct techniques needed in this area. The course features hoth demonstration, practice, and lectures. Trampoline. formally Self-Testing and Informal Gymnastics. instructed by Nlr. Handley, teaches conditioning exercises and llltll tumbling as well as trampoline. The Department provides classes in coaching olliciating. with active practice dur- ing game seasons, anatomy and kinesiology and history of physical education. Boys' physical education features gymnastics. Trampoline class provides late afternoon lift for students. Margaret Green demonstrates in first-aid class the correct way to bandage the head. Page 187