Hutchinson Central High School - Calendar Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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128 THE CALENDAR Hiking Hiking is one of the activities adopted by the high schools of Buffalo in a volun' tary program of physical education for girls. This program is conducted after the regular school day. Its purpose is to promote the interest of the girls in sports, games, and outfdoor exercise, and to provide opportunities for wholesome recreation. For each mile she walks, a girl earns two points. A minimum of '50 points per year is required in order to receive any credit toward an award. All hikes are carefully planned and personally conducted under the supervision of physical education teachers. All of the hikes are well attended. The total of fall hikes numbered 395. Some of the places that the hikers visit are: Frenchman's Creek, Fort Erie, Ellicott Creek and Grand Island. The last is probably the most delightful. Starting from the Riverside City Line, at 10 o'clock, we ferry across to the Island. Hiking northward, we approach an old hotel that has been vacated since approximately 1913. Here everyone has a real thrill! Fires are built at the water's edge. Eats come next. Roasted hotfdogs and toasted marshmallows seem to touch the spot. Stepping snappily along in nature's beautiful out of doors, attired in our knick- ers and sweaters, we spend many happy hours together, chatting and singing. With sorrow in our hearts, we hear our teacherfguide kindly inform us that we are to call a halt to our march at the next road. Even though we are exhausted when we go to bed after such a day of merriment we feel fresh and fine the next morning, and our enthusiasm for this form of exercise is so genuine that we feel we would enjoy hiking every day. G. MAY ANDERSON For HealthffffFor Fitness Captain Ball 192711928 In health activity one of our most enjoyable Freshman games is Captain Ball. Dur' ing the fall and winter months this year, the Franklin and Seminary Annex girls met in the big Seminary gymnasium, twice a week, to practice and learn to play Captain Ball. Over a hundred girls were trained in the art of throwing, catching, guarding the ball. They learned the value of team work and the necessity of fair play. Teams were formed as follows: Seminary Annex B. C. A. Franklin Annex B. C. A. The captains and managers were elected and a Round Robin Tournament was played, resulting in victory for Seminary X. At the close of the series the best players of all the teams were selected by the coaches, Misses Larson and Kempner, to form the two major Brown and Blue teams. The school championship was won by the Blue Team. Some of the games were close, competition keen, and both the Seminary and Franklin Annex girls played well. At the end of this full program a delightful party was given for all those who had come out for the event. Volley Ball The Spring Sport for Freshmen girls is Volley Ball. One hundred freshmen from the Franklin Annex and the Seminary Annex came out every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for practice. After six weeks of training, six teams were chosen: Franklin A, B, and D, and Seminary A, B, and X. A uniform program of games is followed and is under way at present. The games played up to date have been very close and it is difficult to predict the winner. At the end of the tournament, the best players from all the teams will be selected to play on the major teams-Brownies and Bluies. The freshmen girls are showing excellent spirit and are developing qualities of skill, courage and endurance. The Volley Ball season will end with a final celebra- tion in the form of a party given at the Seminary gymnasium for all girls who played on the teams.

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THE CALENDAR 129 Swimming Every year swimming increases in popularity, and this year is no exception, as over four hundred and Hfty girls were registered either to learn to swim or to en' joy their knowledge of the sport. During the school year swimming meets are held in which teams form the diff ferent classes and study rooms compete. In the interclass meet, which was held in December, the Junior Team was victorious with a score of 42 pointsg Seniors second, 24 points, Freshmen, 9 points, and the Sophomores trailed with 8 points. The captains and managers elected by the teams were: Team Captains Managers Senior Margaret Wolff Virginia Greer Junior Dorothy Williams Dorothy Rossenbach Sophomore Aline Lankler Irene Mazenauer Freshman Helen Meagher Evelyn Lagoy The interstudy room meets are conducted by elimination. The championship for the trophy will be held between 200 and 240. The final event is a meet conducted entirely by students between two major teams, the Brown and the Blue, composed of fourteen girls each. Altogether eighty' seven girls swam in the different meets. Over a hundred girls have passed the Beginners' Red Cross Test, and swimmers and life savers are practicing for tests to be held in May. DOROTHY WILLIAMS, Captain Tennis Thirtyfeight girls entered the elimination tennis tournament conducted in the fall. The winner of the school tournament has not yet been decided, due to incle- ment weather. The finals will be played in the spring between Dorothy Wolfe and Mary Hurley. The following ten girls were the last to remain in the tournament and will receive 25 points toward their athletic award: Dorothy Wolfe Helen Kralik Rose Ruifino Blanche Lankler Laura Sommer Hildegarde Hogan Eva Goldman Mary Hurley Adelaide Kaufman Lillian Klix The annual inter high school Syracuse Tennis Tournament for girls will take place at the Park Club courts in May. The team will be composed of five of the upper ten girls and they will receive 75 points toward their award. Although only one member of last year's team remains, we have plenty of new recruits-Y and we should have a very successful season. MARY HURLEY, Manager DOROTHY WOLFE, Captain Baseball For about six weeks every Monday and Wednesday afternoon scores of healthy, happy girls have gathered in the big gym and Room 90 to play our national game. The number of girls interested was greater this year than ever before. Competition was keen and offered many a fast and peppy game. Under the supervision of Miss Larson and Miss Walsh the girls soon got back into their old batting form. Who can doubt the fair sex's ability to make a ball sail after he has watched girls in action? The girls receive 25 points for faithful practice and 25 points for playing on a study room team to count toward the award for which they are working. Then comes the games for which the girls have been practicing. Rivalry is strong, but friendly, as each team is ambitious to be victor of the coveted trophy. In the games which are played in round robin fashion, the possible rivals for the trophy are 200 and 240. VIRGINIA GREER, Manager