Marymount Secondary School - Hiamead Yearbook (Tarrytown, NY)

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44.515 off ' jf' .ao- Tennis HE well-built courts on the Marymount Campus are a great incentive to Academ- ic tennis enthusiasts to play this famous and popular game. The tennis season brings with it the warm sunshine, and long bright days. Gay summer flowers fill the air with their sweet fragrance, while tall trees with their rich foliage cast cool, refreshing shadows over the courts. - At certain hours of the day, students wearing their attractive blue summer uni- forms may be seen emerging from the school buildings and walking in the direction of the courts, swinging their rackets as they go. Soon they are engaged in a lively game, their whole interest absorbed in the elusive ball as it bounces back and forth over the in- tervening net. The score is kept by students sitting on the green grassy banks which bor- der the courts, whilst other spectators seated on white marble benches nearby, cheer enthusiastically each victorious stroke. The tennis tournament is usually played off just before Commencement, causing much excitement and friendly emulation. The champions usually choose the cool hours of the evening to play the eventful games, and, as classes are over for the day, they have a large and appreciative audience. In spite of Final Examinations looming threateningly ahead, the majority of the Academicians find time to frequent the courts. Besides being a valuable source of re- laxation, this practice under the guidance of an excellent coach is most beneficial. It is a splendid opportunity to acquire and perfect new strokes which savour of the pro- fessional. Perhaps it is only during the long hours of leisure brought by the summer vaca- tion that we shall realize all that our school experience in the intriguing art of tennis has done for us, for here in America, this game is most popular in all the famous holiday resorts. DINA MIELE, '37, Eiglafy-nim'

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, Ping Pong ING Pong has always been a favorite game in Marymount. Perhaps this popularity is due to the fact that it can be played equally well indoors as outdoors. Two large green tables with the court dimensions painted in white stand on the lower Academy corridor, near the Assembly Hall. During the periods of recreation, an animated group of students can invariably be found there, playing themselves or form- ing a keenly interested audience. There is something fascinating about the time-honored game of Ping Pong-some- thing decidedly attractive about the sharp tap-tap of the little white ball on the hard surface of the table! Each year an inter-class contest is held which evokes much active interest from the Student Body. This year we offer our congratulations to Miss Jane Burke wha was the victorious Senior, to Miss Ruth Sylvester, the champion of the Junior Class and to Miss Elizabeth Ryan who was the winner in the Formers' Team. It is the sincere hope of the class of '37 that next year's Academicians w'll ap- preciate and enjoy their Ping Pong games as much as we have done. FLORENCE GALVIN, '37. Basketball OW at the close of a very exciting and successful Basketball season, we may reminisce at leisure on the keen competition and sportsmanlike victories and defeats of the year. In the first game of the season, there was an unexpected turn in events when the Formers conquered an admirably strong Junior team with a final score of 25-20. This, however, did not disheartcn the Juniors who put up a determined fight against the Seniors, keeping the scoring even until the last quarter when the able forwards of the opposing team made several baskets in quick succession and were hailed as the victors of the day. The Cup Game was held in the Academy Gym on March 10th, in the presence of members of the Faculty and the Student Body who contributed enthusiastic cheers to interstice the game. The Gym itself was artistically decorated with the red of the Seniors, and the yellow and mauve of the Formers. It was an exciting game from start to finish, with each player executing the duties of her position to the very best of her ability. Defense work was excellent on both sides, and the spectators witnessed a clean, hard-fought game, with the Seniors, led by their agile Captain, Ruth O'Neill, again victorious. This time the score was 27-8. Throughout the entire season, nothing but the best spirit of friendly competition reigned. Basketball is one of the most popular sports at Marymount. The spacious Gym and perfect equipment are in themselves a strong inducement to the Students to take an interest in this much-loved game. Besides being a source of sincere pleasure and enjoyment, Basketball is a very healthy sport. Hence its prominent position in the athletic field. i HELEN CUFF, '38, Eighty-eight

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Badminton ADMINTON is a most accommodating form of amusement, for it is just as pleas- ant to play on the indoor court in the Assembly Hall as it is to play outdoors with the light net slung up between two friendly trees. The rules of this game are somewhat similar to those for tennis, but many students prefer it to the latter, finding it less fatiguing and strenuous. This of course is merely a matter of taste, for in reality, the badminton enthusiast puts just as much energy into her play as does the tennis player. The rackets for badminton are rather fragile and delicate in appearance, and very light to handle. The shuttlecock which replaces the tennis ball is also an airy invention composed of white feathers, fixed securely into a cork base. It is customary to hold a badminton tournament each year, an event which attracts a crowd of eager competitors and an equally eager audience. As the season progresses and practice is redoubled, dejected, forlorn and forsaken shuttlecocks, with all the fas- cinating spin worn out of their feathers, are laid aside like poor bedraggled birds, to be replaced by pure, snowy new ones. These too eventually share the same fate-but that is a shuttlecock's life! Poor little shuttlecocks! You will fly through our thoughts often-very often, when far away from our beloved Alma Mater, we think back on those things that helped to make our Academic days so happy! SYLVIA XVI-IEELER, '37. H Gymnastic Activities GYMNASTIC exhibition is held annually in the presence of Reverend Mother and the members of the Faculty, and this year, it took place on Thursday, April the twenty-second. The programme, under the direction of Miss Ruth Cinsky, the athletic directress, was well planned and successfully presented. It consisted of drills and folk dances, the rhythmical perfection of the former drawing forth many, admiring comments. The opening feature was a wand drill given by the Seniors. This was followed by entertaining dumbbell exercises from the Juniors, and the Formers contributed effective Indian Club drills. The final number was a Russian peasant dance. Twelve students in gaily coloured costumes portrayed a very characteristic feature of Russian life in lively steps. The programme was applauded by a very appreciative and enthusiastic audience, and the Athletic Association was well rewarded for the many hours of zealous prepara- tion. HEI,EN RYAN, '40. Ninefy