Rockford College - Recensio / Cupola Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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C R E W Three miles north of the college on a quiet and secluded part of the river, one can watch members of the crew practice in the two new twenty-eight foot shells. Rowing for women is a sport of increasing popularity introduced to Rockford Ccllege this year for the first time. There is a new boat house, and the sixty-live girls who make up 'crew' may row three days a week. The shells with their Wide oars are not tipsy, but every crew member must be a good swimmer and be able to handle herself in the water. Klr. Ralph Hunn, the crew coach at the University of Wvisconsin, looked over the stretch of river that is used for the new sport and proclaimed it an ideal spot for rowing. The girls liked it so well that they had their dinners sent out to them and had picnics on the river bank. Competitive races add to the fun. The new sport has proved to be one that offers much enjoyment as well as training for physical htness. 7

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TRITON rXt'D1u:YNoR'rH . . Pre.vz'denr The high light of this year for Triton club was the Inter-Class swimming meet in which Beloit college was invited to participate. Competition between classes is always keen, but enthusiasm was heightened by the presence of swimmers from Beloit. Later interest was centered in the telegraphic meet, the results of which were exchanged by telegram between colleges throughout the United States to determine the individual and college national swimming champion. Qther bright spots on the club calendar were splash party at Beloit and spring house party. Triton also sponsors splash parties here at Rockford College, at which the guests enjoy themselves playing water baseball, keep-away, and other exciting games in the pool. hlembership in this club depends on the attainment of speed, form, and distance in swimming. Almost the entire club are senior Red Cross life savers, and three are fullfledged examiners. Regular Thursday night meetings are set aside for discussion and planning of meets and social events. 2 fi

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DANCING Dance calls for keen minds and healthy, graceful bodies. Dance or the expres- sion of the mind through the body has found its place among the arts and at Rockford College. Famous professional dancers visiting here recently have helped to make us more 'dance minded' and caused us to look with interest on our own group. Harold Kreutzberg, German master of the modern dance, spent several days here at Rockford College as an instructor of a special class organized for this unusual opportunity. lXflartha Graham presented a dance recital in Rockford under the auspices of the college on March 13. Students of the dance and those merely interested in it as an art found her geometric and percussive interpretations of life something new and thought-provoking. Miss Graham has done much to establish a pure American dance form and considers movement the essence of the dance. FC llowing Klartha Graham, Miss I,ensch, under the sponsorship of the Advanced Dancing class, gave her first dance recital on Nfarch 23. Her program consisted of six interpretations: Passionata, Wialtz, Two Creeds, Tears, Solo of the Puppets, and Beggar Dance. 28