Roosevelt Lincoln Middle School - Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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THE RA I L-S PLI TTER 31 tor their speed and accuracy in passing the ball to their for- wards. Viola Torr and Clara Nesmith were efficient gards. This is shown by the small num ber of points made by their opponents. Mary Van Horne was the ever-reliable jumping center. Few opponents were able to get the tip-off from her. Our team is composed entirely of Sth and 9th grade girls. They have played senior high school teams in all games except two. The junior high school girls made 234 points to their opponents 59. This is a remarkable record for a junior high school team, particularly when it has been forced to play senior high school teams. As an all-around team, playing both a defensive and offensive game the junior high school girls' basket ball team has never been excelled. In addition to basket ball the girls' opportunity for ath- letic development has been extended to volley ball and indoor baseballg volley ball seems to be a favorite game with the girls, They play it in all grades. The girls of the seventh grade classes have had a volley ball tournament this year and have worked up a great deal of enthusiasm about it. One ofthe good things about all athletic contests carried on for the junior high school girls this year has been the un- usual spirit of fair play which seems to have characterized all of them. The girls have learned to play the game hard and fast but never to take an unfair advantage of their opponent. This spirit, which iS so rioticeablein our athletic contests, has extended itself to the play ground and groups of children can be found every day playing ou tdoors with no instructor in charge and without the usual quarrels which accompany such play. The spirit displayed on the school ground this year has truly been remarkable and there is no doubt much of it can be accounted for by the training in fair play which the pupils have received in games.

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ao gig R,g11L1sPL11TER GIRLS' BASKET BALL TEAM GIRLS' ATHLETICS The Junior High School girls' basket ball team is an all victorious team this year. Miss Ruth O'Keefe has coached the team. Miss O'Keefe played on a never-defeated team when attending normal school. This team has demonstrated that a girls' game can be a fast, interesting event. They have played games as fast as any college teams. The same girls have played together all season which accounts for their exceptional team work and their speed and accuracy in handling the ball. Rosetta Kreps as captain piloted the team to its many victories. She was one of the fastest players on the team. Sylvia Barker and Davida Divilbiss played a consistent game as forward. Maxine Spradley and Bennie Hite were known

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32 THE RAIL-SPLI TTER Merrill Enyeart Francis Smith Sidney Patterson Merrill Ragle President Vice Pres. Secretary Treasurer JUNIOR Hi-Y In thousands of High Schools in the United States groups of boys have united in. a federation known as the Secondary Schoolboys Christian movement of the Y. M. C. A. The objective of this federation is to enlist the High School in a campaign for clean scholarship, physical effieciency, moral worth and for lives of unselfish service. The local group in each High School is called the Hi-Y, club. The purpose of this club is to create, maintain and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian Character, and its objectives are stated in its slogang Clean living, Clean Speech, Clean Athletics. Clean Scholar- ship and Contagious Christian Character. Our local Hi-Y club was organized two years ago and has had a real place in the activities ot the school. Ninety of the leading boys of the school are members of the club this year. The club has met every other Friday throughout the year and the programs have been very interesting and helpful. Our leading business and professional men have given us addresses and led in discussions on standards and ideals of life. ln ad- dition we have had a number of social programs at the Y. M. C. A. in the evenings and these have been very popular. i The .Tunior Hi-Y club has made real progress this year and it is looking ahead to better things for next veai . With a fine cabinet to plan and to lead in the work we hope to establish the ideals of the Hi-Y club in all phases of our High School life.