Salisbury University - Evergreen Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

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HOT WEATHER and the urge to go swimmin ' didn ' t interfere at all in the summer sports program. Softball was fore¬ most in the thoughts of all the sports- minded. Our girls found worthy opponents in the Telephone Company team. And the week¬ ly Wednesday-night games were enthusi¬ astically hailed by the student body. The ten weeks series of games terminated with S.T.C. the winner. Never will any of us forget Cropper ' s hard hits, Dottie ' s home runs, and the sportsmanship and team¬ work displayed by the entire team. There was plenty of fun for everyone. What about the picnics? Of course, we can never forget them. Watermelon pic¬ nics, hot dog roasts, and all sorts of good times were prepared by the A.A. (in col¬ laboration with Miss Ruth”). The last game found the Telephone Girls as hosts to S.T.C. ' ers at a picnic in the Muni¬ cipal Park. We ' re all looking forward to another summer of softball and fun. WOMEN’S SOFTBALL TEAIYI ■ Seated —Insley, Trice, Schmick, Wanex, M. Marshall, Nock. ‘ Standing —Lynch, Hutson, Hearne, Troy, R. Cropper, R. Callahan. 24

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WOMEN’S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION : Ruark, Young, Cooper, Widdowson. 2nd Row —Dunnock, Insley, Trice, Schmick, Wanex, M. Marshall, Nock, S. Smith. 3rd Row —Bailey, Parks, V. Callahan, Smithson, Hearne, 1st Row —Pierce, Richards, Lynch, Hutson, Hahn, Jones, Troy, R. Cropper, R. Cal lahan, Mills, Murphy. ' ' BOOST THE MORALE — do your part in the war effort ! That ' s this year ' s slogan of S.T.C. ' s Athletic Association. With practically the entire male element in the armed services, the lassies were left to put our college over the top in sports. The whole country had turned its face with grim realism toward a working combination of a united home-front allied with its fight¬ ing men. S.T.C. could be no exception. As leaves changed color and days be¬ came brisk, any casual observer could see wandering girls eguipped with odd leg guards and hockey sticks, en route to the athletic field. Yes, those girls were off to put that hockey puck through a tremend¬ ous battle. Occasional skinned knees and sprained fingers were exhibited after such encounters—but proudly! Fortified by genuine ability and the will to win, our girls began their fight to vic¬ tory. How could they be defeated with Mary Marshall and Janice Hearne shooting those baskets. The results of the season were six wins and one tie. Two high points in our year of sports were All High- School-Seniors Day and the tournament with Towson—our traditional rivals. We showed our colors on those occasions. Beware! Flying arrows! One has to be on guard when archery takes the fore¬ ground. A new sport at our college, arch¬ ery found many eager participants in the summer session. Some of the girls became so skilled in this art that the bull ' s eye took a beating. Ping pong, badminton, and tennis offered pleasure to girls inter¬ ested in other sports. Our sports program plays an ever im¬ portant factor in college life. 23

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AT JOHNSON’S LAKE: Wanex, Murphy, Schmick, Pittman, M. J. Wood, Noble, B. Wood. S-P-L-A-S-H-! As the first water enthusiast plunged into Johnson ' s Lake, a new course was added to S.T.C. ' s curriculum—swim¬ ming! Many of the college students, grateful for this opportunity for gaining aquatic skill, selected swimming as their special¬ ized sport for the Summer Session. Ath¬ letic bodies glistened beneath the hot summer sun as the more advanced swim¬ mers were taught life-saving by a qualified Red Cross director. Learning the proper ' ' approaches, ' ' how to level off, break holds and carry the victim became one of life ' s important duties. Everywhere, one could see earnest S.T.C. ' ers diligently practicing the Cross Chest Carry, the Hair Carry, or the Tired Swimmer ' s Carry. Upon the successful completion of their tests, these participants received certifi¬ cates of merit, proclaiming them to be qualified life savers and instructors in swimming: Dot Wanex, Dick Williams, Tom Flowers, Mary M. Troy. The less proficient, but none-the-less en¬ thusiastic students met Miss Helen Jamart at the Municipal Park each afternoon. The rudiments of strokes, movement, and form were discussed, practised and soon performed. At the conslusion of this ten weeks of sport, tanned and healthy stu¬ dents recalled hours of relaxation and pleasure. 25