Seattle Pacific University - Tawashi Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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I A 4 ,,,L,v . Wy .Vx V. 14,-5-, -.- ,V ,l , - Y l Women's Tennis WGMEN'S TENNIS NOTHER popular activity in S.P.C.'s sports calendar is girls' tennis. The girls who have a preference for tennis rather than baseball are given an opportunity to participate in a ladder tournament which picks the champion. In gym classes the aspirants practiced their strokes very diligently, and much improvement was shown, with the prospect of a wealth of good material being present for future tournaments. With the playing of tennis and baseball, the sports activities of this year draw to a close. The participation and sportsmanship have been splendid. Notable in this year's accom lishment is the frovvth in the minor s orts-tennis and archer . P 3 P Y Hunter leads a yell

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- GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL introduced this year's girls' program. Participation, although rela' tively small, was exceptionally strong. The girls had two days a week for practice and games. Every class was represented by a team of at least six gills, and the various sextets had six games on their schedules. Showing a slight superiority over the Sophomores, the juniors won five of their six encounters to take the top honors in the volleyball tournament. H- GIRLS' BASEBALL ANOTHBP. YEAR in girls' athletics came to a climax with the playing of base' ball. Each class was represented in the schedule by ten girls. An excellent brand of ball, as well as good sports' manship, was displayed hy all the participants. Again, under the direction ol Miss Wete1', Eleanor Eklund, and Eleanor Parnell, the program went for' ward smoothly, with all players gaining a great deal of experience and exercise from playing the game. As we look forward to another year, we hope to see a growing enthusiasm lor girls' athletics, and we are sure that this year's baseball program has served as a stimulus to bring this about. GIRLS' BASKETBALL THE COMING of the winter quarter brought the basketball season. The indif vidual class teams practiced diligently to turn out superior teams. This was proved by the almost flawless ball disf played by the quintets. Four rounds were played by each team, with the Juniors-for the third straight year- hnishing a game ahead of the flashy Frosh team. The Juniors were paced by Marjorie Cochrane and Dorothy Grubb, and the smooth-passing Fresh- men were kept in the top bracket by the excellent shooting and handling of the ball by Ardis Odle. By winning the basketball champion' ship, the juniors established themselves as a leading sports class in school, 61

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STUDENT LIFE Trees hide the Administration Building from May until late September. Pk WE, THE CASCADE STAFF OF 1939-40, wish to express our sincere appreciation to: MR. WALT IRVINE of the SEATTLE PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY, for his invaluable interest and cooperationg MR. TRAVIS WORDEN I of the ACME ENGIIAVING COMPANY, for his timely advice and suggestions MRS. ALICE EVANS and MR. HARRY COOMBS of BUSI'INELL,S STUDIO, whose personal interest was of great assistance.