Stanford University - Quad Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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STANFORD QUAD IQ2I Womee ' s Atihledes ait Sitaeford WoiiH ' irs atliK ' tics at Stanford liavc cii- tcu ' d u| tiii a new era. Tlicv have Itccii put u|M ii a tinii financial liasis Ity tin- f ranting to ilif Women ' s AtliK ' tic Association of fifty cents out of every dollar paiii Ity tlu ' women of tile liiiversity toward tlie snpitoil of atli- letii ' s. This means two imndred and fifty dollars eacli (|uarter foi- women ' s athletics and the chance to accumulate a sinkinji fund. ( M course, naieli more than that amount ' ould he spent at once for develo])in,ij women ' s athletics. Iiut this siUM will make ;i very excellent he- yinniniT. The control of women ' s athletics lies in the hands of the Women ' s Athletic Association and tile Faculty Commit toe on Women ' s Ath leties. The former lias been in existence for some years and tiie ollicers are elect« ' d hy tlie women of tlie student body. It di re« ts and stimulates all jihases of athletics, de terniines and jj r a n t - awards, etc. The latter was newly organized and appointe;] tills year l)y the V .V 7

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IQ21 STANFORD QUAD V Wommee ' s Alhletic Associetnoe ()KKI( KKS Prenidrut . . i ' wc-1 ' rcxidciit Seen tar ii-2 ' rciisiu . Rtth Garland . Marie Hi ' tto.v MlI.DRKD MaI ' RKK 386 FiiruUii I ' (iir( St iildlirr . (IradiKiti Hcpnsriitatiri Senior I rprrsiiitiilirc Junior llt prcsriitatirc Soplunnori-- Hrprtsrntativc Frtshman Bcpnscntative Ilofki II Manuf rr Swimniiiui Maniintr . Tcnnix Mamii ir iia.ik(lhall Munujiir . t ' lncinn Mana ; r Crtw Manager . Miss HllXTI.NC Amki.ia Andfujsox Marrikt Crabtree . Ai.BERTA Marx Carey Haii.ard SlllKl.KV ( HARI.KS AiiNEs Anderson- . Ai.BERTA Marx . With (Jarland Hester 1 ' roctor . Anita .SgriREs . II0RIS IIyer

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[Q2I STANFORD QUAD V PrcsicU ' iit of the ruiviTsity. It cuiisists of five woiiu-ii ur ' HiIhts of the Fac-ulty and has control of women ' s athletics exactly corresixindiug to the control of men ' s athletics by the Men ' s Facnlty Committee; namely, matters of policy, eligil)ility, and schednle. One of the many values of athletics in a co-educatiomxl institution lies in the fact that through them the women come to realize what a good time they can have in grouping together for purely women ' s ac- tivities. AVomen ' s athletics are essentially different and a thing apart from men ' s athletics, hut they are none the less enjoyable on that account. The woman who fails to take part in some form of athletics during her college career misses an opjiortunity for joyous recreation and intimate comi)auionsliip and co-operation which cannot be gained in any other way. The trend of the athletic movement all over the country is toward mass athletics, that is, getting as many people as possible out on the field instead of training only a few highly specialized athletes. Stanford is trying to keep pace with the times in this respect, as in all others, and this fact is the chief reason, as far as women are concerned, for de- veloping class teams instead of varsity ones in the various sports. In this way a student has four times as many chances of making a team as she had under the old regime and four times as many students take part in athletics. It sliould be the aim of every Women ' s Athletic Association to get every woman out for some form of sport. Here at Stanford we have made a good beginning, with 351 women taking some form of athletics or dancing during the Autunm ( Juarter of 1919. Detailed plans for a new athletic tield are now in the hands of the President of the University, and we hope that before this book appears in piiiit the field will be well under way. The outlook for the future growth and de- velopment of women ' s athletics at Stanford is most encouraging. The plans for next year ' s athletic schedule take in com])etitive contests not only between classes, but against the University of California, Mills College, College of the Pacific and other nearby institutions. IIki.kx Mastkhs IUxtixg. 388 RKW rUACTICK