Stratford Northwestern Secondary School - Norwester Yearbook (Stratford, Ontario Canada)

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SENIOR GIRLS INTERFORM VOLLEYBALL FRONT: Marilyn Meadows, Cheryl Magenty. BACK: Alida Van Leeuwen, Glenna Lupton, Dianne Harloff, Linda Demmerling. ABSENT: Gloria Rieder. HJZJEJEJEJEJzrararaJHreJZJzrajHraiErara % ' Now old buddy, about that loan A 1 :oast to the bride. B ■ L .1 m l il ' wi ' p «l ' 1 know that ' s the head but where does the milk come from ? And Goldilocks lived happily ever after MM

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SENIOR GIRLS INTERFORM BASKETBALL BACK: Mary Campbell, Pat Johnson, Mary- Anne Morse FRONT: Audrey Cook, Linda Weber. JUNIOR GIRLS INTERFORM BASKETBALL BACK: Judy Strasser Sherry Young, Nancy Roode. FRONT: Joan Yuill Sandra Soper. .- f 5 , «w 6

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THE QUALITIES OF GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP Courage Truthfulness Ability Self-control Discipline Self-respect Consideration Honesty Perseverance Loyalty Self-confidence Brotherhood Enjoyment Physical fitness Co-operation Courtesy Fairness Boldness An excerpt f rom one of Sir Henry Newbolt ' s most famous poems, Play up and play the game is the true meaning of sportsmanship. It is the motto of the true sportsman whether he is on the ball field, the tennis court, the golf course or at a desk or machine. To be a real sportsman one must be a cheerful loser and a generous winner. Playing the game means revealing loyalty, courage, enjoyment and above all fairness. Loyalty is the faithful adherence one has to his friends, his school, and the sports in which he participates. If a student is a member of a team, he must not let it down. He must attend practices, meetings, and games. The success of the team depends on his loyalty. Each member of the team must contribute his loyalty so that the group can work as a team with true team spirit . By co-operating with his team mates and coach, a student learns that co-operation is a reguisite of happy living. Sportsmanship in any activity or team sport is the ability to accept graciously defeat as well as victory. If one possesses this much-cherished auality he will be able to face life with reality and without fear. The winning team is not always the best team. The latter, in the eyes of all, is the team that shows courage, courtesy and self-respect. To have these gualities is a better win that the game itself. The athlete that enjoys his sport is one who is both willing and eager to do the best that he can for his team. The love of the sport will be enough to supply the determination and drive that a good athlete must have to excel. An athlete first engages in sports because he enjoys the game and expects to excel in it. He gets enjoyment from meeting new people, and becoming friends with them even though he is their competitor. People who enjoy sports seldom become bored with life. Most important of all the gualities of a good sportsman are fair-play and honesty. There are rules in every game as in life and once one learns to abide by these he becomes a better player and a better citizen. Can one doubt that a sense of honour on the golf course or an inward compulsion to do the fair thing on the playing field will find its expressions in the vocations and dealings of men? If this were not so, the games and sports of a nation would make but little contribution to the character of its citizens. Therefore, fairness and honesty are as great a good to society and to the individual as are the physical values attained from athletics. These gualities of sportsmanship will help the individual to face both the successes and failures of life. Pat Lane, 12D