Sweet Briar College - Briar Patch Yearbook (Sweet Briar, VA)

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BASKETBALL Tenseness . . . expectation . . . then the ball is in motion . . . the game ' s underway! Pass to the forward . . . watch out for your guard . . . shoot the basket . . . we ' ve scored! Cheers from the sidehnes ... a game well played . . . faces flushed from the heat of exertion . . . an aching tiredness, not unpleasant . . . and thoughts of how to strengthen weakness, improve the game . . . and of a good meal, a got)d bed. T he 1946-1947 Season Sweet Briar N ' arsity 29 Southern Seminary 2 Sweet Hriar arsity 35 R. P. I. 24 Sweet Briar N ' arsity 26 L nchburg College 27 Sweet Briar Varsity 29 Wdliam and Mary 10 Sweet Briar Varsity 25 Westhampton 27 Sweet Briar Sub-vars ,ity 20 VC ' esthampton Sub-varsit ' 26 Sweet Briar Freshmen 17 Fairfax Hall IS HEADS OF BASKETBALL Virginia Illges Peggy Sheffield IDp: Pruitt; Burnett; Reese Mann; Henderson, M.; Skin- ner, L. Bottom: Smith, M.; Samford; Levis; Sheffield; Luke; Alt- schul.

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Henderson, McC; Barbour; Damron; Geer; Pope; Teetor; Brown; Street; McElroy. HEAD OF ARCHERY Ruth Street ARCHERY Position . . . bow steady . . . careful aim . . . arrow straight-flying . . . bull ' s e c! In fall . . . spring . . . Sweet Briar ' s archers . . . eager to test their skill . . . climb on to the archery ladder . . . for friendly competition and fun. HEAD OF LACROSSE Jean Altschul Left to Right: Hart, K.; Taylor, J.; Gamble, G.; Luke; Jackson, F.; Crom- well; Altschul; Fisher; Brown, M. F.; Haff; Kagey; Crawford; Reese; McCallum. LACROSSE Cradle the ball . . . check that man . . . into the open . . . try for the goal! Energizing fall weather . . . indi- vidual skill coordinated into a team . . . the spirit of interclass rivalry . . . make for a hard, fast, and exhila- rating game. -WW

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RIDING Keep vour heels down . . . Look where you ' re going — AHEAD! Long outings on w.irm sunny days and even bitter cold ones . . . bre.ikfast picnics with bacon . . . your own colt to school . . . these are some of the rewards for the work entailed in riding. Paper-chases transform staid students and steeds into eager hares and hounds . . . ready for the excitement of following an elusive trail over the ups and downs of Virginia country-side. Horseshows . . . stringent tests of horses and horsemanship . . . occur twice a year, fall and May Day. These are gala occasions ... as evidenced by those starched stocks, black coats and derbies, shining boots . . . and the plaited manes and tails of Folly, Lightfoot, King! Sweet Briar riders are characterized by a certain espirit de corps . . . which accounts for much of the interest with which the sport is viewed here. Watch the riding calendar . . . never a dull moment! Gallopin ' Goodil Showtime