University of Minnesota School of Agriculture - Agrarian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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ROBERT THONIPSON .ulthlefic Director The School of Agriculture has been very fortunate the past three years in having a man of the ability and high character of Mr. Robert Thompson as their athletic coach. He has done his best to further better and cleaner athletics in the school. Under his coaching greater enthusiasm in athletic :ic- tivities is shown each year. During the three years that Mr. Thompson has been here he has built up some strong basketball teams. They have won a high per cent of the games played, but have been noted most of all for tlieiglklf' od teamwork, clean sports- GLADYS KAERCHER Director of Girls' Athletics The Aggie school girls spend some of their most enjoyable hours in the gymnasium under the direction of Miss Kaercher. Her enthusiasm and able instruction in gymnas- tics, swimming, dancing and Newcomb make all these activities a real joy to the girls. Under her guidance they have learned many valuable lessons in co-operation and good sportmanship. A great deal of inter- est is shown in the Field Meet each year. Miss Kaercher has developed some excel- lent teams in Newcomb and has built up a spirit of keen rivalry in the other athletic contests. Page Our llmzdrcu' Forty-si.v manship, andffh fspirit. . 11' -E

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first row-C'lifford Ukkelburg. Sec.. Everett Keyes. Donald MnGillivr v. Treas. :econd row-Merton Head, Alton Hanson, Pres., Erhardt Bremer, Vice Pres., Orlando Grcseth. THE BOYS' ATHLETIC CLUB 5,5 Its pm pose IS to promote inteiest and enthusiasm in all athletic actiuties, rf HE Boys' Athletic Club was organized in the fall of nineteen twenty-one. W i ,f ' ' . and to assume responsibility for the financial welfare of the associatlon. The laws and requirementsof the Club are determined by a board of control consisting of four oflicers, a representative from each class, and the athletic coach. IVith the co-operation of the entire student body and the faculty the chief plans of the club have been carried out. Interest in athletic affairs has been very keen this year. The annual Thanksgiving Athletic Club dance was the greatest success in the history of the school, both socially and Hnancially. The Boys' Athletic Club has decided to have an Athletic Banquet on February twenty-second. Committees have been appointed and plans are being perfected to make this banquet the climax of all the athletic activities of the year. At this time sweaters and letters will be awarded to the honor men. No student in the School of Agriculture can afford to miss this banquet. The officers of the club hope this will be adopted as an. annual affair of the Athletic Association. The future of athletics in the School of Agriculture will be determined largely by the efforts of the Boys' Athletic Club and the co-operation of the faculty and student body. This past year has been very successful because the members of the club have expended every effort to make athletics prosper and to foster in the student body the ideal of clean athletics and true sportsmanship. -A. R. H. Page Our' Hundred Forty-.ve:'eu