Walt Whitman Junior High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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HSPORTSH--FROM THE GIRLS' POINT OF VIEW Years ago it was considered absurd for girls to participate in sports, yet today girls are joining and winning contests in all phases of physical activity. Sports is especially popular among girls at Walt Whitman, largely because of the enthusi- asm of our gym teachers: Mrs. Nonas, Mrs. Bauman, and Miss Zuckerman. These highly capable teachers have organized and di- rected competitive games and ex- ercises in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades. Girls are taught to compete in overtake, deck-tennis, volley-ball, punch- ball, relays, and squad games. In addition, they learn many types of exercises including push-ups, sit-ups, and thrusts. They take a PSAL CPublic School Athletic Leagueb test and must be able to meet qualifications. As the girls go through the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades, they learn more about these ac- tivities. In the ninth grade, there is a special test given to check ability in the exercises learned to date. An important feature of the gym program is the yearly dance festival. This festival, held in May includes all grades. This year six dances were performed. They were the Russian Medly, Hap- py Polka Faida Blankita, Salty Bog Rag, Corrido and Hava Ne Gela. Costumes for each dance were ap- propriate to the type of dance and country from which each dance comes. The costumes were color- ful and typical of the nation from which the dance originated. Dancers included, seventh, eighth, and ninth graders. The dance fes- tival, directed and produced by Mrs. Nonas and Mrs. Bauman,proved to be one of the best auditori- um programs of the year. IL ' ,V.r,' ,fx, -fAfQg, www 4 7-.-,ye cZK.z ,,!g-'ZEXKJ A 0 Zi -fk-jx:-jk .-!k!,,xN' .A 'Rho'-DDA 628061, JM- gfpfk' The world of sports for girls does not end in the gyms alone. If we look around our city, we will see a large variety of op- portunities to practice physical skills as well as chances to learn new skills. Some favorite outside sports opportunities for girls are bowling, skating, horse- backriding, tennis, golf, volley- ball, punchball, and water sports. To all girls who have not al- ready joined the ranks of parti- cipators in the sports world, I can only say, HStand up and show the men folks you can do it! H Barbara Katz 77

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THE BASEBALL PLAYER With a scornful look on his young face, the baseball player struts contemptuously to the plate. His eyes narrowed with hate and disgust, he looks at the nervous pitcher as one looks at some insect or sub-human form. Not acknowledging the cheers of the hysterical crowd, he smirks as the pitcher throws three straight balls. Positive of his superiority, he permits a strike resembling a bowling ball pass down the center of the plate un- molested. He is ready now, and the blood-hungry crowd knows it. They lean forward apprehensively like vultures circling a dying man. The smile gone from his face, he looks at the pitcher as if to say, UCome on, busher, an- other grapefruittn The ball, now resembling a bullet in speed and appearance, is thrown. He takes a mighty swing, as if to put the ball in orbit. The en- tire assemblage is shocked to see a miserable bunt a few inches in front of the home plate. The batter exerts himself mightily to reach the haven of safety, first base, before the despised ball. By a streak of fortune the ball is overthrown and the batter confidently streaks to- ward second. But Lady Luck is fickle. The ball is hurled to- ward second base long before our jaunty athlete can reach the bag. Tagged out at second, a sadder but wiser athlete walks back to the dugout like a losing army general, to a chorus of rep- rimands from his team. 7 Theodore Weiss XLL X, ::- Ggwudl ff 5'

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