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Show Physical Fitness Program Prepares Girls for War Duty With patriotic forethought for the United States government's govern-ment's growing needs for women in the armed services, the University of New Hampshire has inaugurated a war program pro-gram of physical fitness through exercise. Here at Durham, NT TT Vmnrprlc: nf Pirls are Gymnasium instructor, Margaret Mochel, beats a tom-tom while the girls go through exercises exer-cises in the gymnasium. As part of their physical fitness program these students stu-dents (right) are taking a high wall in stride. They also march and do calisthenics calisthen-ics to music. In bad weather weath-er they train indoors. Below: The students also go in for cross-country or downhill skiing (no jumping). jump-ing). Here they are pictured on skis. This is particularly beneficial exercise. being made fit for WAVES, WAACS or SPARS, in case they want to join these women wom-en auxiliaries to our forces.. In addition to making the girls better qualified for enlistment en-listment in these branches of the service, their health in general is being built to top peak, an invaluable asset in whatever career they may choose for themselves. Left: Moving in unison to rhythmic music these University of New Hampshire students lean forward and raise their legs by their ankles as they sit on the floor. V7. bcing made fit for WAVES, A ' ' " A ' ' 1 WAACS or SPARS, in case k i iZ they want to join these wom- PrVA A en auxiliaries to our forces.. I i "-or1- I In addition to making the f f " f - I"? f girls better qualified for en- A 5 ' ' A listment in these branches of f A I i the service their health in - 50 general is being buHt to top t " v A t A I ; jjl j peak, an invaluable asset in t 4 (' . f v' j whatever career they may r x " "& I I & I choose for themselves. ' 4 Left: Moving in unison to N . 1 rhythmic music these University t y i 1 I of Neio Hampshire students '( ' " 1 f u 1 eare 1OTWaTd an ra'se their IXjata v " 'I legs hy their ankles as they sit f f? -yV on floor' , - - i i lrrfr a, "Va-YJ f -.'A hL m-. 3 "'-AA"i '- a ' i the girls go through exer- , ,..-Wi. cises in the gymnasium. ' As part of their physical ; fitness program these stu- ; A J dents (right) are taking a " 1 high wall in stride. They t s 1'.T I also march and do calisthen- x MSB, ics to music. In bad weath- I "A4" a er they train indoors. T, 'I Beloiv: The students also . ' '' I go in for cross-country or A ; ' i - j downhill skiing (no jump- 4 Vr' J 1 A "f ing). Here they are pictured ' jf- ' A ' I - "! on skis. This is particularly "-' . -A s 1? ! - i ! beneficial exercise. I ! - L j a I ' 1 i 'vVA ", - A . A s " pa f 't " Although there was snow on the i.,- ground, the weather was particularly mild as ; Although there was snow on the i.,- ground, the weather was particularly mild as these short-clad students ran the zig-zag for poise and. balance. i. --j.. .fcif -C ... , "--,Pi--t,ii ,1,1, Sivi y-.A . !, |