Show WOMEN on EN IN A ATHLETICS University women are for the first time limo making a direct and energetic effort to place themselves athletically on the campus A w well ll organized as association association association as- as has been developed and is already functioning functioning functioning in a way most promising Tho The threadbare theory that women's place is elsewhere than in athletics has Ion long since sinco been discarded The Tho question question question ques ques- tion uppermost now in connection with the problem is to ta what c extent tent women woman should be bo allowed to participate participate participate par par- in athletic activities which have heretofore heretofore hereto hereto- fore forc been bean limited strictly to h men Some branches of athletics are ire without question far too loo strenuous for fOl female participants On the tho theother theother other hand band there arc are many branches into which women could enL enter l with considerable b benefit to themselves It is folly for women to 10 go through four years of or college so in absolute neglect of their physical well Modern ideas of what is s considered re requisite requisite re- re of women must certainly include a consistent consistent consistent tent physical make That tho the proper propel method of securing physical fitness among women is active active- participation in athletics has not b been n definitely proved But it c certainly certainly r- r ta in i has bas with wilh respect to men Proper physical Exorcise exercise had bad long been known to be defini definitely ly beneficial beneficial bene bene- to lo any anyone one Simple me mechanical exercises have haveS S for sonic some time hen been devised to ta meet tho the needs of those wishing better beller physical dev development The difficulty in connection with this sort sorL of exercise lies in that only very few will follow out a course courso of exercises in which there thero is not pleasure only pleasure only benefit G Games mes and contests were devised to add the element clement of enjoyment to lo exercise in order ordel to lo increase th the number number number num num- ber of physically active persons It n is this general de desire lIe of University women to 10 increase the number of women participants in athletics athletics ath ath- that prompted the formation of the athletic as as- as socia lion The intention of the association is to lo broaden the field of athletics in which they m may y participate participate parti parti- with the thc end in view of hrin bringing ing the majority of or college O women Into some sonic branch of physical ac ac- ac At present the association is making efforts to have women's intercollegiate contests S Sd far its attempts have met mol with little success ss but hut any consistent consistent consistent con con- effort which the ha association can oan make in inthis inthis inthis this direction deserves to lo meet with the tho best of for for- tune |