WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1954
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
PAGE FIVE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1954 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE FIVU
Freshmen
To Participate in
omen's Athletic Association
Events
New Pool
Is Largest
On Campus
Program To Feature
Coed Classes, Family,
Co-Recreational Nights
By MARY HELLTHALER
Coeds entering the University
this fall will be fortunate in being
among the first ones to use the
new women's swimming pool.
The pool was opened in March
of this year, and is opposite the
Women's Athletic Building on the
corner of North University and
Forest. It is a long, modern brick
building with the latest facilities
for both spectators and participants
alike.
A grandstand with a seating ca-
pacity of 700 and stage lighting
both above and below, equips the
pool for physical education classes
and Michifish water shows.
Largest "U" Pool
The pool itself is larger than
either the Union pool or Intramural
pool. It measures 75 by 44 feet,
and has six lanes. There is a 10
foot depth at the diving end and
three and one half foot depth in
the non-swimmers end.
It also features a three-foot and
ten-foot diving boards, both with
spotlights focused on them. A twen-
ty-two foot ceiling provides plenty
of room for fancy diving.
Underwater observation ports al-
low behind-the-scene views of wa-
ter shows and the public address
system can be heard above and
below the water line.
A fifteen-foot panel in the in-
structor's office houses the light-
ing and sound controls. Equipment
such as lines for marking racing
lines and an aluminum canoe for
life-saving classes are stored near
the pool.
Building Temporary
The' walls of the two story pool
building are only temporary, as
in the future, the building will be
a part of a new Women's Athletic
Plant.
The pool is constructed so that
the water level is even with the
first floor, while the lower part
of the water is below the ground
floor. The entire swimming area is
illuminated by 16 underwater lights
and spotlights in the ceiling.
There is also an aquaradio for
underwater music and it is wired
for televsion.
Guests are requested to bring
their own bathing suits and caps,
as only a few cotton suits are
available. Swimmers are to go to
Sthe main desk in the lobby from1
where they will be directed to the
locker rooms.
Locker rooms are equipped with
full length mirrors and hair dryers,
while showers and foot baths ad-
join.
' Pool Hours
The new Women's Pool will
be open to coeds from 2 to 5
p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday
through Saturday, and 2:30 to
4:30 p.m. Sundays.
W
*
WOMEN'S NEW POOL-The recently finished new Women's Athletic Association Pool, situated on
the corner of Forest and North University across from WAB, will be open for coed classes, family
and co-recreational nights of swimming and relaxation.
Unversity Board Guides Activities
For Students
Wide Variety Feature
Of 'U' Organizations
With all coeds belonging to the
Women's Athletic Association, the
organization in its 61st year has a
program designed to meet the in-
terests of both the amateur and
advanced players in a host of act-
ivities.
There are 10 sports clubs open to
all women whether inexperienced
in the game or advanced players,
while a few are open only to ex-
perienced players.
The groups open to women only
vary from such sport clubs as bas-
ketball, bowling, field hockey, golf,
rifle, tennis, fencing and speed
swimming to Michifish, the syn-
chronized swimming club and the
Camp Counselors Club for -those
Interested in camping activities.
Bowling Club
To further interest in bowling,
to improve the skill of the members
and "just plain fun" is the aim of
this club open to all coeds.
There will be instruction for be-
ginners, according to the mana-
ger, Mary Lou Kierdorf. Tourna-
ments will be scheduled between
teams and between individuals.
Possible activities for the year
include co-recreational bowling.
Actual plans, however, are decided
by club members, as is the case
in most of the other clubs.
Basketball Club
Meeting in Barbour Gymnasium,
members of this club hope to im-
prove their skill in thesport and
find recreational opportunities.
According to the club manager,
Joan Campbell, there will be week-
ly practice sessions, intra-club
games and several play-days with
other schools.
Any coed on campus is eligible
to join this WAA group, which
convenes during the winter sport's
season.
Golf Club
Golf is a game that entails a
lot of practice, and coeds who have
perfected their swings this summer
can continue to improve their game
by joining this WAA Club.
Mary Lovell, the manager, says
there will be instruction for be-
ginners a, well as practice for
advanced players.
There is a tournament planned
in the fall as well as matches with-
in the club and meets with other
colleges. A highlight of the fall
will be tryouts for the Women's
Golf Team in all-campus competi-
tion. This team is composed of
the eight players who turn in the
lowest scores.
Camp Counselors Club
With such a large number of
"U" students acting as counselors
during the summers, the Camp
Counselors Club provides a means
for them to swap ideas and learn
new camping techniques and skills.
Planned activities, according to
Sue Prakken, club manager, in-
clude overnights, bike hikes, handi-
craft skills, camping trips, cook-
outs and discussions on various
types of camps.
Rifle Club
In existence at the University
since 1924, the Rifle Club once was
connected with the ROTC and of-
HIGH DIVE-Members of the Michifish and Speed Syimming teams are "keeping cool" in the ne
Women's Pool. It measures 75 by 44 feet and has six lanes, with a 10 foot depth at the diving ex
and three and one half foot depth in the non-swimmers end.
ew
:rid
Women's Athletic Association, to to coordinate the houses and work
which every coed at the University out any problems arising duringr
automatically becomes a member, the year.
is responsible for many interest- Other contests include swimming
ing activities on campus. meets, badminton, golf, ping pong
These activities are planned and and bowling.
carried out by members of the Tournaments
WAA executive board, who also Dates have been set for some
determine matters of policy for the of the tournaments. They include
WAA and discuss problems of the Monday, Oct. 4, v6lleyball; Oct. 5
sports clubs. through 12 golf; Monday, Oct. 11,
The Board under the leadership swimming meets; Tuesday, Nov.15
of President Margaret Lord is basketball; Saturday, Feb. 19 bad-
ymade up of executive members minton; Monday, April 11, softball
and club managers including those and Sunday, May 1, tennis.
of fencing, basketball, rifle, tennis, A Style Show will be given on
bowling, golf, field hockey, Michi- Monday, Sept 13, at Rackham
fish, camp couselors and speed Building to introduce new women
swimming, on campus to the WAA. All orien-
It also includes heads of. co-re- tation groups attend. A welcoming
creational clubs of riding, ice- speech will be iven by Dr. Mar-
skating, modern dance, ballet and garet Bell, head of the Women's
badminton. Physical Education Department,
Intramurals and Miss Lord.
The Board sponsors an intra- The models are the managers
mural program which involves all of the sports clubs and the athletic
organized sport and dance parti- managers of the various women's
cipation opportunities, on campus. residences. The clothes are fur-
The biggest participation takes nished by local clothing stores.
place in the three team tourna- Last year the outfits of each3club}
mentsoftbalf volleyball, basketball and were modeled while a narrator ex-
plained the activities of the clubs.
Each women's sorority, dormi- In addition clothes appropriate for
tory or league house enters as diffei'ent occasions were shown.
Extending from Jan. to Dec.1955,
the calendars have "a traditional
yellow and blue cover. Pictures
of familiar campus scenes are in-
terspersed with actual calendar
pages..
The pages allow space below
each date for writing down as-
signments, appointments and spe-
cial events. Many coeds have used
these calendars for a diary, to
keep a record o. their college life.
Football Clinic
Last year a football clinic was
held for the first time by the WAA
to explain' the fundamental rules
and highlights of this fall sport
to coeds. It will be held again on
Wednesday, Oct. 6.'
Wally Weber, coach of the fresh-I
man team, was the speaker, andj
he entertained questions about the
split-T, double wing, wing back
formations and other football "lin-
go."
Also present were gridiron dig-
nitarie, including Dick O'Shaugh-
nessy, captain of the team.
Orders for the "official" Michi-
gan blazer, another WAA project,
will be taken Wednesday, Sept. 22,
through Friday, Sept. 24, in Bar-
bour Gymnasium. Fittings will be
taken beginning Wednesday, Oct.6,
and continue through Saturday,
Oct. 9.
Jackets come in three colors-
charcoal, navy blue and white.
The University crest is blue on the
white and gold on the others. Pip-
ing to match may be obtained at
no extra cost.
ficers taught the members "army
style."
Club manager, Roberta Gubbins,
says that both beginners and ad-
vanced riflemen are invited to
join the club. There will be in-
struction in all firing positions.
All ammunition, rifles and tar-
gets are provided. Meetings are
held in the evenings in the WAB.
Scheduled for the fall are postal
matches with other colleges, inter-
club competition and matches with
the men's rifle team.
Tennis Club
Anyone interested in improving
his game, whether intermediate or
advanced player is invited to join
this club. Instruction will be pro-
vided by the more skilled players.
Charlotte Haller, club manager,
has scheduled singles and dou-
bles tournaments within the club
and intercollegiate matches.
All members will gain valuable
practice for the all campus wom-
en's tennis tournament, which will
be held in the spring.
Field Hockey
Lots of action is in store for
coeds who join the Field Hockey
Club this fall. Guards and hockey
sticks are provided by the Women's
Physical Education Department.
As hockey is a good fast com-
petitive team sport, manager Don-
na Westerlund has guaranteed a
lot of fun and wholesom exercise
in the outdoors to those partici-
pating.
Both beginners and experienced
players will have an opportunity
for instruction, team play and in-
tercollegiate games. Participants
wear shin guards and shorts or
jeans.
Michifish
Michifish is the synchronized
swimming club of the University.
Membership is gained through try-
outs. Thosehwishing to join are
judged on the way they do the
crawl, side stroke on both sides,
breast stroke, back dolphin, stand-
ing front dive and surface dive.
Members work on the develop-
ment and perfection of swimming
skills, individual stunts and strokes,
and later perform at University
functions.
The club presents a show an-
nually at the Union Open House
and a spring concert. Practice
is done at the new women's swim-
ming pool, which opened in March
of ths year. Marion Charvat is
manager of the club.
Speed Swimming Club
There has never before been a
club of this kind at the University,
because of the lack of pool facil-
ities for women.
However, now that the new pool
has opened, interest has been high
in competitive swimming. This
club hopes to provide an oppor-
tunity for coeds to practice on
their strokes, turns and racing
skills, according to manager Cyn-
thia Camp.
It is open to all coeds regard-
less of previous swimming exper-
ience. It is hoped there may be
some competition with other col-
leges.
Fencing
The Fencing Club is organized
to provide an opportunity for ad-
vanced players to extend their
skills.
Tryouts will be held at the first
meeting to determine eligibility for
membership. Junjay Bacher, club
manager, says that activities will
include practice bouts, intra-club
tournaments, guest instructors and
play-days with other colleges.
National Bdard
Members Include
Campus AFCW
Women's Athletic Association
Board is a member of both the
State and the National Athletic
Federation of College Women Or-
ganizations.
The executive secretary of the
national organization is at Woman's
College, University of North Car: -
lina at Greensboro. Through this
office the University receives the
Sportlight Magazine published once
each month. This magazine give
news of WAA organizations
throughout the country.
A national convention is held
once every two years.
The State AFCW consists of
members of different s c ho 1 s
throughout Michigan. Exchange
with other WAA women, their prob-
lems and their ideas, is made
through play days, state meetings
and the annual conventions. The
president school of the state or-
ganization rotates among the mem-
ber schools in a definite order.
Central Michigan College at
Mount Pleasant was president for
1951-52 and Michigan Normal Col-
lege at Ypsilanti was for 1952-
53.
The AFCW representative on the
Board is a coordinator between the
Board and the national and state
organizations. She contributes news
to Sportlight and }n turn finds out
what is important in it to be re-
lated to the Board.
many teams from their houses as
possible. The athletic manager
from each house organizes these
teams.
The tournaments are run by the
sorority, dormitory or league house
Questions may be asked by thej
audience.
Calendars
The WAA also sponsors a sale
of desk calendars, published by
managers on the WAA Board, who the Alumni Council. They are a-
work closely with the vice-presi- vailable for the price of 75 cents
dent in charge of student relations in the fall.
and
EVERYONE
IN
ANN
ARBOR
SH PS
AT
-4 A
in ..
4.-
w
I
,.
~;
,