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HE women' s physical education department.a t Weste~n T . Maryland College IS one of the best of Its kind In Maryland. This was the first college in the state to offer physical education to women students. Desiring to bring womens' athletics up to the acceptable standards of other institutions, this school introduced an intra-mural program, MARIE PARKER A..,'.lanl Prof.,.orof which, through the development of student interest and Phll·icalEducation leadership, has attained at the present time, we are told by a national association, a higher percentage of participation than that by any other school of its size in the country. This •• is due to two factors-the first is better facilities on the first. and equip, ment and the second, which is partly dependent is a wider elective program In the four years that our class has been on the 'Hill' we have seen very definite improvement and progress in this department. Golf, archery, and swimming have been added to the spring program. This last year has seen the addition Franl Row of a new and larger gynmasium with an office for the instruc- Hagen. Crown. Lansdale. Corkran. Hall. tors, a rest room, a class room, an equipment room, and a shower and locker room. These facilities are very much Roar Row Twigg. Bennett. Perry, Irwin. Hull