Even Ballroom Dancing

DARTMOUTH doesn't field any intercollegiate teams during the summer term. That doesn't mean there is a shortage of sports, however. Every day the campus playing fields come alive for those students participating in the physical education and intramural programs.

About 400 of the 1,600 students are enrolled in the physical education program. "We offer phys-ed programs with three sections of tennis, I offer squash classes, there are advanced life-saving courses, beginning and intermediate swimming, and a ballroom dancing class," said Will Volz, director of phys-ed and intramurals. "Our biggest program is crew. There are 130 students involved at three levels: an instructional program, a recreational program where anyone who can row can check out two-man and fourman boats, and also a competitive program."

Intramurals bring out the greatest numbers. "We have 34 intramural Softball teams," continued Volz, "and each team plays 10 to 14 games during the summer. We have an intramural soccer program going on and have 30 teams that will play at least a five-game schedule."

There are 25 teams out for three-man basketball. The 15 teams in the intramural volleyball league will play at least five games, and 32 teams signed up for a mixed doubles tennis tournament.

"At least 75 per cent of the people on campus, about 1,200 in all, participate in the intramural program," according to Volz, "and almost 95 per cent of the people are taking it as volunteers. It's not necessary for them to take it." Mandatory attendance is required at the phys-ed classes only during three terms of the freshman year.

Volz administers the overall program in addition to teaching squash and handball. He is assisted by Ken Jones, who runs the intramurals, George Ostler, the head tennis instructor, and Ron Keenhold, who is in charge of the pool and swimming instruction. "It's not nearly as hectic as in the other three terms," conceded Volz. Last fall, for example, 396 students were on intercollegiate sports teams and 732 students were registered in the phys-ed program.

DARTMOUTH women fared better than men in varsity sports competition last year, but overall the Big Green had the worst record in the Ivy League.

In league play Dartmouth men won 29 times, lost 51, and had one tie for a .364 winning percentage. Princeton, with a .654 percentage, was tops in the Ivy League, followed by Harvard (.612), Columbia (.541), Cornell (.536), Pennsylvania (.511), Yale (.418), Brown (.370), and Dartmouth.

Figures show that Dartmouth men fared best against Yale, winning 13 of 16 encounters and worst against Harvard, losing 14 of 17 meetings. The women won only one of nine matches against Yale but took six of nine verdicts against Brown.

Dartmouth men won 107 times, lost 113, and tied 2 to post a .486 winning percentage in overall competition. The women varsity teams won 80, lost 49, and tied 5 for a .616 percentage, best in their history.

Men's teams with winning seasons included football (6-3), cross-country (6-1), soccer (7-6-2), fencing (7-3), gymnastics (5-2), squash (6-5), swimming (6-4), indoor track (9-2), golf (5-3), rowing-heavy (4-2), and tennis (12-9). Dragging Dartmouth's record down was the baseball team, which won only 8 times in 36 outings. Women's teams with winning marks were tennis (21-5), basketball (9-8), fencing (6-1), field hockey (6-5), squash (7-3), swimming (9-2), and outdoor track (6-1).