First Year basketball team, Farmington State Normal School, 1928
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Athletics for girls at Farmington State Normal School were in their infancy in the 1920s. Team sports were played as intramurals between dormitories and classes. In 1928, greater effort was made to provide a year-round program for women. Activities included basketball, tennis, field hockey, hiking, and volleyball.
This is the First Year (freshmen) team of 1928. Its members included: (standing) Eleanor Cushing, Ruth Clapp, Marion Allen (physical education instructor), [?] Johnson, Betty Libby. Sitting: Marjory Holbrook, Helen Robinson, team Captain Doris "Dolly" Dunphy, and Bernice Newton.
Other Information
- Title: First Year basketball team, Farmington State Normal School, 1928
- Creator: Farmington State Normal School
- Creation Date: 1928
- Subject Date: 1928
- Town: Farmington
- County: Franklin
- State: ME
- Media: Black and white photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 17.75 x 13
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Mantor Library at UMF
University of Maine at Farmington, 116 South Street, Farmington, ME 04938
(207) 778-7219
http://library.umf.maine.edu
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LC Subject Headings
College students--Maine--Farmington
Sports--Maine--Farmington
Farmington State Normal School (Me.)
University of Maine Farmington--History
Farmington State Teachers College (Me.)
Women basketball players--Maine--Farmington
People
Newton, Bernice
Dunphy, Doris
Robinson, Helen
Holbrook, Marjory
Libby, Betty
Johnson,
Allen, Marion
Clapp, Ruth
Cushing, Eleanor
Other Keywords
FSNS
Farmington State Normal School
UMF
University of Maine at Farmington
athletics
basketball
college
freshmen
sports
students
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