NAMES AND NEWS Maria Ray, 10 years old, from Immaculate Heart of Mary Gymnastics club in Westchester, illinois, celebrated her birthday, cake and all, On The Beam. It just happens to be Maria's favorite event.
Members of LSU's 1974-75 Women's Gymnastics Team Are (standing, from left): Coach Jackie Walker, CoCaptain Darien Noble, Judy Littlejohn, Janie Perdue, Claire Herthun, Lee Musgrove, Kathie Zepp, Leslie Waller, Co-Captaln Margaret Sartin, Alison King, Cindy Wingo, and Brenda Gllespl. Sitting, from left: Sheryl Demarche, Janet Milner, Sandy Oswalkd, Jane Mlelenz, Val DlCharry, Deborah Collier, and Jeanne Lacobee.
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOVES FORWARD
Since moving to the New Hampshire area over a year ago, J. Darrell Hallant, program director of the Concord, N.H. YMCA, has been working hard to improve girls gymnastics in the area . first, the New Hampshire GirlsCamp, held last summer in Pembroke, N.H. The two week camp had 120 girls in attendance. Secondly he hosted the states first invitational meet for girls, on Dec. 29, 1974. First place went to the New London Girls Gymnastics Team, 191.5; and second went to the Concord YMCA team, 150.3. There were 126 girls from 9 teams throughout the state. A fine turnout for a state which has just scratched the surface in girls gymnastics.
Sherll Manning
Marla Ray's 10th birthday, on the Beam.
From EI Paso Texas we hearthat Andress High School won the city championships this year. Sheril Manning a freshman took the first place all-around trophy, the team competed in 11 meets and in three of those Sheri I competed with her hand in a cast. Without using her left ha nd she won fl oor ex and beam in all three meets, and went on competing in the 9 remaining meets and won the all-around trophy three weeks after the cast was removed .
Remember our Milan Med calendar? Here's what Barbara, your editor's wife, and a P.E. teacher, made from the dozen prints: a beautiful set of decoupage plaques. She simply trimmed the Milan Med art reproductions from each page and glued them to pre-painted plaques. She then gave each one several coats of decoupage varnish for a beautiful luster-coat finish.
For your gym, desk, bedroom wall, or to be used as awards at your meets. Use your favorite pictures from recent editions of GYMNAST, or your old 1971 Milan Med Calendar. If you would like another of the 1971 calendars for yourself, or a friend, we have some left. Enclose $1.00 (to cover the cost of handling) & send to: Sundby Publications, P.O. Box 110, Santa Monica, Cal. 90406. Be sure to include your zip code.