whole four years
of his college course. He is going to arrange for a series of try-outs
to be held next week. He thinks each class ought to have its own team.
The seniors never play, though."

"Since those are his sentiments, they sound as if he were strictly on
the square," approved Jerry. "I mean, he is a real basket-ball
enthusiast. The real ones won't stand for unfairness."

"Miss Reid will be a cipher in b. b. plans this year and I am good and
glad of it," exulted Muriel. "Professor Leonard looks to me like a
person who wouldn't show favoritism. He certainly has lots of the right
kind of energy."

Muriel's opinion of the young professor of physical culture proved
correct. On Monday following the freshman dance, a notice appeared on
the official bulletin board stating that on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday afternoon of that week basket-ball try-outs for
freshman, sophomore, junior and senior teams, respectively, would be
held at four-thirty o'clock in the gymnasium. It bore the pertinent
signature: "James Leonard, Director Athletics and Gymnasium."

Freshmen and sophomores hailed it with delight. The juniors were not so
enthusiastic, though it was noised about that there would be a junior
team composed of Sans, if they could manage to make it. The seniors from
the height of their dignity smiled tolerantly but refused to commit
themselves.

Determined to be in touch with the game from the very beginning, Muriel,
Jerry and Marjorie attended the freshman try-out. Ronny begged off on
account of a chemical experiment she was anxious to make. Lucy declared,
that, if she attended the sophomore try-out on Tuesday she considered
that a sufficiency of basket ball.

Under the expert and impartial direction of Professor Leonard, the
freshman try-out was conducted with a snap and precision which left
nothing to be desired in the minds of those students who had yearned for
fair play. It brought confusion to a certain clique of freshmen, headed
by Elizabeth Walbert, who had reckoned on some of their particular
friends carrying off the honors and being appointed to the team. The
despatch with which the aspirants were made up into squads and tried
out against each other was a joy to witness. The energetic director
weeded out the defective players in short order. His searching eyes
missed not a movement, clever or bungling. The five girls finally picked
to play on the official freshman team were a survival of the fit