Newcomb girls participating in Newcomb Ball at the Washington Avenue campus.
This file appears in: The Old Newcomb Gym
Image Courtesy of Newcomb College Institute.
This file appears in: The Old Newcomb Gym
The Old Newcomb Gym
Newcomb administrators and faculty members were rather unique in their ideas about the physical education of women, especially when compared to other schools at the time. Dixon hired Clara Baer to meet the challenge of winning over students and…