The morning times., 1895-09-08

from the West Philadelphia Y NJ. c. A.
railroad branch Mr. Simms has long been
2 great fayOrite among the large member
ship Of the association, where by his excel
lent work as an instructor at all times
earnest and careful and patient and COmPe-
tent, he endeaTed himself TO all He has de-
veloped some excellent material, and his
pupils point with pride to their work as
the result OF Mr. Simms' careful training
He viii leave the city for his new field OF
labor the 10th instant, and his going VIII
cause regret all around, as he regrets as
much leaving here as his pupils and associ-
ateS dcplOrc the Necessity OF his leaving.
W Harry Ward one Of Prof. Simms' most
apt scholars and finished gymnast. has re-
ceived several fIattering offers for his serv
ices as physical instructor in Eastern gym
nasiums He VIII make a good one wherever
he goes.
The baseball field OF the association Is
one of the best kept here. In addition to a
good diamond, a track is being built
and pole vaulting and jumping space
has already been let in.
Franz is fast becoming a star pole vaulter.
Arthur Rose is doing good alI-around
field work
Trott is keeping up his practice in
general work.
Karns, the well-known runner, is showing
great speed in the short distance runs.
Joe Horne is taking practice in the low
bar work.
CARROLL INSTITUTE ATHLETICS.
The season in the Carroll Institute gym
nasium promises to be an unusually busy
one, and Prof. Maurice Joyce is making
preparations accordingly. =
Regular class work began during the
past week and already the classes are well
filled.
Mems classes are held on Monday and
Thursday evenings at 7:3O O'Clock, and
boys classes on Tuesday and Friday even
ings at O'Clock.
AS during last season, the professor VIII
make the ladies' classes a great feature of
the work, and indications point TO even
larger than last years large classes, and
those held during the week were with we'll
filled ranks.
Ladies' classes will be held on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday afternoons at $50
O'Clock. Every member of last years
classes speaks in highest terms of the great
benefit to them.
Joe Berberick and the Walsh brothers
are hard at work taking practice for general
ail-around work
The Dramatic Club, of the institute, which
made such a great success of its work last
season, promises to do even better this
year. Ii held its first business meeting
on Tuesday last and decided to take up
several English comedies at once.
The officers of the club are Ed. j Walsh,
president; Percy F Leach, yiCe-president;
VIII Mccarthy, secretary; John Nolan,
treasurer, and Joe Burkart, manager.
j Travis Cocker, whose impersona-
tions in last years performances were
a marked feature of the several plays, has,
in answer to a flatering offer, joined the
forces of Fred De Bellville, who opens his
season at Albany on the 30th instant.
The orchestra which did such excellent
work last season will keep up its work to
the same high standard, and this with it's
numbers increased to twenty-four musi-
clans
Rehearsals were resumed on Wed nesday
last. Ben Judson is the musical director.
The executive officers are W. II. Lepiey,
president; DR.. Dieffendesfer, secretary;
W. S. Mccarthy, treasurer, and II. Brede-
kamp librarian.
The amusement season viii be opened
with musical entertainment on the 26tb
instant.
The annual election OF officers of the
institute will be held on October 10.
Work upon the new bowling alleys is
going rapidly forward and the bowlers
hope to be able to use them on the 18th in
slant.
o. p. SCHMIDT