Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-28
Council Bluffs,
CORSGN TELLS HOW TO SWIM
Expert Presides Over Glasses OF Boys
stY.N. c. A. Pool.
YOUNGSTERS ARE EAGER TO LEARN
older Persons Welcome tO securs
Benefit-Miss JulIa officer Offers
Medals For Competition Dur-
ina the Week.

Miss Julia officer. whose efforts 10 in
terest the youth Of Council Bluffs in NOR
ally and physically healthtul amusements
and whose phlanthropic efforts have
sought to benefit future generations, has
come forward with a practical plan to
increase popular interest in the big swim
ming school that was opened yesterday at
the Young Mems Christian association
building She has provided two valuable
gold and silver medals to be contested for
during the week. under conditions yet to
be fixed and which are practically left
to Physical Director Fierson and the physi-
cal department committee. The award OF
the medals will be surrounded by con-
ditions that will draw out the best qualities
OF the contestants. These conditions, and
the rules governing the contests. will be
announced before the middle of the week.
Hebden IL. Corsan. son OF the noted
aquatic writer and natatorium instructor,
reached Council Bluffs at $50 yesterday
morning and was at once taken in hand
by Director Pierson and other assocl-
alton workers. After breakfast he was
taken 70 the association building and
shown the swimming pool and told Of the
arrangements that had been perfected to
aid in this work here during the week.
He was well pleased with the opportuni-
ties presented, and expressed his conf
dence that when he closed his work here
on Saturday night. many Council Bluffs
men and boys would be thankful for the
chance opportunity that made it possible
for him to come here and give a week s
free swimming instructions.
There was an eager crowd OF boys walt
ing at the building to take the first scien.
! uflc lessons In the art OF keeping afloat
and it was not long until big class was
splashing in the waters OF the steam
heated pool. Each swimmer discovered in
the first five seconds that he really didn't
know anything about swimming, and tn,
way Mr.. Corsan went at the work Of un.
! learning them quickly convinced each
/ youngster that he fully understood his
business. The pool full OF boys became
eager pupils. when a victim was seized
by the athletic instructor, and all enjoyed
the revolutionary process that was in
| stantly set up to get that victim bach
to the period Of his present Incarnation
when he couldn't swim a lick.
The basic rule required the planting o.
self-confidence in each boyish heart, and
the lessons that led to the desirable &C
QUESTION were accompanied by the con
slant suggestion, you can't drown IL yo,
don't want to-" and you won't have an!
trouble II you don't get scared"
The lessons were those of a master, in
tensely practical and brought TO the leve
of every boy, and were Of such a characte
that every spectator received and assimi
lated a good part of the instructions.
on Tuesday, Thursday and Jsturda!
nights lessons will be given for employee,
boys and young men, whose duties pre-
vent them attending days. These lesson
will last from 1880 until $50. They are ais
for business men and all others who de
sire to acquire real science in the art o
swimming. and they are all wholly free
During the afternoon. MIR. Corssn wen
to Omaha to confer with the Young Men
Christian association directors there wit
a view of arranging a similar series O
free swimming lessons. The Omaha as
sociatlon has not yet had an opportunit
fully to consider the matter, but will mos
probably arrange to use Mr.. Corsan's tim
Immediately after the completion of hi
work