Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

for any use whatever.
II this isn't plain and out-and-out de-
pravity on the weather's part the under
signed would like to be Informed what
else 1t is or can or could be.
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A WHILE back 1 referred to Carl
Clement, the beach guard who put
me right as to the reason for the chang
ing temperatures of the sea water. You've
often noticed, no doubt, these bronze
legged. relocated beach watchers of the
too venturesome bathers and wondered
whence they came and what occupations
they deserted to take up the summer work
or rescuing people from the nav OF the
sea. The modern answer is that most OF
these sinewy, dauntess young men now
employed as beach guards in Atlantic
City are collegians. who do the work in
order to enable themselves TO gain their
educations Formerly the beach guards
were sailormen taken from the fishing
vessels in this neighborhood. But gradu-
ally the guards of the beach who had
peen nshermen We're found to he far less
emcient and reliable than the few young
coLegians who worked alongside of them
Ine nshermen were good swimmers and
brave enough, but they were a bit rough
In their methods. not responsive to disci-
pine, and bit too liable to fail TO turn
up odd times owing TO their addiction TO
what one refers TO as the pleasures of the
Atlantic avenue section OF the resort
moreover, they Were not fitted with GER
tain social requirements which the au-
fhoritfes eventually found II desirable for
the beach guards to possess. The beach
guards are in steady and all-summer con-
tact with the bathers, including many
woman folk, and it was discovered some
years ago that the fisherman guards did
not exactly measure up TO the require
ments exacted by such constant contact
with bathing visitors.
And SO the collegians made their way
into the beach guard service until now
they are in considerable ma jority They
come from all OF the big universities. and
all or them are trained and finished attn
letes. They are subjected to rigid ex-
aminatfons as to their powers as SWIM
mers and handlers OF boats. of course.
ana all or them are crackerjack men in
the big combers and utterly fearless, as
dozens OF rescues have seen them make
this year Indicate Moreover. they are
young men of polish and manner. and
they conduct themselves classify in their
contact with the thousands of bathers
over whom they watch and whose ques-
lions they are called upon to answer dur
ing all OF the daylight hours
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The three beach guards on duty at the
little patch OF beach, near Heinz's pier,
where the undersigned bathes In the sea
are types or the entire staff OF Atlantic
City beach guards. Carl Clement is study
ing to be an illustrator. He lives III
Paris during the winters going over
there every rail- In cattle boat as valet
de chambre for about forty beeyes on
the foot In lieu OF digging UP hard-earn-
ed coin for passage. During the summer
months he beach guards it down here and
pulls slews and slathers OF exhausted
bathers out of the relentless sea have
lpf his work nj
10 make large and glistening name for
himself way up among the big illustra-
tors In due time.
Harry Mann. the second OF the darby
tanned guards on this patch OF beach is
taking the philosophical course at Dick
inson University in Pennsylvania. plays
right guard on the Dickinson fo5t ball
team, and made sensational name for
himself as foot balist during the games
played by his university last fall, when
the Philadelphia papers Were printing
his picture every day or so. John Nee
tarline, the third of the beach guards at
this aforesaid little patch OF sea, Is an
other hardy and athletic student who
takes up beach guarding in the summer
for the love of the work and the air, and
the chance to project himself along the
groove of the profession he has chosen
for himself
The majority of the beach guards as
] say, are men Of this type. and IL Is fair
10 say that no stretch or beach In all
the world is guarded by so splendid and
competent and fearless a body OF classy
young men as the verge OF the sea here
in Atlantic City.
YOU'LL never get an Atlantic Cityite
to acknowledge that the sea does
any encroaching down this way. At
lantic Cityites may be open to conviction
that the sea engages I'm the encroaching
business elsewhere-up around Coney
Island, say-but around Atlantic City
newer. The sea minds its business
down here It's decent, modest, well
behaved sea in this neighborhood.
Nau IN Tho aye-parhaDS tine mis-