The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
BRIDGEPORT MEN LECTURE ON LIFE
 SAVING AT YALE
A. E.. and R. B. Veness and William Fl. Arnott Illus trate Resuscitation Meth ods at Carnegie Pool.

Messrs. Alfred E. Veness of the Bridgeport Board of Education. and R. B. Veness. with William H. Arnott. both of this city. were last evening the guess of the Yale Swimming team.
 Edward Darlington Mayo Richards, the captain of the Yale Swimming fore some three hundred of the Yale students in the Carnegie pool upon the subject of swimming and the saw ing life from drowning.
 R. B. Veness. and William H. Arnott had been especially requested by the Yale team to give an exhibition of the various methods of rescuing the drowning andthe restoring again to full life after rescuing, to illustrata Mr. Richards lecture. MT. Richards lecture was given in very interest ing and educational manner. He re- viewed the pleasure as we'll as the promotion and preservation of health to be derived from swimming. He referred 10 its very many advantages over other recrea tions. and explained some of the simple things that per- sons taking up swimming should and should not do to derive the greatest pleasure and benefit from same AS R. B. veness and MT. Arnott exhibit ed and demonstrated the different methods of rescue work and resusci- tation. MT. Richards most interesting ly reviewed and explained them to their audience.
 The release drills. both in and out of the water were given to illustrate how a person attempting rescue work should approach the person drowning and how they should handle them. The different methods being shown as used for different combinations of conditions. The first method being +hof v14 on N<3tTv VT that where the person drowning graers at the hands of the rescuer. The second method. where they succeed in clutcning around the neck of the res- cuer. and the third method where they are still successful in clutchins around the body of the rescuer, total ly enfOidtng the arms.
 The rescue exhibits demonstrated how to handle individuals in different cond. ions. The first method, where the drowning person has become some what amenable to the advice and will where he is less amenable and likely to again clutch the rescuer and there by cripple his action should he suc- ceed. The third method where the drowning person is still disposed to antagonize unconsciously and fight his rescuer. and Is inclined to use all his strength to clutch at the person who is endeavorins to save him. The fourth and easiest method was ex- hibited as being only intended for use to rescue a tired swimmer or one suf- fering from cramp, but who is still in full possession of his senses. and is desirous of and able to help his res- cuer.
 All of these demonstrations were explained and acted through. out of the water. and afterwards demon strated in the water. so that the stu dents could more readily follow and understand them. This portion of the program was followed by a review of the history of resuscitation after which MT. Veness and MT. Arnott gave a demonstration of the Schafer method of resuscitatfon. or restoring to life. The lecture and demonstrations were followed attentively and were exceed ingly we'll received meeting with sev- eral hearty rounds of applause. At the close of the lecture Messrs Ve- ness and Arnott were rendered a very hearty vote of thanks by the Yale team for their splendid exhibition. and were requested to repeat same upon tn occasion of the Yale-Princeton in- tercollegiate swimming meet. in the Carnegie pool on Saturday next. this meet being the last of tn intercolleg- fate series and which decides the champion college.
 R. B. Veness and MT. Arnott are both proud possessors of the medal lion awarded by the Royal Life Saw ing Society of England, for proficiency in life saving work.