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the community. He has been work
ing for a long time on a public SWIM
ming pool scheme, and though the
problem has not yet been solved he
| has succeeded In keeping il before
the authorities so that 1T may soon
become a fact
He instigated the Grammar School
Athletic League, rendering the use
of the Y. M. G. a. gym. for one in
door meet. and arranging for the
outdoor meet for grammar school
hoys of the Brockton fair, which was
started two years ago and last scar
son was a highly successful feature
Of the second day OF the fair. he
has also been interested In the emil
dren's day sports at the fair, ~ 10
promote amateur sports he years ago
| got the fair management to change
the plan Of giving money to the WIN
ners In the children's races, and
watches and medals are now dis
trfbuted. A successful grammar
| school baseball league has been con-
Quoted, and he also has hopes for
regular meets for the boys, and to
have 1t arranged for grammar school
teams to play soccer football and
volley ball.
The Sunday School Athletic
League was another of his concep-
| tions. and he has been of material
assistance in getting tito Its present
status.
The establishing of a standard In
| the association gym work and the
awarding of an honor "B" to those
attaining the required standard was
a scheme of his own that was intro
dueed with highly successful results,
and q b" is q much sought dfsfinc-
ton among the association athletes
! This same plan has since its success
full introduction at the local Y. M. G.
A. been adopted by many other assoc
Citations with equal success. Another
plan to stimulate athletics was taken
up last fall, when he arranged for
the Brockton Enterprise to put up a
perpetual trophy for the best all
round athlete at the gym, the win
ner's name each year to be inscribed
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an advisory member of the physical
department or the state committee,
and holds the position OF secretary-
treasurer OF the state COMMITTEES OF
the Athletic League OF Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island, q portion Of the
"A. T.. N. Al. organization. He has
served as president Of the Physical
Directors Society OF Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island.
Mr.. Killam has for years conduct
ed Bible classes at the association,
and his class has always been one of
the largest and most enthusiastic.
His Career from Boyhood.
Frank Killam entered on his ca
reer here after graduating from
Springfield training school In 1895.
commencing mere October ! of that
year in the rooms then in the Wash
burn building on School street.
Mr.. Killam is a native of VAR
mouth, N. S., a fishing town. and at
fourteen went to sea. soon after
coming to live In Beverly. He heard
| many friends come home to Yar-
mouth before he left there, telling of
the associations they saw In cities
they visited, and the work always
had a peculiar fascination for him
even before he ever saw an asocia-
stion, for there was non then In
Yarmouth. In Beverly, where he
was employed later on, he and a
dozen other young fellows organized
a Y. M. G. Al. and secured reading
rooms. Later Mr.. Killam entered
Springfield training school. where
ceived instruction.
A 49,. @a1rfa~ ,Ix Lya rrN-f- ~ avs
local field he married Elva, daughter
of the late Enos Reynolds, and has
two sons, Howard and Frank. Jr.
The Killams reside on Highland
street.
The board OF directors, the physi-
cal committee OF the Y. NJ. C. A., and
the hundreds of association menu
bers who have come to love him as
they know him for his equanimity at
all times, his spirit OF fairness and
far-sightedness in many Issues that
arise, deeply regret the loss of his
services. One who has been intimate
with the fa~r-reaching nature of his
work said of him:
"Killam Is a genius at planning
methods and schemes to please the
young men. to help them in their
pegsonal troubles and share their
joys, to hold their interest I'M the
physical association BY showing his
Interest in them physically and NOR
ally. His jovial disposition helped
him over many rough places that
rise In any work where a large body
Of men are handled. His withdraw
al Will leave a place vacant In the
community as well as the association
that It will be hard to fill. He has
often proved himself everybody's
friend.
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