Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-18
MANY ARE after
Y MEMBERSHIPS
General Demand Is Being Made
for Tickets in Popular
Institution.
NEW PLAN PROVES POPULAR
Work Being Pushed on 6uIdine-Bia
Gymnasium Is Now Practically
Completed.

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nounces with regret that he is not yet
prepared TO accept applications for
membership. Since the announcement
in the papers recently of the new mem
bership rates, he has had to disap-
point various men and boys who have
wanted their tickets right away, but
Just as soon as the membership COM
mittee gets its forms prepared and
printed, and thus furnish him with
the proper authority, he will be glad to
receive applications just as fast as he
can write receipts for the money.
The plan of dues and fees for mem
bership, as announced, seems to have
met with instant approval on the part
of those who expect to be members.
Many have expressed themselves as
highly pleased with the plan to reduce
costs and thus TO open the privilege OF
membership TO the largest possible
number, and all agree in the sentiment
that the rates have been put at an ex.
ceedingly low figure, considering the
! privileges that are offered.
AFTER THE TICKETS.
A good many prospective members
are showing commendable zeal to gel
in ION the ground floor" Requests
have already been received for ticket
No. l, both in the boys department
and in the mems division, and in ad
ditiou a dozen more tickets of the low
est numbers have been asked for
While the secretary is not yet able tc
receive formal applications, he Il
keeping track Of those who ask fol
tickets among the low numbers, anC
will do his best to see that these re
quests are complied with. In view o
the interest that is being shown IL
this matter, it. has been suggested tina
q special ground floor" membership
campaign be instituted at once, so tina
men and boys who would like to get il
before the grand rush can be accom-
modated.
Work at the'new building has beer
pushed to good purpose during the las
few days. The wood trim on the frs
floor is being put in place rapidly, ant
the painters are at work applying
coats of stain both to woodwork an,
plaster. The big gymnasium is prac
tically finished now, with the exceI
ton of the maple floor, which will no
be laid until most of the other wor
in the building is completed.
The tile settlers are making fin
progress on the swimming pool, an
all who have looked at the fms
which they are putting on have bee
. delighted with it, and all the NOR
anxious to go swimming. 1t is genel
ally conceded by visitors who. have
have a swimming pool which will
second to none in finish, and in col
venience and usefulness.
DIRECTOR HERE.
NJ. A. Clevett, physical director {
the Y. NJ. C. A, was in the city for
while this morning, greeting oil
friends and taking a look at the ne,
building in which ne will work thi
winter.
Mr.. Clevett has been spending tn
summer in special training for hi
work. He took the full course in phi!
steal training at the Y. NJ. c. A. trail
ing school at Lake Geneva, and sine
| finishing his studies there, he has bee
for few weeks at the Wilson avenu
department Y. M. c. A. in Chicag
acting as swimming Instructor an
assistant physical director. He is no
on his way to Montana, where h
will spend a short time closing up h
business affairs, returning to Rock l
land in about q month, accompanie
by Mrs. Clevett.
He expressed himself as more tina
delighted with the arrangements mao
for the work Of the physical depaI
ment in the new building, and state
that In all his visitation of associate
) buildings, he has seen no finer gyI
nasium and swimming pool than /
finds here in the Rock Island buildin
He is already at work on plans fl
Z, the activities that he is to conduC
: and will come to the task with lari
: supply of enthusiasm, as well as Wi
much new material for use with h
classes in gymnastics and swimmin
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