Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-14
AUGUSTUS Y. M. C. A.
Description of the Gymnasium, Lock-
err Rooms and Swimming Pool.

The general work on the new gym
nasium is almost completed. The gym
nasium will be lighted by, six $50 Watt
tungsten lamps and twelve smaller
lamps under the running track. This
will give an abundance of light in all
parts of the gymnasium. Within q
week or ten days the gymnasium APP
paratus will be here and the work of
installation commenced at once. The
equipment consists of parallel bars,
high horizontal bar, vaulting bar,
travelling rings, flying rings, all for
the light and heavy apparatus work.
Each piece of apparatus has its own
particular use and style of work. Two
inch gymnasium mats have been pro-
vided for each piece of apparatus to
break the force of dismounting after
made in such manner as to be easily
fastened together for wrestling or
tumbling. Eight pairs of chest weight
machines will be placed along the side
wall to be used for special exercises
for the development of weak or under
sized parts of the body. In front of the
chest weights will be placed the stall
bars, series of horizontal bars for
heavy back and abdominal exercises.
The hydraulic rowing machine will be
placed on the running track where 1t
will not interfere with the regular use
of the gymnasium floor. This machine
is a fine substitute for real rowing and
ought TO afford a great deal of pleas
ure as well as exercise to the user. A
sanitary drinking fountain has been
placed on one side of the gymnasium
and will prove to be a great conven-
fence TO those using the gymnasium
floor. Spring board, jumping stand
ards, wands, medicine balls, basket
ball, indoor baseball, volley ball and
hockey will be some other features of
the physical department.
A swimming period will follow each
gymnasium class. A separate set of
showers has been provided for the
business men, young men and boys
groups. Every member will be requir-
ed to take a warm water and soap
bath before entering the swimming
pool. This regulation will be rigidly
enforced for the purposes Of cleanliness
and sanitation of the pool. The water
will be kept at temperature of 10 or
e degrees all the year round. Three
filters will circulate and cleanse the
water every day so that our members
will have pure filtered water to swim
in at all times. This refltration not
only removes all sediment but all
harmful bacteria and germs. The
pool is four feet deep at the shallow
end running down to eight feet at a
point about ten feet from the deep
end and again up to six feet at the
deep end. This forms Y shaped hole
eight feet deep which gives ample
room for all kinds of diving. The out
side dimensions of the pool are 20 feet
wide by 40 feet long Around three
sides has been built an overflow trough
which takes off all dirt accommodating
on the surface of the water. The en-
tire room has been finished in white
and presents a very pleasingtand clear
appearance.
Every physical department member
will be given a locker according to mis-
group. The business men will have
special locker room fitted up with extra
large lockers which give an abundance
of room for the clothing The young
mems group will also have a separate
locker room equipped with a slightly
smaller locker than that of the bust
ness men. The boys locker room will
be entirely shut off from the other
two rooms and will have a separate
entrance to the swimming pool All
locker rooms will be equipped with
cocoa mating between the rows of
lockers. Every locker will have a com
bination lock and every combination
will be different This does away with
the necessity of key which is so cas-
lily lost.