The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-27
EXHIBITION BY
BOYS SPLENDID
SEVERAL HUNDRED GATHERED
AT THE Y. M. C. A. LAST NIGHT
AND WITNESSED WORK or JUN
TORS.

The first gymnasium exhibit of the
graded class work given by the Boys
department Of the \. M. G. A. last night
was a splendid success. Two hundred
and twenty-five fathers. mothers, sis
tiers. brothers, teachers and others in
terested, gathered as the guests of the
boys to witness the excellent recreative
and correctiye physical instruction
given under the supervision of c. A.
Burnham, physical director and assist
ed by j. o. Olsen.
The marching and counter march
ing, revolutions and evolutions of the
juniors, the intricate forms being fol-
lowed without a hitch. were roundly
appiauded by the audience.
The helpful and interesting Swedish
drill was carried out by the interme-
date and high school boys and showed
considerable practice.
A combination of the A and squads
Of the juniors. the one taking work
upon the high bar and the other upon
the mats with jumping and tumbfing,
showed splendid attention to detail by
the boys and was thoroughly appre-
ciated. the swings upon the bars being
especially admired, while the funny
elephants walks and rooster fights
brought forth loud applause.
One Of the prettiest exercises was
the Highland Fling given by the in
termediates.
The juniors were very attractive in
their pyramid drills while the Har-
ward Y Cornell boat race was a
much appreciated novelty. IN the re-
lay race and the basketball games
squad No. was the winner in each
The passing OF the medicine ball
showed a sample of the recreational
game for the older boys.
The parallel bar work by the inter-
mediates showed q fine bit Of co-ordi-
nation end the practice on Che horse
indicated the value of the practice of
the regular class work since the first
of the season.
There Is no doubt but that it was
the finest exhibition OF actual GYM
nasium class work ever shown in PEN
sacola and the department is to be
commended for the fine results accom-
plished. The music enhanced the pro-
gram and to the faithful work of Mrs
the class work is due.
Those participating in the exhibition
were:
Juniors-C. w. Lamar. leading: Ma
rion Watson. Carl Taylor, Dick Saun-
ders. Campbell Hooton. Jas. Merwin,
Harry Holland, Merlin Pinney, Jno.
oertinN John Lewis Reese, Wright
Reese, Lewis Crary. Harold Stearns,
Henry Richardson. Alvin White. Graz
ham White, Kenneth Calm, Sam Rose
nau. Treadweli Covington. johnson
Hooton. Brent Watson. Oliver Semmes,
Reginald Moore. Claude Kugleman.
Billy Dick Turner. s. Bogart, c. Brown,
McHenry Jones. Carol Hoffman. Geo.
Calhoun, Francis Taylor
Intermediates---Will Daniel, leader:
Gerson Mayer, Hunter Long, Ward
Roege, Louis Williams, Mark Mayer,
Jake Kahn, Jno. Burrow, Lewis Bear.
Willie Fauria, Jno. Bell, Bernard Full
ghum, Herbert Borst, Cecil Walton,
James Walton. Gordon Perkins, Cas-
sius Osgood, Dunbar Mcvoy.
Older Boys-Leon Bell, John Reed,
Dewey Jacoby, Lewis Rosenau, H. Lee
Alfred Reed, Glenn Meyers, Gavin Nc
MILAN, Oliver williams, Jno. Geist,
Herbert Matthews. Roy Mcvoy, Robt.
Yates. Leonard Heinberg, Jesse Court
ney, Ray Fredericksen. Quentin viii
liams. Martin Anderson, Morris. Lich-
ton. Toby Hershkovitz, Colin Lewis,
Forsythe Caro-, Webster Berry, Marion
Gray.
The exhibit was part of the Father
and Sons movement at work in the
Y. M. c. A. Immediately after Easter
the greatest event OF the season, name
~ the annual circus, has been sched-
uled
In answer to many inquiries, Gen.
eral Secretary Cunningham advises
that he has just received a communi-
cation from the company with which
arrangements had been made for an
illustrated lecture upon the Panama
Pacific Exposition. advising that they
had found 1t impracticahle to put on
the Florida lecture tour which was to
start at Pensacola, and that through
the absence of the district agent from
headquarters, Pensacola had failed to
receive notice OF the cancellation, which
had only been ordered on the day when
the lecturer was supposed to have
reached Pensacola