New Britain herald., 1916-05-09
GYM ATTRACTIVE ID
 MANY AT '. M. [. A.
Attendance in April Exceeds That
 Of Last Year by 4O1

The attendance in the gymnasium classes of the Y. M. c. A. during the past month exceeded that of April 1915, according to the report of Gen. eral Secretary c. H. Barnes, present. ed at the monthly meeting of the board of directors last night.
 The report follows: To the Board of Directors,
 Gentlemen:
 The thirty-second anniversary ser vice was held in the South church last evening before one of the larg- est audiences that has attended our annual meetings. MT. E. c. Garter spoke with great effect regarding the work of the Young Mems Christian association in India and in the war zone. Members of the association oc- cupied the center of the church, after marching over in a body from the association. We hope that the out come of this meeting will lead to New Britain taking a more active part in this aspect of Y. M. c. A. work.
 A special summer membership will be offered from June first to October first, to the men of the city, for $500, and to the boys for $15O This membership includes the use of baths, locker, gymnasium and the so- cial features, and, as in the pasr many men will doubtless take ad- vantage of this special membership.
 Physical Department.
 Seventy-two gymnasium classes were conducted with an attendance of 1851, as compared with $50 for fast year. The total attendance in the various privileges of the physical de- partment was AHA. Eleven regular physical examinations were given to men and boys, and two special ex- aminations to men who were antici- pating making application for the Plattsburg Military camp, and who wished to find out their physical con- dition before going to a doctor for medical examination. Much interest was manifested in wrestling and one of our young men has been training to compete in the Y. M. c. A. Na- tional championship to be held in New York, May 18th. Two of our athletes competed in the spring ath- letic meet held by the New Haven association. MT. Sandberg won first place in the two-mile run. and MT. l won the shot-put. With l the coming of warmer weather more 1 attention is being given to aquatics, l and all around swimming contests are l now being held. The regular month 1 ly dinner of the Business Mems gym l nasium class attracted the largest 1 crowd of the season for one of these events. MT. Wm. H. Judd. chairman of the physical department commit tee, presided and called upon several | m em bers of the Business Mems class t0 a Jnr | were given for MT. Skaters work dur ing the season, and at the conclusion of the program Attorney M. D. Saxe on behalf of the members of the 1 class, presented MT. Slater with q 1 twenty dollar gold piece, as a token | of appreciation for his service and l good fellowship.
 Educational Department.
 The Salesmanship class closed it's 1 third season with a dinner at the New Britain club. MT. Charles w. l Burpee of Hartford, gave an inform al address on ''Selling Service.'' After the annual concert by the Y. M. c. A. orchestra, a dinner was given to those who had helped to make the orchestra so successful this year. The Wm. H. Hart Debating club discon- tinued it's good work, and plans are already being made for it's continu- ance next year. The five dollar gold prize offered by MT. Coe for the highest grade in the Business English class, was won by William H. Wal thers. Another series of lectures on Civics will be given this month, for men preparing to become citizens of this country.
 Boys Department.
 The Annual Boys camp will Do held at Lake Wangumbaug July 1st to the 18th. An especially fine site was rented last year on this lake, and we are fortunate to be able to secure it for another season.
 The Boy Scouts closed their winter i season with a supper with full troop present. Short talks on Scout ing were given by the boys, follow ed by an address by Mr. Washburn regarding the Scout Law. The Scouts will continue their hikes and outings during the summer. An educational sightseeing trip to Boston was en- joyed by nine boys, during the Easter vacation, under the direction of Mr. Yergin. Reports were given by the l boys in their school classrooms after their return, regarding their trip, | thus extending the value of this cX- cursion. International Bible Study examinations were taken by the boys [ in the Bible classes, almost all of | whom passed with high marks.
 ,Rhe membership is made up as follows.
 Seniors 644 l
 Sustaining .......... 27o
 Boys ................ 292