El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04

them can now hold their own with
/ expert swimmers from any part Of
I the country.
Pool Always Filled.
A visitor to the ~ pool any after
noon Except Saturday and Sunday
at o'clock will find that place such
a whirl Of flying spray and pluns-
ing humanity that it fairly makes
/ ones head swim. especially adding to
the commotion the Geafening noise OF
the hilarity. for every boy is yelling
at the top of his lungs every second
his head is above water, from the
pure joy of the thing Such q sight
almost invariably brings to the
visitors eye a twinkle which comes
from a recollection Of his own odd
swimmin' hole" days. and what mem
DRY IS pleaSanter2
The Boys Gym Work.
But don't you do anything but
swim at the I. N c. AZ" you viii
ask the "Pewee" member. "Shure we
do" Then he will tell you of his gym
class which meets every Monday and
Thursday at o'clock, with its pro-
gram Of marching, followed by a
brisk calisthenic drill He doesn't
think that calisthenic drill much fun
but it is good for him to stretch out
his young body and help him to grow
strong and he viii endure it gladly
for that reason
Then the group breaks into four
squads. named after four Of the allied
countries. and all are put through Is
athletics under their own boy leaders
such as work on the horse, low bar
rings and mats, the high jump, broad
jump, target throw and potato race.
Careful Records Kept
Careful record is kent Of the mark
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there is keen competition among the
four groups and the team scoring the
largest number Of points at the close
OF the schedule is 10 have a jollifica-
ton social in honor Of their victory.
Of these allied nations" the Amer
leans are commanded by Thomas
BOurland and Elliott Stevens. the
italians by Arthur March and Max
UhliE; the French by Louis Howell
and Walter Howe and the English
by Amasa Smith and James Dick
These leaders meet with the physi-
cal director on Saturday mornings
and practice the work that is to be
given to their squads in the class the
following week. The closing feature
Of their class work is the old game
of Kill ball" which the "PeWees" in
sist upon playing IS wind up Of
every gym period. one nation" is
lined up against the wall at either
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basebaIls. basketballs, old boxing
gloves and volley balls are placed in
4 straight line exactly across the
center Of the floor.
Playing XIII Ball.
At a signal from the umpire. both
sides rush for these weapons. neither
side being allowed 10 pass the cen
ter, and pelt each other until one
nation" has been entirely wiped out
each boy retiring to the side lines
when he is hit The winning team in
this game is awarded points, so the
battles. although bloodless, are fast
and furious. Then comes the grand
rush for the swimming pool and the
boys 70 home to supper with appe-
tites that would make friend Hoover
turn pale.
For Older boys
The gym program of the boys who
run in ages from u to Il. is very
similar il organization to that OF the
'Pewees." The four SQUADS in this
group bear the names OF Krazy Katz.
Pole katZ. Wild Katz and Bear KatZ.
and are captained by Brice SCHUYLER.
J. c. Holford, Alfred Uhliy, and Gale
Talbot. Needless to say these names
are Of their own choosing. The type
Of work given this group varies
I slightly from that taken BY
the small boys. being arranged TO
suit the needs Of these rapidly grow
. ing youths Instead Of kill ball
their favorite gym games are indoor
baseball during the summer and
/ basketball during the winter, which
they enter into with zeal that bears
out the fierceuess Of their names.
The Employed Boys.
The employed boys group Is made
up partly of boys who are employed
regularly. and partly of older school
. boys who work out OF school hours
and are unable to attend the after
noon gym classes. Probably no cl9s
I OF boys get more out of their "T'
memberships than this group. for the
gym gives them the opportunity for