Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
Y. ". c. A. ANNOUNCES ITS
PLANS FOR FALL WORK
Emphasis to BE Placed on Gymna.
SUM and Swimming-Pool
Instruction.
SPECIAL HOURS FOR pLUNGEs
Educational Department Announces
It's Schedule of Glasses In First
Aid and Other Forms OF Rcd Cross
Instruction.

Men are training For Tho trenches.
Women must also put up a good night.
Much depends upon physical fitness ana
mental bouyancy. Our bodies must be
kept strong. cur hearts light and our
heads clear. The Young Womcn's
Christian Association, pool and gym
nasinm oTcr opportunity tor health
building. play, res: and relaxation.
The gymnasium is light and airy and
IL equipped Min all apparatus and
dressing. locker and shower-rooms.
The pool has tho most modern equip
inant for sanitation. The water is COM
p!ctely rehltercd every twenty four
hours and periodically tested for purity
The winter season for the depart
ineat ot physical education will open
with n get toSther' party for old
new ana prospective members on Fri
day evening, October ). Glasses in both
gymrasium AND pool will start on Mon
day. october :. Registration is now
opc'l duriH:- he following hours: Ill
and 40 30 daily. except Saturday
Those who wish 10 register should do
so Immediately: otherwise valuable in
struction is lost.
The symna SUM is offering a very at
trac,ire program this year. 1t should
appeal TO every girl and woman, es-
pccially during this season OF war. In
addition to q general course of physi-
cal education, the department is Of
fcring special training along military
lines. There Will be military tactics.
flag signalling. and many other adapt-
able forms of military work Glasses
will he formed for children with spe-
cial attention to posture exercises, not
overlooking, however. the chld'S ma
tural instincts for play.
For those who wish to learn swim
ming. instruction is given In either
private or class lessons. Glasses are
limited to eight In order that pupils
may receive individual attention. All
who swim may have the pleasure and
benefit of taking plunges during GER
tain hours. The winter schedule Of
plunge hours is as follows:
Adups--lI;30 to l every day. except
Wedndtday and Saturday: to and
$50 II $3.50 l.. NJ. every day.
Chit rent to p. NJ. Wednesday
and Saturday, 1880 TO 1.
For swimming lessons. appointing nts
may be made with the Instructor in
advance. During the year there will
he swimming meets and water frolics
and fun for both beginners and ex-
nerts. IT Is expected that a garden
club will be formed for members of
the gymnasium in the early spring.
THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT
ANNOUNCES IT'S SCHEDULE
Schedules announcing the days and
hours of the educational classes have
been mailed to about 700 people during
the past week. First-aid classes will
meet for registration Monday and We'd
ncsday mornings ut ~ o'clock: Mon
day afternoon, at o'clock, and Tues
day and Thursday each at $3.50 o'clock.
During the past winter and spring
more than 500 girls and women entered
tho classes, One OF Richmond's best
known doctors read aloud the names
OF all these. and said, II believe the
name of every woman in town, OK
cept my wife, is on this list"
Other Red Cross classes will meet
for registration az follows: elementary
hygiene, on Tuesday at s and 8 O'Clock;
dietetics. Wednesday at 10 o'clock,
Thursday at 4:30 o'clock, and Friday
at 1880 o'clock; surgical dressings,
Thursday at 10 and at o'clock.
Registrations in automobile mechan-
les classes will be on Tuesday and Fri
day at 10 o'clock, and Thursday ut
1870 o'clock; in dressmaking classes.
Wednesday at 10 o'clock and 3 O'clock;
millinery, Tuesday. at 10 o'clock; in
French and Spanish, at O'Clock on
Friday; in preventive medicine, on
Tuesday at s o'clock and Wednesday
ut o'clock. The choral club, under
the direction Of John George Harris.
will have its first meeting Thursday
evening at s o'clock.
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