South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-03
Y. M. GYM CLASSES
To OPEN MONDAY
Strong Schedule For Winter
Season is Arranged by
Physical Director.

The formal opening Of the gym
nasiUm classes Of the Y. NJ. C. A.
for the coming season Will take
place Monday Of next week. oct. :.
From the present indications this
year viii see as large or even
larger attendance than any year in
the associations history strong
program Of work for business men
and boys has been prepared 10 meet
the special needs Of these war
times. and it is expected that many
Of the older business men who have
never before taken gymnasium work
viii be enlisted.
Business mems classes have been
prepared for men whose occupa-
tions are largely of a sedentarv ma
! ture and are composed Of setting
up exercises. informal games. pulley
weights and stall bar exercises;
types OF work Which are so essen
tial. as the director puts il. to go
ing over the top in your business"
Their aim is TO conserve ard renew
health as a basis Of physical and
mental efficiency and a sure builder
Of morale.
Boys classes will be fun OF live
~ competition, games. athletics
gymnastics baseball and thou
sand and one stunts which the Red
I Triangle is promoting among the
older brothers in our big army
camps and over there" Boys will
be taught a lot about army life.
such as the army system Of march
ing, the semaphore signaling code
and much of the other information
in the school Of the soldier squad
and company which is so fascinat-
ing 10 the boy of today.
High School Class
A special class has been ar
! ranged for the high school boys
| called the high school non-com
class" All these young men will
soon be subject to call for military
training and it is the plan to give
! all possible preliminary training
and information, approaching that
the preliminary experience which
/ they so gain will enable them TO
take places Of leadership and gain
recognition when that time comes.
An advanced volley ball group is
being planned in connection with
the business mems $3.50 class. which
/ will take in all the older expert
enced players in the association.
Arrangements have been made
whereby all men subject to call un-
/ der the new draft can avail them
| selves of a short intensive period of
/ physical conditioning before Jump
ing into army life, and il is hoped
many will take advantage of this
/ opportunity.
Physical conditioning will be the
main objective. but it is also
/ planned TO give information which
will make the trials OF the "awk-
ward squad" far less terrifying.
This work will he given on short
term arrangements for drafted men
only.
All members are given a physical
examination before using the gym
nasium and other activities and
many men are taking this examina-
tiOn this week
Schedule of Classes.
FOR MEN.
I Business men:
1915 Monday. Wednesday and
Friday
AIS Monday and Thursday.
$50 Monday. Wednesday and
| Friday
Seniors:
500 Tuesday and Friday
Home Guards:
500 Tuesday and Thursday.
Extension work:
$500 Monday.
General vOlley ball:
1870 Saturday
FOR BOYS.
Props:
400 Tuesday
900 Saturday.
/ Juniors:
400 Wednesday.
1000 Saturday
High school non-cOms:
1880 Thursday.
! Younger employed boys:
700 Tuesday and Friday.
Older employed boys:
700 Monday and Thursday
intermediate games:
Saturday, 2:30 indoor; $3.50 bas-