Evening star., 1919-12-05
Y. w. C.. A. GIRLS FIND REAL
SPORT IN E STREET POOL
Come On In, the Waters Fine" Is Invita-
ton Which Swimming Facilities
Seem to 1mpart.

substantial life line is stretched tautly
athwart the pool at the point where the
| pitch begins to be noticeable.
Proud of Pools Cleanliness.
! I've are proudest, I think. of the
Louise Blodgett of the physical depart
ment of the "Y," who, with Miss Agnes
| Campbell, serves as instructor and
supervisor. Both are graduates of the
Chicago Normal School of Physical Edu-
cation and are fully qualified in every
possible respect to act in their chosen
| capacity, as is also, by the way, Miss
| Schwendener, head of the entire phys
| 1cal department.
In the first place, the water is con-
stantly in operation. In the second
place. the firm which installed the
plant claims that such a pool re-
qulres emptylng and thoroughly clean
Ee only once month. Therefore we
40 1t once week. Every patron must
| take a shower before using the pool
ana must wear one of the standard
one-plece suits kept on hand by the
association which, with all towels, are
thoroughly sterilized after each using.
Inc only equipment the prospective
pather may bring is her rubber bath
| ins cap, and this she is requested to
| 40, as the branch has found it impos-
slble to keep these on hand"
| MISS Blodgett points with satisfac-
| tion to the incidental equipment OF
| the establishment. There are numer-
i GUS dressing rooms with correspond
ing lockers; there are electric hair
| dryers and towel dryers There is a
small doctors office. where physical ex-
amlnatlons preliminary to any course
IN IN swimming or participation in bath
| lng are made, for no patron of the
| "" is permitted to avail herself OF
| the pool before she has been thor
| oughly examined as to her bodily con-
d1tlon. There has never been an acci-
dent at the pool yet, and those re-
sponsible for it don't intend that there
! snail be one. However, for the emer-
sency that might arise and might
otherwise result in a tragedy, there is
maintained in the examination room
an adequate first-aid kit There is
big rubber tire to dive through and
a spring board has been ordered and
VIII soon be installed. In the mean
| time girls can dive from a sort of
parapet, although the Spring is
| lacking.
no one. moreover, can use the pool
uniess MiIs there there is a supervisor present.
MISS Blodgett explains. Glasses in
swimming are limited to sixteen,
| and not more than twenty bathers
are permitted to be in at the same
time. dip periods" as they are
| termed, are limited to forty minutes
| DSihS JuuSeu the pest length or
| time, both as regards the health of
the bather and the convenience of
others who may wish to get chance
Hours Pool Is Open.
The pool is open each week day
from 4:3O until 9:20 pm. to members
or the "" and to them only. Class
es run from until s. On Wednes
day nights no lessons may be had
but the time is all occupied with dip
periods On other nights classes run
from until o'clock, and after that
there are two dip periods, from to
$40 and $40 to 9:20.
Junior members Of the associa
ton may use the pool during the day,
and private classes of sixteen each
can also be accommodated. These
may have exclusive use of the pool
for the time specified, which will be
reserved for them. and will be thirty
minutes with instruction or forty
minutes without instruction
In order still further to popularize
the pool and to benefit the patrons
Miss Blodgett announces, a series of
swimming meets are scheduled to be-
gin soon and run during the winter
months. The first such meet is set for
December II and will include as great
variety of events, appropriate for