The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-01
80. who Have Been Taking Swim.
mlno Lessons Demonstrate All
the Latest Strokes and
Stunts.
wERE ruTY-NINE THERE
+, .ha Eleven Years That the Glasses
Have Been Conducted More Than
Six Thousand Have A.
tended.

slass of fifty-nine boys were gradu
o..d with appropriate exercises
with the whoop and yell of joy that
a,wavs marks the old swimming hole
tha boys disported themselves in al
kinds Of fancy dives and swimming
stunts for the benefit Of the large
number Of parents and friends that
witnessed the program.
nring the past eleven years that
the Y. M. C. A. has conducted the
free school in an effort to teach every
how and man how to swim. u Gre
than six thousand have attended the
classes.
The exhibition last evening was
especially interesting from the fact
that it showed very clearly h1w
practice develops the swimmer.
There were boys and young men
demonstrating strokes from the be-
ginners class, to the advanced class
of life savers. The evidence Of Fro
Aciency shown in the art depended
largely upon the efforts the boy mad
put forth. Many graceful and diff cult
dives were displayed, while those
who had not yet mastered the dives
afforded good deal Of comedy for
the audience.
s' Aid to the Drowning.
A splendid demonstration of break
ing the grip of drowning person,
and towing drowning person to
safety was given by Jot Elder and
Edward Smiley.
An exceptionally difficult feat Of
dc saJ
was performed by Robert McCutchan.
The diving features and the dem
onstration Of correct swimming
strokes were all good, but the per.
formers were entirely too numerous
to mention.
The candle race, egg and spoon
race, and the old clothes race were
other interesting events.
Many boys will be looking forward
to the school again next year,
especially those that were not quite
able to make the test for graduation
this year. To many the experience
this year has determined them to be-
come better swimmers and carry of
some OF the higher honors offered in
the different swimming events given
at various times during the year.
The Graduates in Swimming.
The boys that made the test in the |
school this year were each awarded |
silver swimmers button. Some of |
the boys failed to get their buttons |
last night. but may secure them by |
calling at the Y. M. C. A.
The following boys were in the
graduating class this year, and may /
now be classified as swimmers:
Iommie Guy, Julian Wiliferet,
Skinney Payton. Burdette Beard,
Charles Bork, Jack Nickel, James
RAIDER. Francis Allhouse, Robert
HALE. Robert Redmon, Bernard Tom
nnson, Ray Meredith, Burdette Dunn,
harold Hale. Fred Bartholet, Ray
Hedrick. Edward Peterson, Roy
Buck, Otis Gather, Albert Musser,
joseph Musser, James Tigue, Grant
Washburn, Stanley Kutcher, Leo Will
son, Bart Ragatz. Paul Smith,
Cnarles Danford. Delbert Lally, Ed
ward Eckland, VIM. Lanam, Coy
Leroy Bartholomew, Ed
ward ward Cahill. Romeo Bickel, Henry
lag S Edward Donahue, George
I Iaaei, Joy Grout. Roy Grout. Paul
,eorlcN Harold Hewitt. Robert /;
l 1s, James lobe, Robert lobe, '
alivert Jones, Hubert Jones, Chester s
hehnedy, Edward Leighton, John
Joker, Clifton Lowrey, Milton
aeans, Vernon McCutchan, Claud |
,ayne, Henry Redden. Arthur Rich
~ Albert Schegel, John l.. Ward, Z
y, George We'll. r