The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-01
Busy Place From 2 in the
AfteraOon Until 10 at
Night.
BII!Ig!REg. WOMEN
Glasses Are Increas-
81 Interest and At
tendance.

me Physical department Of the Y.
N. g. ~ Is one busy place each day
rom about 2,o,clock in the afternoon
until closing time at 10. The attend
ance ~ the various classes is increas-
iug steadily and in some the capacity
81 tlle gymnasium Is almost taxed. In
the Junior boys class for instance,
there there IS q regular attendance of
rom forty to fifty, the ingenuity Of the
physical director is taxed to keep
them all going when the game period
comes IN all classes he early part OF
the period IS devoted to exercises Of a
correettye and setting up type then
comes the period for apparatus work
or folk dancing and games.
The Employed boys class has
about the same attendance as the Jun.
ior boys and 'if you want to see real
live crowd OF youngsters get around
When thees newsies, office boys and
what not, start to work of their sur
plus energy. They are live crowd of
bowling yelping Americans.
The Business Mems class occasion.
ally has an attendance Of 25 to 80 but
the usual attendance ranges from eigh-
teen 10 twenty These men Of bust
ness steal away from their haunts of
the day Off three quarters Of an hour
Of peppefy exercise and fun. The IA
yoffte game and one most used in this
class IS yolley ball, and should you
pass the building between 5:15 and 6
O'Clock some evening and hear roar
as o. cannon you may be sure they are
right al IL.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day evening beginning at S:15 the
Young men members of the ~" hold
forth, and for an hour and q quarter
they are nut through" at a sttff pace.
The average attendance at this class
is twenty and the ages vary from Is to
Gin Tuesday, Thursday and satur-
day afternoons and on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings the ladies and
girls have full sway, Most Of them are
learning to swim and they are all en-
joying 4 good series Of physical exer-
cises and part cipation in a folk dance
or typical Of the Russians, Swedes,
Irish OF Hungarians.
The Senior ladies who meet on Tues
day and Thurs avs from two to three
nave q most enthusiastic group OF
from tifteensto % each time, and for
IL win not include them if the pres
emit rate OF growth continues. They
are tall and short and fat and lean,
awkward aud graceful, old and young,
but when they get their gym togs on
they are all one, and they have a cir.
Gus, The Junior girls number from
fifteen to forty and on Tuesday and
Tfursday meet from 4:15 to 4:45 and
on Saturday afternoon from two t.
three. They are making speciality
OF the Highland fling, and they are go
ing 20 dance it well at the gymnasium
exhibition the last of March. You
should happen. in when they are in
the midst OF a relay race or game, for
they have a way Of making themselves
heard. And they do not lose out on
the regular exercise either. One lit
Tie girl eleven years old says she
gained ten pounds in five weeks-but
she didn't miss a class.
The High school girls class which
conYenes at 4:45 and continues fol
three quarters OF an hour has an at
tendance Of from four to fifteen. They
IKE basketball and play it a lot but
arc losing themselves in Spanish
dance at present. They high jump and
work with the pulley weights fer Their
geftfnRsilp exercise
The Business, girls class which
meets on Tuesday and Thursday even
ings from 10 80 to $3.50 and Saturday
afternoon from 4 to often reaches an
attendance OF thirty-five to forty, and
IA attendance Of sixty is looked for
ward TO within a short time. They
swing the Indian clubsf juggle the
dumb bells and wands as they fancy
ana the hour of games, folk and aes
thetic dancing and exercise is shor;
one All classes can stand an in
crease Ia numbers but they could hard
h accommodate more spirit and en-
tIi1siasfn. Get In the work and you'll
profit Immensely.
Plans are being made by the Local