Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-12
SCHOOL HEADS PRAISE
GOOD WORK OF Y.M.C.A.
Superintendent Scott Calls At
tention to Results by
Physical Directors.

The gooc work accomplished In tho
grammar schools Of Wilmington. I'm
physical training under the direction
of the physical directors supplied by
the Young Mems Chris ian Association,
has been the subject Of frequent COM
ment.
The value of tho instruction furnished
in physical training through the Y. M.
c. A. is emphasized in letters received
by A. E. Lindley, general secretary of
! the Y. Nj. c. A. from Superintendent
c. J. Scott and principals of the schools.
| These letters follow:
My dear Mr.. Lindley:
Now that our school-ysar is draw
ing to a close, | desire To express our
appreciation of the splendid work done
by the Young Mems Christian Associa-
| tion physical directors in our grammar
schools, and the highly beneficial re-
suits obtained. To begin with, the in
structors are men Of superior personal
qualities and have been able to make
their influence felt In the school-life
and personal life of the individual stu
dents. That fact means more to us than
l am able to express in the few lines of
a letter. 1t seems &c me that the in
struction could not have been better
when considc. ing the lack of facilities
available. The quality Of the work and
the fine response on the part of the
pupils surpasses thFt which ! have oh
served in the schools i'm other cities.
II has been beneficial to our pupils
phy sically and. l believe, to an appre-
Ciable extent, mentally. | hope that
YOU will acquaint the Young Mems
Christian Association officials with the
fact that three Of the members Of their
staff are reaching and benefting more
than twenty-five hundred youths of our
city. This is a much wider extension
cf the field of personal contacts than is
usually established by Young Mems
Christian Associations
II trust the excellent results Of this
years work will so commend our pres
ent cooperative arrangement TO your
Board Of Directors that they Will 5e
willing to continue the work another
year.
Cordially yours.
May 3. 1921 & J. scott
MIR. A. E. Lindley. General Secretary.
Y NJ. &. A,
Dear Sir:
During the present school year. the
work in physical training in the above
$, hool under the direction Of Mr.. Leroy
Sparks has beer most profitable.
4 wish 10 express 70 you our appre-
citation of the enrichment that has come
TO the lives Of our pupils through the
efforts of the Y. NJ. c. A. and to thank
you for the able instructor sent TO us.
1T would be of great benefit to the
school If the work could be continued
next year
Yours trily,
1Sl Margaret Kelley.
PRINCIPAL School No l.
MIR. a. f. Lindiey General Secretary
of the Y. NJ. c. A..
My dear Mr.. I.indlcy.
As the school year draws TO a close |
we feel it is only right TO acknowledge |
the debt Of gratitude which we the |
teachers and pupils OF No. "A school. owe |
to the Y. Nj &. a. for the work that has |
been done by Mr.. Kadel during the year |
and % express our appreciation of the |
same. Mr.. kadel has never failed us. |
either with his presence energy or en- |
thdsiasm. our boys and girls have not |
only enjoyed the physical exercises but |
have prohted by them. They carry |
themselves better. respond more |
promptly l. orders and suggestions and |
are able TO execute commands more in |
telIigently
We thank you, Mr. Lindley. for or |
ganizing the work Of your Association |
in such a wa as 10 make possible the |
services rendered to our school. Words |
inadequ2 tely express our thanks TO Ar |
kadel for his tire1ess courtesy. interest |
and inspirational enthusiasm
Hoping the !. NJ. c. A. may be able |
TO continue this work next year, l ain /
Gratefully yours.
May 9, 1921. "SaIlie Reid Shaw, |
Principal Of No. - School"
Mr.. A. E. IIndley. General Secretary |
OF y. NJ. c. A.
Dear Mr.. Lindley:
4 want TO thank you in behalf OF /
the children, teachers, parents and my |
self for the opportunity you have given /
US for the physical developement Of our |
boys and girls. Although we have been |
able to give each class but one lesson !
q week, averaging about a half hour. /
the results have been surprising. The |
children carry their bodies in a better
position; walk through the school in a |
military manner being able to manage
both hands and feet which had pre-
yiously seemed to be unruly.
Through attention TO the commands
given in this work mu-h concentration
is required and the effects of this prac-
tice is observed in the regular school |
work.
The interest in the athletic games /
nd events is adding TO the school spirit |
as well as developing better spirit as
well developing better physical con
ditioned boys and girls. A sense OF |
honor is fostered by the spirit of fair
play and clean sports. Our instructor,
Mr.. Hale is ali that is desirable as a
teacher. His interest enthusiasm and
untiring efforts have been an inspira ton