South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-28
Natatoriur1 to Be Officially
Opened to Public 7 omorrow
Demonstrations Be Given Between 1870 and $50 O'clock
at Cty-Engman Pool-Pool Then Be Closed for
Further Use Until Monday.

: The new City Engman Natatorium
located at 1914 w. Washington av.,
will be officially opened TO the pub
Tic tomorrow night from 1880 10
$3.50 o'clock at which time demon
STATIONS will be given by George S.
DOrman, supervisor and instructor.
assisted by Charles Wrightman. as
sistant supervisor. and other swim
mers.
After Thursday nights opening. the
pool will be closed for further use
until Monday, July 3. when it will
be opened for the general use of the
public. The natatorium will be
open free of charge 10 all visitors
during the week following the open
ing tomorrow. This does not apply
TO swimmers. who are TO pay the
regular fee of 10 cents. Music will
be furnished TOMORROW night by La
VanAiken. Fred Elbel. Otto Goffeney
and Arthur Forkhacen.
The natatOrium building is y feet
inches wide and lis feet long and
is considered one of the best in the
middle west. The outside finish is
dark red. rough-surfaced pressed
brick with white tile terra Gotta
trimming The inside trim is quarter
ed oak with flooring throughout of
white tile.
Office in Center
The business office is in the center
with ladies dressing room on the east
side and gentlemens dressing room
on the west side Of the building.
Dressing rooms are % by 80 feet,
each containing six dressing booths;
two showers, drinking fountain and
fixtures for electric hair dryers. The
inside finish OF the room containing
the pool is of glazed pressed brick.
The corridors along the pool con-
tain Is showers.
The size of the pool proper Is 40
feet by so feet with a capacity of
100. 900 gallons of water At the
further end of the pool corridor is
placed the ultra violet ray sterliZer.
The sterilizer has a capacity of TO-
900 gallons Of water every hour by
means of which the water is chang
ing constantly. No germs of any
kind can live when passing through
the violet ray sterilizer. Tests made
at Culver Military Academy by gov
! eminent examiners where the same
system is in operation. brought out
the fact that water had been in the
pool for six months, contained far
less bacteria and was purer than
their own drinking water.
The basement contains, besides the
furnaces. two large filters, seven feet
in diameter. which operate in con-
nection with the sterillzing system.
The intention of the board is to
conduct the natatorium under strict
rules OF decorum and TO keep the
pool absolutely clean and saDitary.
A charge of 10 cents will be made
for the rental OF suits. soap and
towels. Admission VIII be free to
children under 16 years at certain
hours during the week.
Expert swimmers viii be on duty
at all times TO give Instructions and
; to guard against accidents. The
/ board has decided to allow mixed
parties, or family nights. and viii
be continued as long as there is
/ sufficient demand for such an ar
rangement. Wednesday and Satur-
day nights have been set aside for
/ families and no one will be admit
/ ted without an escort. Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday have been
/ set aside for men and boys while
/ the women and girls will occupy the
pool on Monday, Wednesday and
I Friday. Later on girls classes from
the Y. w. c. A. and from various
/ city schools Will be arranged.
3 Adopt Schedule.
I The schedule of swimming hours
/ are as follows: