The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
Frazer to Establish Red
Cross Life Saving Corps
at Public Beach.
MUST PASS TESTS
Plan to Have City-Wide Swim
ming Campaign for a Week
After Corps Is Organized.

Establishment of q Kenosha Red
Cross Life Saving Corps is the latest
undertaking of Leo Fraser, instructor
of swimming at Kenosha's munlclpal
beach. Fraser has received his Ex-
aniner's appointment from heaoGuar-
tiers and he is now entrusted with au-
thority to give life saving tests and
pass upon the qualifications for mem
bership applicants.
Fraser is now out marshalling a
corps of ten volunteers with expert
ence in swimming. These ten swim
ers must pass prescribed tests and
then they will be eligible for the
Corps. AS soon as the Corps is or
ganized a city-wide swimming cam
paign will be held for a week. The
''kids" as we'll as adults of both sexes
will be taught how to swim. 1t is
also planned to have class in adj
vanced swimming. And all these les
sons will be given free of charge!
A Swimming Nation.
The result of the Olympic water
carnival leaves no doubt of the pre-
eminence of Americans in one of the
most pleasurable and beneficial of
sports in which every girl and boy of
sound body, rich or poor, can hope
to excel, it is pointed out. The enorm-
Gus popularity of swimming in this
country of late years must account in
large measure for the proficiency of
our swimmers and divers who took 13
first places out of II in the world
competition.
No sport has better claim to be
called the national recreation. A few
the good swimmer was an exception,
but now the number, of both sexes,
is legion. Nothing in athletic devel-
opment has been more remarkable
than the quick evolution Of the Ameri-
can mermaid Whoever has not
watched the women swimmers of the
first flight or the divers has still to
see human grace in it's perfection.
1t is highly desirable for girls and
boys to learn to swim we'll for the
sake of safety. The success of the
American team at Paris, glorious in
itself, should serve to stimulate still
almost indispensable to a normal per-
son.
Kenoshans who wish to try out for
the local life saving corps must be
seventeen years or over and must pass
the following tests under Fraser's SUI
pervision at the beach Immediately:
/. Swim 100 yards, using two or
more kinds of strokes.
2. Swim so feet, using back-stroke.
8. Perform straight front dive, or
racing dive, in good form.
A. Recover object in to s feet of
water, by means Of surface dive.
Award Red Cross Swimmers But
ton.
Senior life saving test;
Requirements: Age over II years.
Six hours or more instruction. Mem
bership in American Red Cross.
1. In deep water, disrobe and swim
100 yards.
2. Surface dive, recovering objects
8 times and 1O-pound weight once.
8. Front, rear, and underwater ap-
proaches, each with proper turn and
carry.
a. Head Carry, 60 feet, preceded by
60-foot swim, approach and turn.
5. Gross Chest Garry, 60 feet, pre-
ceded by 60-foot swim, proper ap-
proach and turn.
6. Arm-lock or Hair Carry, so feet,
preceded by 60-foot swim, proper ap-
preach and turn.
Z. Tired Swimmers Carry, go feet,
preceded by 60-foot swim.
8. Front strangle hold, A times, 2
different positions.
9. Back strangle hold, A times, 2
different positions.
10. Double grip on one wrist, A
times, using alternate wrists.
IL. Two people locked in front
strangle, and repeat, rescuing alter
nate subjects.
II. Demonstrations, Prone Pressure
(Schaefer) method of Resuscitation,
/ IL minutes.
10. Essay in "Prone Pressure Meth
cd of Resuscitation" 200 to 800 words.
IA. Float motionless, minute.
10. Tread water, 80 seconds.
16. 4One minute carry, subject fully
dressed.
IT. Firemans or Saddle-back Carry
from shallow water.
10. Life Subject from tank or on
to float unassisted.
10. Oral quiz on life-saving, 5
questions.
Awards: Membership Certificate,
emblem for bathing suit, and enameled
pin. Fee $1.00.