Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
WATERV|LLE BOYS
CLUB TO Open
SECOND SEASON

After being closed through the
summer months, the Waterville Boys
Club will open for its second season
next Saturday morning at o'clock
in the afternoon.
The same two men who conducted
the club SO well last year will have
the organization under their direc-
ton this year. Frank ]. Goodrich
will be the general superintendent.
Mr.. Goodrich was graduated from
Coburn Classical Institute in 1921
and is at present a student at Colby
college. A year ago he studied boy
management and visited all of the
larger boys clubs in the eastern
states. He has qualities which
make him particularly likeable to
the younger generation and is one
of the biggest assets of the club.
In charge of the gymnasium and
of the physical training of the boys
will be George Bernhard Of Methu-
en-, Mass. For the past two sum-
mers Mr.. Barnhardt has been con-
nected with the children's play
grounds in his home city and last
year the boys of the club found him
very pleasant to work with. He has
had much experience from which he
can draw so that the exercises of
the boys are filled with variety. .
A. F. Armstrong of Boutelle ave-
nue. will have charge of the building
and its upkeep and in many ways he
will assist Mr.. Goodrich in handling
the boys.
The roster of the club at present
includes 746 youngsters living in
Waterville and the surrounding
towns. During the first year of the
club there was an average daily at
tendance of 1856 while the aggregate
attendance for the year was 25,401.
People who were interested enough
in the club to visit the building,
numbered 400.
The physical department of the
club has proved to be one of it's
strongest points as is evidenced
from the fact that the aggregate at
tendance at the gymnasium last year
was 1884 and at the ball field,
S72. Shower baths taken by 4,14S
boys would indicate that the club
has materially aided the cleanliness
of the city.
The club maintained seven basket
ball teams through the winter, six
in the Junior division and one in the
senior. The latter team were the
easy winners of the municipal jun
ior championship. A number of
games were played at the clubhouse
and they were witnessed by 1858
fans. In the spring there were three
baseball teams, two junior and one
senior and other tournaments held
throughout the year were those in
handball, volleyball, pool and car
roms.
An active program of events for
the coming year has ben outlined and
start on it will be made as soon
as the club is opened.
The club is now open for member
ship and any boy between the ages
of six and 16 years can become a
member by seeing Mr.. Goodrich at
the clubhouse. Boys who were 16
years old when they Joined last year
will be welcome at the club through
this year. For time the member
ship openings are to be unlimited
and boys may join until the number
is so great that the facilities of the
club are not sufficient to care for
more.
The hours which the club will be
open will be the same as those of
last year. On week days the build
lliS VIII ORCll ct " CIOCh III LILO al
ternoon and close at 9 o'clock in the
evening while on Saturdays and
holidays the hours will be from 2 to
P. M.
During the past few days the
clubhouse has been thoroughly
cleaned and considerable painting
and vanishing has been done. There
is also much new equipment which
will be ready for the boys use.