Evening star., 1925-06-28
SPORTS OUTLINED
AT SCHOOL CENTERS
Community Managers An
snounce Opening of Summer
=, Program on July !.

The Community Center Department
Mrs. Cecil Norton Broy. director, an
nounces the opening of the Summer
season at Central High and Dunbar
High CenterS on Wednesday Of this
week, July l, with a full schedule of
swimming at both centers, with ten
mis- at Central High, and with a music
course at Dunbar.
The United States Army Band, con-
Quoted by Capt. w. J. Stannard, will
play an opening concert at Central
High center on Wednesday evening
at 1880 o'clock in the stadium, to
which the public is cordially invited,
without admission fee. Other concerts
will be given during the Summer
months in the big stadium at Central
by the Army Band and by other
local bands, to be annonced later. Six
thousand seats in the stadium free to
the people of Washington are to be
a feature of this seasons evening
concerts at Central, under the auspices
OF the Community Center Department.
On Wednesday afternoon the tennis
courts at Central High will also open
for the first time this season, and on
every weekday afternoon from 5
o'clock until dark, and on Saturday
afternoons from l o'clock until dark,
free use of the three courts is in
vited. Application for regular assign
mentS on the courts should be sent in
writing to Mrs. NJ. NJ. Forrest, Com
munity Center Department, Franklin
School Building, Thirteenth and X
streets northwest, or in person to Paul
Blocher at the courts during playing
hours. Mr.. Blocher has been engaged
by the department to have supervi-
sion of the courts and as an instructor
in the game.
Pool to Open Wednesday.
The Central pool will open on We'd
nesday afternoon at 1870 o'clock, for
children under Is years, and for
mothers accompanying very small
children. the fee being 10 cents for
each period until $50. This schedule
will be followed on Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday afternoons
during the Summer months. The pool
will be open for adults on Wednesday
evening also. and thereafter on each
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday eve
ming, from 1880 until $50 two periods),
for women and $50 until 1890 for
men. The fee for adults will be 25
cents for each period Of one hour. Dr.
G. H. White will be in charge Of the
pool at all times, assisted by Edward
Buckley. Leo kritz and Gordon A
Rath as life guards and instructors
In swimming and diving.
During the past year the pool has
been entirely remodeled. with new
walls and new tiling, and shortened
to the regulation length of 25 yards
1t has also been fitted by the Commu-
nifty Center Department with ropes,
new ladders and all devices insuring
perfect safety. For the information
Of the public it is stated that no slip
pers or stockings will be allowed in
the pool, and all girls and women must
be provided with bathing caps. En-
trance to the pool is from the stadium
plaza, with entrance at Eleventh
street, and at Thirteenth street.
At Dunbar High center the swim
ming pool will open on Wednesday
evening at 7:30, for three one hour
periods. and thereafter, on every Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday evening
during the Summer season, Monday
and Friday being for the general pub
lie and Wednesday evening for the
use of Boy Scouts. The six weeks
special music course at Dunbar will
also open on July /, under the direc-
ton of Henry L. Grant. and registra-
ton for this course will be on Monday,
June 20, and Tuesday, June 80 in room
Z, Dunbar High Community Center.