Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-22
WINTER ny"
SCHEDULE IS
EXTENSIVE ONE

a program more extensive than tbat
or former years has been ARRANGED
py rhysican Director Hoyt H. Mahan
~ tne augusta Y. M. C. A., to go in,
TO erect with the official opening Of
.ne department which is scheduled for
nonuay' September %. At a recent
..hhee.lng OF the Physical Department
i sne scheduie was talked over at
length and after improvements ha,i
been discussed it was adopted
The schedule for the wear will, -
as follows: VIII pe
NUGGETS, swim, Thursday 5.O0- e %.
gym ana swim, Sat. 9.00-1O2O
juniors, Monday As; Thursday
4-5; Sat. 10-11.
Intermediates, Wednesday Ak.
Friday. 4-6; Sat. ILL.,.
EMPLOYED boys. Monday 7-s: We'd
nesday rs; Friday. rs.
seniors, Monday. S.15-s.15; We'd
nesaay and Friday same.
BUSINESS Men, Monday 5.15-6.o0
Wednesday and Friday, same.
4.00-445. Auesoay'
High school girls, 5.oo-5.45.
Young Women 7.00-7.45.
state House Girls, S.15-9.00
married Women, Tuesday morning
LIE saving for girls. 9.So-1O. 90
tuesday evening. '''0
day. -0'oo 'fi-
The Boys Program will be an all
Iound program consisting of march
ing, calisthenic work, maize running
athietics, gymnastics, group games
swimming. One of the outstanding
features OF the boys program will be
the 1000 point athletic contest which
| VIII De conducted in all boys classes.
ints contest consists of a series of 20
week. All boys are graded accordinr
10 the time in which thew make the
run and the distance they make the
Jump, one hundred being the score
All boys who score 100 points or over
| curing the season will be awarded an
| augusta I. C. A. Athletic Contest
emblem. The boy who scores the
| nlghest number will be awarded a
gold medal, second highest silver
medal. third highest a bronze medal.
Basketball leagues will be organic
ca In the intermediate and EMPLOYED
| Boys classes with regular teams and
a regular schedule which will be
prayed one night during the week.
There will also be a REPRESENTATIVE
boys basketball team which will NAV
In the State tournament and will be
ready to oppose boys teams through
out the State.
Much attention is to be given this
coming season to the DEVELOPMENT of
! the boys swimming team at the Au-
/ gusta Y. There is plenty of good
/ material throughout the city and
with the proper amount of time
passed In coaching these individuals
the Augusta Y. NJ. C. A. should be
/ represented by one of the fastest
boys teams in the state. Practice
for this team will begin as soon as
/ the football season closes.
| Mems Program
| Special emphasis is to be laid this
year on the developing of the strong
senior class for young men which
/ will meet on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday nights at SIS. The gen.
! eral all-round program will be given
during this class period and one that
Will be of interest to all young men.
There will be a calisthenic drill. fol-
lowing which on Monday evenings
there will be a 1000 point athletic
contest, similar to the one held for
the boys. On Wednesday evening
here will be a much varied program
( following the calisthenic drill which
viii consist of indoor baseball, volley
| ball, indoor soccer, mass games,
/ over the top, and apparatus work.
/ boxing and wrestling. A basketball
league will be organized for the
young men, games to be played on
Friday nights.
/ The business mems class will meet
! as usual at SIS on Monday, We'd
riesday and Friday nights and their
programe will consist of the maize
run calisthenic drill and volley ball.
Teams will be selected and league
organized with games being played
every class night. Special emphasis
| is to be made in this class toward the
development of better volley ball, and
it Is hoped that from this class the
Augusta Y. NJ. c. A. will pick its
Representative team to carry its coll
I ors to the state tournament to be
held sometime during the winter.
| Girls and Women's Program
| The program for he girls and wo-
| men in the gymnasium will consist
| of maize running military and tactic
| marching, dumb bell, Indian club,
wand, and free hand calisthenic
drills, mass games, volley ball, indoor
| baseball and basketball. Following
each gymnastic period for the girls
and women there will be a swimming
period. 1t is hoped that from the
the girls and young women's classes.
a basketball team may be developed
which will play various other Maine
state girls teams during the year.
There will also be special work Tor
| the women in swimming and life
saving and the physical director,
Hoyt III. Mahan, is planning to pass
much of his time on Tuesday In
teaching and developing swimming
among the girls and women. There
! is possibility II there is interest
| enough shown between the girls ana
| women in organizing girls swim
| ming team. Those caring TO take
life saving will be given an oppoa oo