Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-30

boys department Caplnet, the Coil-
tinuance OF the boys department court
which handles misdemeanors on the
part of the boys and metes out ade-
quate punishment, the Hi-Y Club, COM
posed of high school boys, and various
other clubs such as the Comrade. Pho
neer and Friendly Indian clubs which
promote Christian citizenship pro-
grams at weekly meetings.
Monthly special activities already
listed by this department include,
Rally Night, Father and Son Week,
Membership Campaign, State Older
Boys Conference, Christmas Tourna-
ment, Keeping Fit Campaign. Voca-
tional Guidance Campaign, Citizen
ship, State Leaders difference and
the Maine "Y" Camp. Other activi-
ties listed are Bible Clubs. Special
Religious Program, World Outlook
Club, Personal Interviews. Vocational
Guidance. Thrift, Radio Club, Sex
Education. Lectures, Industrial Trips
and Moving Pictures, Teachers
Training Glasses, Holiday Tourna-
ments, Hikes, Wow Assemblies,
Motion Pictures. Inter- Association
Tournaments. Lobby Meetings. Ban
quets, Entertainments Fireside
Songs and many other class activi-
ties in the gymnasium.
The Physical Department. with the
object of promoting and developing
a higher degree of mental, moral and
physical efficiency with all with
whom the department comes in con-
tact, has mapped out a splendid pro-
gram. Boys who use the physical
department will be checked up. spec
ial exercises will be recommended
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and the. parents of the children win
be advised as to the physical condi1
ton of the boys. AS in the past a
regular schedule of classes will be
maintained and the aquatic program
will be stressed. This will be
through the medium of a learn to
swim week for Augusta and vicinity,
instruction for members who cannot
swim. representative swimming
teams. and instruction in life saving
and formation, of the Augusta Y. M.
c. A. Red Cross Life Saving Corps.
Various forms of healthful athletics
will be promoted, through the med
ium of free play and the organization
of tournaments and leagues. and by
the sending of representative teams
to meets which are promoted by the
Physical Directors Society OF Maine
Y. NJ. c. AS.
Efforts will be made to organize
and promote boxing. wrestling.
tumbling and apparatus clubs, and
Junior and Senior leaders clubs to
help in the work of the department.
A general program of Health Educa-
ton will also be promoted including
the distribution of health pamphlets.
the posting of these pamphlets and
health slogans on bulletin boards.
health displays in the lobby and per-
| sonal counsel to members.
Outside leagues which will receive
the assistance of the Physical De-
partment are the Church Basketball
League, the Industrial Basketball
League. the Industrial Twilight
Baseball League. the Grammar
School Track Meet. and shop. indus
trial church and other special nights
! at the gymnasium DURING the year.
Extensive Program for Women and
| Girls
) The Women's and Girls Depart
! mcnt has laid out the biggest and
/ most interesting program that has
/ ever been sponsored by that depart
! ment. The religious committee nIans
! to hold meetings for the girls each
sunday afternoon with Bible classes,
| interesting speakers and music as a
! part of the program.
! The Adult Advisers Of the Girl Pc
serve club, meet each Wednesday af-
| terhoon to study and learn of the
pest methods to help the girls in
, thelr teens. There is beside the Girl
| reserve club which is an interns
; uonal organization for High school
girls grammar school organize ton
with about sixty members which
meets on Saturdays. Both Of these
| CUBS for the younger girls has as an
| aim the acquisition and DEVELOPMENT
or knowledge, the formation of habits
| and the expression Of character
| through action.
! Ihere Is for the older girls the In
dustrial Club. composed of girls who
! work in the industrial plants of the
city. The purpose Of this organiza-
| tlon Is to interest them in recreation
and education. The program COM
mences in October and will be most
varied with suppers, discussion clas-
ses, arts and crafts classes and par
| ties. In order to be of help to the
girls OF Augusta the Ladies' Depart
nent Is keeping a list of rooms in
! private families and boarding houses,
which have been investigated and are
known to be proper places for girls to
eside. An attempt is also being
made to help girls who are out of
| employment by finding work for them
and this feature is already proving
very successful.
The physical department with Miss
| Strout as the swimming teacher. and
Mr.. Nahan giving all of his time to
| the gymnasium classes. will give the
girls better opportunity for physical
development and for real enjoyment,
than ever before.
Over 500 Bowlers in Various Leagues
The girls bowling league with sew
eral new teams. bringing the number
to twelve. is all ready to get away to
Ia flying start and another woman's
league is being formed.
The bowling committee has plenty
to keep it busy this year The fol-
lowing leagues have already been or
sanized; the Mems City Bowling
League of II teams, starting October
/; the Girls City Bowling League Of
IL teams, starting October 1; the
State House Bowling League with IL
teams, starting December 1 the Can
nett League, the Vickery and Hill
League. and the Women's League, of
six teams. In addition there may be
| a Church League, Boys League and
many other special matches and
| tournaments. There are now over 500
bowlers on the regular league sched-
ule and II aOpears that tho civ a11eys q