The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
CartOOnist at
 YMCA Camp
John MarcOux Entertains
 Boys With Sketches

The waterfront at the Y camp was a scene of unusual interest yesterday due to the visit of one of the staff of Percy Crosby origina- tor of "Skippyq" who spent the afternoon on the waterfront paint ing large funny paper cartoons on the front of all of the fleet of ca noes. The Y campers clustered around eagerly to watch the clever strokes of John Marcoux, New York cartoonist as he .deftly and in bright colors ornamented both sides of the bows of the camp ca- noes with Jiggs, Maggie, Skippy, Joe Palooka, Moon Mullins and Kayo, Pirate heads. Indians in full head dress, the Thunderbird. and other boy subjects. The designs are about two feet high and can be seen across the water making bright and much talked about dis play and a new urge for the boys to pass their canoe tests.
 The reputation the Y staff has es- tablished for excellence in swim summer If present indications mean anything. The Red Cross Life Saw ing class is under the direction of Arthur Mahoney of Purdue, Red Cross examiner.s John Cowperth- wait of Watertown, g. junior life saver in assisting with the instruc- tion. The members of this class are: Henry Billings, John Fallon, Dom mic Inanimo, Frank Gabriel, Thomas Meehan, and Douglas Nit chell. The advanced swimming class now numbers 37 fairly good swimmers. They are learning ad- vanced strokes and putting finish ing touches on their style. The boys are being taught by Franklin Warren of Rochester University assisted by Sherman Hallock. The boys in the class are Edgar Bates, Charles Hungerford, Charles Gran ger, End; Philip Good, Jack Goepel, Tracy Smith, Donald Hartwell, Wal ter Jarvis, Ted Belft, Robert Bro- die. Samuel Spalding, Peter Carley Edwin Reade, Richard Atwood, De Witt Copp, Douglas Mitchell, Ro- bert Hills, John Coolidge, Robert Fallon. Edward Harrington, Robert Decker, Douglas Carpenter, Charles -Spicer, William Wakeman, William Baldwin, Robert Ford, Robert Reade, Charles Miner, Norton Deck CT, Richard Bates, Richard Nor gan, Robert Clarke, Henry Judd, Richard Potter, Leonard Pope, Kenneth Dresser, Frederick Albert and Hervey Stetson.
 Hervey Stetson of Watertown was the first Y camper of the season to pass his beginners swimming test. There are several others who should pass within a day or so. The members of the beginners swim ming class are: Roger Cleveland, Francis Burns, William Arnold, Harlin Sexton. Stuart Mfntie, Nor man Clarke. Albert Mckenzie, Don aid Atwood, William Spicer. Rich- ard Dillon. Edward Tucker, Rich- ard Wright.
 Two more boys passed the ca- noe test yesterday, Samuel Spald- ing and Douglas Mitchell.
 Last night the boys went to their separate camp fires by tents for stories and songs. Tonight they will christen the new fourteen foot square boxing ring which has just been built into the dining hall for the Saturday night boxing carni- vals. Such stellar performers as "Whirl-Wind" Jarvis, Puffy" Bill lings, "One- Punch" (Doug) Car penter. 'Burley' Bates. Dynamite" Atwood, "Baffling' Mitchell, Illus ky Hills, Speed" Decker, and others will be seen in fast moving fights on tomorrow nights pro- gram.