The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-08
Y. M. C. A. Club Activities

Because of the large number of boys anxious to take swimming lessons the new classes which started last week at the Central Y under the direction of Bill Briggs and Henry Ellis will add on two extra instruction days Tuesday and Friday. There will now be be- ginners' classes Tuesday and We'd nesday at 4:30, Friday at 4:30, and Saturday morning at 9::30.
 These classes are open to any boy in any Y club and any boy in the city who wants to learn to swim, This six weeks campaign Is an effort to tteach more boys how to swim before summer wea- ther comes.
 In addition to teaching begln- ners the instructors are coaching advanced strokes and improving by individual instruction boys who know how to swim but who want their strokes polished up. Assist ting the instructors are Irving Turley and "Scotty" Corkindaie.
 Boys desiring instruction in div ing are given that kind of coach- ing on all four days. Boys de- siring to sign up should do so before Tuesday and get in for all of the classes.
 Big Gra-Y Forum
 All the 0ra-Y clubs and leader will gather at the Central Y at z o'clock Thursday night. They will have their meetings from to 7:45. At 7:45 they will get to- gether for the first Gra-Y forum which is in charge of a committee com posed of Raymond QQuinn of the Shamrocks Gra-Y, Robert Schuster of the Angus Gra-Y. and Robert Whitaker of the Driggs Gra-Y.
 The speager will conduct ques- ton hour and the committee hope to have either James Lee coach of Wilby or Arthur Blewitt of the Naturalist club.
 High School Leaders Meet
 Leaders of high school clubs Of the Central Y meet with Henry Ellis at 6:15 tomorrow night This Is the regular leaders supper and the men will talk over plans for January. . Water Polo The Water Polo season has started for the boys dept. and the Russell Iidians headed by captain Russ. Blanchard open their season against the Iriquis Wednesday af- ternoon in the Central Y pool. Other clubs desiring water-poio matches may speak to Bill Brigs or Henry Ellis and sign up for 6 period in the pool.
 The members of the Russell In- dian team are. Al Carver, "Fiash Steel, Russ. Mlanchnrd, captain; Allen Thomas, Henry Benevento. Thomas Ward, William Curry, Le- roy Carlson, Edward Zupenes, Wil- | liam Overton, Barney owens, Fred die Gross, Albert Rydstrom. --Don- ald WooIsey, Jack Echeir, William Sullivan, Robert Sullivan, and Bull Dog" sweitz.
 The mem bers of the Iroquis tribe are: Bill Herr, Ed. Proulx. Charles Case, Art Baker, Jack Plumber. William Boromolini, Jack Herrle, Harry Needham, Bob Wakeiy Howard Thornley, Paul Hicock. Walsh Gra-Y Program
 The walsh Gra-Y club after its regular meeting last week held q meeting of its program commit tee with chairman John McGrail The club will attend the Gra-Y Y forum next Thursday in e body. On January IT, Henry Ellis will talk on fine true meeting of the YMCA on January 24 the club will hold supper. On the 31 they are In yfing Arthur Biewitt to be theli guest and on February z, q doctol ' fn, a talk nn health.
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 The meeting opehed at s:5O Dues were collected and the min
 utes of last weeks meeting read The two main issues of the meet
 ing were the coming Junior Pron | Iland the final planning Of the club