The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
President

or who are out of jobs. At o'clock the intermediate room opens and at o'clock the gym opens for the high school boys. At 3:30 the gram mar school boys make their appear ance with one group using the gym, another using the swimming pool, and another the game room. They alternate in these departments from day to day, thus giving them a rounded pro ram daily. From 5 to ' D. m. the gym is used for organ ized teams playing games of their own choosing. At D. m. boys under IA years make use of their game room, the library and craft classes; intermediates use their social room, and the seniors use their lobby. The gym is open to the senior or inter mediate leagues on their scheduled nights. Thursday evenings is given over to motion pictures. League games are usually over by 10 p. m., with the lobby closing at this time Our Saturday schedule for boys starts at 9:30 a. m.
 Basketball leagues for midgets, juniors, intermediates and seniors are run in its season. Also repre- sentative teams of these classes are sponsored. Spring activities consist chiefly of indoor baseball and track. Leagues and class groups participate in this sport up to the first of June. During the months of April, May and June, outdoor baseball and softball are played. The summer months of June, July and August are devoted to preparing and oper- ating our summer camp. Club &C., tivity at this time is chiefly swim ming, which is given to the boys twice a day. The older boys are given use of the showers and pool at times not used by younger boys, and also ill the evenings. Seniors also have a weight-lifting group and a room for this purpose. A boxing room is also used by them and the running track is used great deal during class periods and at odd times.
 Many special activitiS have been carried on throughout the year. Our regular Halloween and Christ mas parties-movieS every week throughout the winter-Easter egg hunt for the youngsters-open house on Washington's birthday-or our day for determining champions award night, at which time the champions receive their recognition Gym Exhibition at the end of our winter season-Naugatuck Valley Senior and Intermediate tourna- ments-boys' 100-lb. tournament dances following our varsity basket ball games. A few outside groups 1 have had the privilege of using our facilities for meeting purposes, such as Reel Fellows Motion Picture Club, a rifle group and a chess group. Maloney School and St. Ann's School were given use of the gym for team practice.
 Activities are sponsored by Boys clubs throughout the state in which we participate, such as volley ball, basketball, ping pong and checker tournaments, spelling bees. debating matches and basketball clinics.
 Regular classes were held in woodworking and airplane model ing.
 Our Service club gave consider able assistance at all movie and special events throughout the year. Parties were held regularly for this group. A Club council is in process of organizing to help develop the activities in the respective age groups, each group to be represent ed.
 Our camp was conducted for 1 seven weeks at Kelly pond in Middlebury. This site is offered | gratis, for which we are very grate- ful. Our set-up continues very | much the same as in the past two years of operaton inasmuch as we are operating this project at a minimum cost, and Improvements | are being made gradually. During | the past summer a new dining hall was built by the boys and the staff Many other improvements are still needed, chief among which is the need of a well to conform with state regulations. This item we hope to have adjusted this year.