The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-17

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community project offered as
It and is made possible BY the
9 Community Chest. At the
aker, United States Commits
s Club Victory Program viii
)ol Victory Corps In an effort
TO provide opportunity for this train
ing, vital to every boy IN Amerlca
fourteen and over. The Boys ChAD
Pre- Service Training Plan has been
endorsed by President Roosevelt,
Frank Knox, Donald Nelson, J. w.
studebaker, It. Gen. Hershey, Eleas
nor Roosevelt, L. l.. Stevenson, Dalol
Carnegie, Herbert Hoover, the AmeE@
lean Legion, the United States OF
flee Of Civilian Defense and many
other public and private organiza.
lions.
High schoOl Corps
In Waterbury the Pre- Service
Training plan will function as 9
compliment TO the High School Vic
tory Corps. The club Is cooperating
with the School Department IN tts
endeavor to provide opportunity Tor
this essential training. DR.. Condor,
Superintendent OF Schools has exc
pressed his willingness to have avail
able the facilities and staff Of the
Boys Club to aid in this work. The
program Is cooperating with the
High School Physical Directors who
are already handling an important
part Of the program In their regular
Physical Education Program. Tne
boy must have the opportunity 70
get additional training which oil
necessarily limited program In high
school may not provide. The proper
use Of after school hours Is especials
ly important 10 these times. The
club may also during summer
months "fill In the gap" BY offering
this training to high school boys
who are on vacation.
The purpose Of the Pre- Service
Training said Supt. William john
son Is to train boys "a and over;
To be better soldiers, sailors or
marines II and when they are called
into their country's service.
To acquire strength, aggresSive~
ness, alertness, resourcefulness, eil~
durarice and skills upon which fnsI
dividual Survival so Often Depends.
To be better equipped to advances
in rank.
To be prepared to face all Of ltfeI
as better, sounder and more eff
Client individuals, whether or notI
they are called into the military
service Of their country.
Activities Arranged
Arthur Very, physical director
has arranged the following activities
which will be available In Pre- Serv.
ice Training OF the waterbury Boys
Club.
/. Physical Fitness Training, in-I
GLIDING: body building, callsthenics,
military track, Commando RangerT
Training, Obstacle Courses, and bod
lily contact activity.
2. Pre- service military drill and'
manual Of arms, under the direction|
Of State Guard Officers.
3. Swimming.
Norman II. Davis, chairman OF the'
American Red Cross, recently said.
Experience In the present war has|
revealed that only ten per cent OF
the men entering our armed services
are skilled swimmers. The remai1-
ing ninety per cent are novices or
cannot swim at ALL. Military au-|
thorities claim that thousands Of.
young men have died In this war not
because they were shot down, but.
because they could not swim q few'
yards to boat or raft.
The Boys Club win offer oppor~
tunity for every boy to learn to SwilzlI
under adverse conditions. All Red
Cross and Boys club swimming skillsI
will be offered, including: Functions
al swimming. ranger and fighters.
swimming, life saving, and compe-;
titive water combat games.
4. Red Cross First Aid Training.
Junior standard and advanced
courses viii be available.
5. Corps meetings:
At these regularly scheduled meet
ings, officers Of the army, navy, ma
rines, coast guard, and United States.
Merchant Maritime Service will gives
authoritative information concerning
the service which they represent, In.
GLIDING pre- service training, duties
of their service, ranks, pay, oppor-'
tunities of promotion and how tcI
get along in the service. Also tax.
ing part In this program will be va.
rious community agencies, coaches
physicians, LegionnaireS. representa-
tives Of the American Red Gross
and Social Hygiene Association
Moving Pictures and demonstrations
will make entertaining as well a.
educational this phase Of the pro
gram.
Registrations Open
A boy may participate In any one
or all Of the activities In the Pr.
Service Training program. A Ger.
tiklcate will be awarded each boz
for those accomplishments attained
The only prerequisite Is q SINGER
desire TO help your country and 4
help yourself. It is to our persona
advantage to be sound. It Is our pa
triotic duty to be sound. Let's d
something about it.
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