The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06

II Since many visitors, upon be-
ing shown through the local Y. M.
c. A. building, manifest consider
able surprise at the facilities and
at the type of program being car
ried on, a resume on the subject
seems of timely interest, both as
to equipment and program" J. B..
Huntington, general secretary of
the local association, said yester-
day.
1--WE want the people to know
what the Y. M. C. A. is doing for
the boys of our city, he continued.
"Of interest is the newly-deco-
rated gymnasium containing bas-
ketball court, volleyban court, soft
ball diamond, and race track. 1t is
also equipped with parallel bars a
leather horse, flying rings, climb
ing ropes, horizontal ladder, jump
stands, spring boards, beat boards,
buck rowing machine, dumb bells,
and pulley weights.
This equipment is in use during
the fall and winter season; and
besides learning the proper use of
| the apparatus, the young men and
| boys are instructed in basketball,
volleybau, softball, and track. We
conduct classes in calisthenics dur
ing the winter, with good attend
ance and lively participation.
I'm the basement is another ex-
ercise room, equipped with grad
uated weights, incline board, act
ing bar, and pulley weights. Ad-
joining this room is another large
room equipped with wrestling mats
stall bars, and chest weights. These
rooms are used mainly by older
boys and men of the membership,
since the larger classes of boys
cannot be accommodated in the
room space. The Y. M. C. A. also
has handban court.
MEN and boys have separate
dressing and shower rooms. con-
tanning individual lockers, some OF
which lockers are rented to mem
bers; others are open for general
use. +
Zone of the main attractions for
many members, and especially the
boys, is the beautiful tiled swim
ming pool, recently modernized.
Most of the. summer activities for
boys are transferred to the swim
ming pool. This program consists
of the teaching of swimming in itf
various branches; namely, begin.
ners, advanced swimming, life say.
ing and diving, by capable in.
structo- in. the art of swimming
'tThis activity is under the di-
rection of Russell H. CaudAl, staff
member, formerly instructor in
swimming at Duke university, ,ane
who really knows what it's al
about when it comes. to teaching
the rat. Of swimming This season
there is to be a.. swimming team
chosen, from the. better swimmers
who can represent the Y''in com
petitive meets. During the. recent
Learn to Swim Week, some Isl
boys participated daily in this an
nual event. 49, es~.f
"a unique feature of the 'Y'
program, not so well known, is the
health club and its work. This -
partment is composed of a mem
berehip of business men and pro
fessional men of the city and com
munity who enjoy private exercise
together with. the Injuries of the
Heat Cabinet, the sun-ray lamp
the rundown Cor massage), ane
the private shower. In the health
club zig small gymnasium equip
ped with chest weights, pulle!
weights, stall bars, exercise
weights, ex-row machines, rowing
machine, and bicycle. The health
club is open from 10:30 am. tt
$3.50 pm, with the exception o
from 200 to $3.50 pm.
"a private entrance to the build
ing is provided for the boys dlvl
sion of the ''Y". From this en-
trance, the boys 60 directly init
their own social and game room
which is equipped with variet.