The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-23
Summer Activities
 Outlined By YMCA
Special Emphasis to Be Placed This Summer on Rec.
 reatiOnaI Sports, Individual Exercise

beginning level and followed by such popular name tests as minnow, fish flying fish, shark, junior life saving, senior life saving and last, q course for leader examiners who wish to teach life saving and swimming, For the past few years this program has attracted each summer a thou. sand different members, mostly grammar school boys and girls. Last summer over 600 took part in the Y. M. 0. A. swimming program, both men and women.
 At the completion of all tests that are given ct the Y, M. c. A., mem bers are given certificates and enl. blems awarded as the swimmers pass the different levels of skills. Swim. ming instruction periods for boys are on Monday. Wednesday and Friday, with beginners ct 3 o'clock,
 minnows at 2:45, fish and flying fish. at 3:S0, shark and junior life saw ing at 4:15 while there is a recre- ational swim every afternoon at s ?. m. and on Saturday at 10 a. m. In addition to swimming instruction for the boys gym classes are con. ducted for boys 8 to Il years old at 9 a. m. every Monday, Wednes. day, Friday, while boys from l2 te 10 have gym at 10 a. m. of sports activity centered around athletic games and contests and many nov. city events which youngsters enjoy taking part in.
 For grammar school girls. swim. ming classes are held each Tuesdav and Thursday, beginners at 2 n. nj. ana 2:4o mtnnows, S:30, fish and nying nsh at 10 a. m. and shark and junior life saving at Il a. in. 0irls also on Saturday morning rom 10 to II a. m. will have a play period In the gym followed by swim ming Tor all groups. Women's swim period on Tuesday at o a. m. and . to 3 p. m. while on Thursdav it IS a. m. and ' to 9 D. m.
 Mems instructions for swinmI,o are on Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:S0 p. m.
 Other program features for, the adult groups are Coed Tennis Clinic on Tuesday at 8 p. m, Coed Arch- cry. on Friday at 7:30; handball. for potn young men and men daily. oadminton daily at noon and a' o:So. In addition to these rerula, scheduled groups, men and yount men can at their leisure take sun baths, showers, and work out indi. Widually on all the mechanical ap- paratus in the gymnasium and aux. iiiary gym. Weight lifting and box Ing are also popular with the older groups during the evening.
 The women and girls progrem will be handled by Miss Kitty" Hallen. peck, new associate womens secre- tary, and Mrs. Marion Kraft, who for the past three years has been instructing here at the Y. The boys program will have Prank Pandoifo and Pat McSherry assist Joe Rim. any. with the gym and swimming classes. Pandolfo, who graduated rom Wilby high school, was on the all city football team in l943 and was co-captain of this years baseball team. Pat McSherry, who was star performer in football and co-captain of last years track team will be on hand to help in the Physi- cal Department Program but as a major responsibility will be the di- rector Of the City Camp for Boys. Pat during the past year attended Bennett Business College in Bos- ton. He plans to return in the fall to continue his studies.
 A complete schedule of events may be secured from the Physical De- partment office the first of next week. also boys can receive their schedules which are available.