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Page 4 ^ - THE BATTALION Wednesday, June 6, 1951 " Summer Swimming Begins Chief Instructor Art Adamson instructs a low beginner Group C class in the fundamentals of swimming, as a part of the College Station Sum mer Recreation Program. ‘Beefing up’ Combat Troops Expected by Chief Collins Washington, June 6 — The army probably will beef up its combat strength within a year by adding two or three more National Guard divisions and may form some new regular army divisions and regi mental combat teams. The army’s chief, Gen. J. Lawton Collins expects two or three more of the state’s divisions to be fed- earalized. But, he told reporters who met him on his retum yesterday from a European inspection trip, the size of the army won’t mount much beyond the 1,552,000-man goal aim ed at for the end of this month and probably will be under 1,600,- 000. Relative Strength The army’s strength about a month ago was approximately 1,- 400,000. Thus the increase to the June 30 objective would mean 152,000 more men. These are vol unteers and draftees, some of whom will go into regular army divisions now being brought up to strength and some into federalized National Guard Divisions which were at about half their author ized 18,000-man strength when they came into federal service. The structure of the army now is adequate to take care of several additional divisions without in creasing substantially the overall manpower strength, one expert pointed out today. This means that the numbers of maintenance and supply troops are enough to sup port several extra combat divisions without recruiting more support troops. The 152,000 additional manpow er put into the army between early May and the end of June will be suffiicent not only to fill out the rolls of existing divisions but to form new units. This will be true especially if the army strength mounts toward the 1,600,000 fig ure mentioned by Collins. The general commented that “now, for the first time, we have a backlog of trained men.” At present, the army is com posed of 12 regular army divisions, six national guard divisions and regimental combat teams (a sub- divisional organization) to give the army an overall strength equiva lent to 24 divisions. This includes a constabulary force in Europe equal to a division in strength and organization. Collins said he thought the three remaining divisions destined for Europe would be on their way in the next two or three months. Previously, the general expecta tion was that one of the divisions— the 2nd Armored—would be en route by then with the others to follow late this year or early in 1952. Ceramics, Handicrafts Offered as Recreation Classes in ceramics and handi craft will be offered this summer in the Consolidated High School manual training room under the sponsorship of the College Station Recreation Council, f Handicraft work will be done by two groups this summer—one for adults and one for children. Both groups will do work in ceramics the first six weeks and in handi crafts the second ,six weeks of the summer. Work Begins Work will get under way when the adult group holds its first meeting Thursday at 7:30. The class for children will have its first meeting Wednesday at 9 a. m. the following week, in order to avoid conflict with vacation Bible Schools. USE BATTALION CLASSIFIED ADS TO BCV, SELL, KENT OR TRADE. Rates .... 3c a word per Insertion with a J5c minimum. Space rate in classified lection .... 60c per column-inch. Send 111 classified to STUDENT ACTIVITIES PFFICE. 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A student assistant is needed for soph omore physics laboratories Mondays, Wed nesdays and Fridays 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. Compensation is $.70 per hour. Men who have completed sophomore physics courses with superior records are invited to apply immediately at the office of the Physics Department. J. G. Potter Head, Dept, of Physics For intellectual fun—Post Grad uation Studies. Regular meetings for the adult group are scheduled for each Mon day and Thursday at 7:30 p. m. and the children’s group will meet each Wednesday and Saturday at 9 a, m. Class Instruction Instruction will be provided for the classes by Mrs. J. Wheeler Barger who is a college graduate in art. Mrs. Barger has also had graduate work in ceramics at Texas State College for Women and in Michigan. She has had individual instruction in sculpture and paint ing from well known artists. Prior to marriage Mrs. Barger was an art teacher in a public school. Each student will be required to pay an enrollment fee of $3 per semester, plus cost of materials. Anyone wishing to take part in handicraft group work this summer may contact Mrs. Walter H. Dela- plane, Art Group chairman, or Mrs. Barger. Summertime Aquatic Activities Swimming, Diving and Water Safety Kiwanis Club Fetes Houston Delegates Ten representatives of the Kiwanis Club in North Hous ton attended the College Sta tion Kiwanis Club meeting yesterday in the MSC. The group from Houston is visiting clubs in various cities to promote friendly relations between clubs and within the organization. Kiwanian Donald M. Vestal said the ten men from Houston were very favorably impressed with the MSC, and they plan to visit Col lege Station again whenever pos sible. Yesterdays program was given by Mrs. Marvin H. Butler, Soprano, who was accompanied by Mrs. J. B. Baty. Mrs. Butler sang “L’Am- oui’-Toujours — L’Amour,” “The World Is Waiting For The Sun rise,” and “Neopolitan Nights.” Club Secretary, John Sperry, urged all members who are leav ing for all or part of the summer to inform him of their forwarding address. He reminded them that club dues for the second half of 1951 are now acceptable. Wednesday June 13, a group of members of the College Station club will visit the Kiwanians of Navasota to present the “Traveling Token.” The program at this meet ing wll hie presented by the Col lege Station group. A talk will be given on Traffic Safety by Pro fessor Fred J. Benson and Mr. C. J. Keese of the Civil Engineering Department. Next week P. V. Popat will ad dress the club on “The Fundamen tals of the Hindu Religion.” By BILL AABERG Battalion City Editor College Station’s Recreation Pro- g r a m swimming activities this Summer will feature instruction in swimming and diving, team com petition and lessons in all-around water safety. Art Adamson, chief swimming instructor, said, “I think we have the best swimming program in the United States. Each student is instructed in all the safety ele ments of swimming. The first thought in the minds of everyone connected with the program is the safety of the students in the water, and a course of instruction that will make the students capable of taking care of themselves in the water, as much as is humanly pos sible.” Swimming classes include those for low beginners, with “C”, “B” and “A” advancement groups, low intermediates, with “B” and “A” advancement groups, high interme diates, advanced swimmers, diving and senior and junior life saving courses. Beginners Learn The group C low beginners are those students who have had no previous instruction in swimming. Under Adamson’s guidance the novice swimmers are first taught to place their face in the water with their eyes open. Next they learn to do the prone float, then the flutter kick, which they must do for a distance of 24 feet. Last ly, the goup C beginners are taught the crawl stroke. They learn to do the stroke for 24 feet, without breathing. Group B low beginners carry on after group C is completed. In this class the student receives in struction in the dog paddle, jelly fish float, back glide float, sculling, bobbing, and further instruction in the flutter kick and crawl stroke. Each student learns.every lesson under the watchful eye of instruc tor Adamson, who is coach of the A&M Swimming and Water Polo teams. Breathing and Kicking Low beginners in group A begin breathing instructions and kicking and breathing while holding to the bank. They also learn the chang ing of position and direction, in- certed crawl, and improve their dog paddle, crawl stroke, sculling and flutter kick. As high beginners the program offers students lessons in diving and instruction in the breast and back strokes and rough water swimming. They also learn to fashion water floats out of cloth ing. Surpasses Red Cross Most Red Cross swimming cour ses are complete at a stage com parable to the high beginners class, but, being more thorough, the College Station program incor porates three more classes. Passing to the low intermediate group B, the student learns the side stroke, improves the breast stroke, practices under water swimming, does simple dives and the trudgeon crawl. Students practice above water turns, diving, racing starts and take part in actual races while in the low intermediate group A. By the time a student has reach ed the high intermediate or the advanced stage as set up in the recreational swimming program, he is ready for flip turns, water polo, the butterfly breast stroke, life saving instruction and a general sharpening up of all phases of the program. During the course of the pro gram, which is designed to be ad ministered over a period of years, the student may earn several swimming badges for his accom plishments. “The purpose of the badges are to encourage the students to be come more efficient and polished swimmers. Because of the small area of most pools, in order for a person to become a strong and safe swimmer, he must be given a goal at which to shoot. The badges are material evidence that the goal has been reached. Accomplishment Awards “The chief objective of most pool swimmers is the ability to swim the width or length of the pool. The badges are an incentive for the swimmer to expand this dis tance to several lengths, and are in this way an additional insur ance for the safety of the swim mer,” Adamson said. There are five badges which a student may earn. They are, in the order that they are received, the Turtle Badge, Pelican Badge, Alligator Badge, Sailfish Badge and the Shark or Varsity Award. A standard set of requirements has been worked out for each of the awards. Everyone Eligible The summertime swimming pro gram includes all age groups as grammar school, high school and college students and all College Station residents eligible to benefit from planned instruction. There are two private instruc tion classes, for which a fee is set by the number taking part in each class. A Ladies Class is sched uled with its first meeting this af ternoon at 1 p.m. The class of business girls will hold its first session this after noon at 5:30 p.m. The fee for classes under the sponsorship of the Recreation Council is $3 per six weeks. Houston ASAE Meet Scheduled Several A&M College scientists will take part in the 44th annual meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers to be held in Houston June 18-20. A&M men include H. F. Miller, J. W. Sorenson Jr., M. Davenport, P. T. Monfort, J. P. Hollingsworth, W. D. Scoates, Fred E. Weick, M. E. Bloodworth, F. R. Jones and W. R. Horsley. . Horsley, director of the Place- ’ ment office, will deliver an address at the meeting on June 20. Fred C. Fenton of Kansas State College, is president of the society. jL Seniors! Democracy needs well informed citizens. Post Graduation Studies. HERE'S MONEY-MAKING NEWS AHOUT YOON B.S. BEFENSE BONDS New Law Gives Your Series E Bonds Ten More Interest-Bearing Years » li l Bond bought for $ 18.75 in ’41 Will Pay $ 33.33 in y 6l! Congress has passed a bill that makes it possible for all United States Series E Bonds to continue earning interest ten years longer than was originally planned. For example, a Series E Bond which cost you $18.75 in 1941 will pay you $25 in 1951. But if you hold that bond ten extra years, until 1961, it will pay you $33.33. This is an average interest of 2.9% per year. The new law applies to Series E Bonds of any denomination (purchase price of $18.75, $37.50, $75 and up to $750.00) bought in any year. 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