The High School Captain of the Team; or, Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard

he Town t

want a little

d the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave a

king over a plan

with athletics, then!"

r," nodd

tics, at that," co

we've been thinking of the High School gym. It's a big place. Pre

; I

ent on Dick. "It cost thousands and thousa

ollar of the cost," con

allenged Dick, "

nment," replied

city government

citizens,

gym.? Only about a quarter of a thousand of High School students! Couldn't the city's money be spe

oungsters in the lower schools have their needs provi

chool? Haven't our smaller business fry a right to the health and good spirits that come out of gymnastic and athletic work? Haven't our typewriters, our salesgi

ose to get them interested in the use of their prope

nt to see is to have the High School gym. turned over to the young working people of the city in the evening time. Say, two evenings a week for young men and two evenings for the

see here, how are two boys--or, let us say, two boys and

the leading daily of Gridley," repl

Pollock, of 'The Blade,' will be for thi

de' takes hold and booms this idea, day in and day out, it won't be very long before evening gym. classe

while, talking with great earnestness. Mr

ill be of great service to our city," remarked the

"After four years of the fine training we've had here, Dave and I feel that it's our place to do something to l

ay be sure. But just what do you

in giving gym. training to workers who can't attend High School. And, in the spring, after a winter in the gym., young men and women could form outdoor squads for running and other outside training. Altogether, sir,

r the submaster certainly had e

on around to "The Blade" office. Right at

torial page. Now, go ahead and get your stuff in shape. Above all, have interviews with prominent men, especially employers, setting forth the benefit that ought to come to the young people and to the city

k about. By the time three days had passed the m

acter. Young women who went to the gym. would be home and in bed early, instead of staying up most of the night at a dance. All who entered the gy

d the superintendent of schools to throw the High School gym., open evenings for the purpose indicated. It also voted Mr. Morton an increase of pay on condition that he t

tics among the High School boys would be on hand to aid in training the young men, and in g

o their utmost capacity. All of the younger portion of

chool appear to be leading in the very vanguard of

scheme now as they intended to do later. They were in the middle of

chums when the High School gym. was thrown open fo

also on hand to see how the new plan would take. Among these latter was Herr Schimmelpodt, t

a corner, looking on, while Dick talked with him. "This vill keep young folks out of dro

ssing in trunks and gym. shoes. "Don't you get into

crowd out some young mans who needs it as mu

k you need it, also

ed the German. "Young man

clerk, leaping lightly up an

door ofer dere so soon alretty as

me a race?" gr

art, und ve s

on the floor of the gym. Herr Sclhimmelpodt had started. He was so big that he made a good deal of

lpodt was close enough to reach out one of his big arms and lay h

nning, ain't it?" dema

formed a

of the German's big hands encircled the clerk's thin arm like a bracelet of st

for a dyspepsia vot I ain't got, huh? You vant me to dake breathing eggsercises ven I can dake more air into my lungs,

er and one thigh. Up over his head the German raised the unhappy young man. Herr

r greeted some new stunts that Herr Schimmelpodt performed with his human wand. The great Ger

n put his victim

dot you show me how I need eggser

ther side of the room, followed by

t many of the young men present how far this generation has fallen behind