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THK RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELECRAM, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1922

THE SWIMMING

By JACK GIHON This Man Who Taught" One Thousand New Orleans Boys and Girts How to Swim : t Diving is merely the gymnastic stunt of keeping your body balanced in the air. Get that and you j have the whole secret of diving. ", There are five standard dives "the straight front, straight back, swan -"dive; Jack-knife and back Jack-knife. Of course, there are many more dives, but they are .mostly variations of these- v It Is unsafe to try to dive in water less than four feet deep. For the beginner, the water should not . be under six feet deep. Therefore, it is evident that you must know how to swim before you can take up diving. First learn how to hit the water correctly. To do this stand on the edge.of a low diving board, feet together and hands above the head. Keep your .body perfectly stiff; do not move a muscle; Just fall forward naturally. You will hit the water Just at the right angle andj will cut through it gracefully. Do that over and over again, until you thoroughly understand the prlncl pie of diving. Then it will be easy to learn the five standard dives Here, briefly, are directions for them: STRAIGHT FRONT: Take a short, easy run on the springing 1)oard, measuring your steps and landing near the edge on both feet. As the body rebounds, let the arms rise naturally over the head, palms to the front. Keep your whole body straight, toes pointed head and shoulders well back. Pay particular attention to the knees do not let them bend. After you have reached your "height" that is, when you have gone as high as your leap will carry you, a slight

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,Jbend of the waist will put you into position for entering the water, STRAIGHT BACK: Stand. ega together, with your back to the edge of the diving board. Crouch to get a good spring; then leap up as high as you can, letting the arms rise over the head. Arch your back as much as possible as you come back. Keep the knees straight and the toes pointed. -You should hit the water perpendicularly. ' , SWAN DIVE: One of the prettiest and most graceful dives, and yet, one of the easiest. Probably executed, it gives you the appearance of a bird flying through the air. Begin it as you would a straight front. As you reach the air, bring the arms straight cut to the sides. Head should be well up, back arched, legs together, knees straight, and toes pointed. As you come down, let your arras fall over your head. JACK-KNIFE: Take your short run- on the board, and leap straight up. As you rise, bend from the waist up and touch your toes with your hands. As you come dowu, let the lower half of the body rise, so that your body is absolutely straight as it hits the water. BACK JACK-KNIFE: This dive looks hard, but it is really easy. Take the same position as you would for a straight back. As you leap up, instead of arching your back, though, bend forward as you would for a regular jack-knifo. From then on, It is executed the same as the jack-knife. -In all dives, it is form that counts.' Pay attention to your legs, your knees, your toes and your head. And in learning any dive, it is best to ask an export to watch you and correct any mistake you might make. If you can learn these five dives, you will be able to learn any dive in the catalogue. (Copyright 1922 Associated Kd i tors ) i

Southern Educator ' .Studied in School The seventh grade pupils which have met with Miss Ileiger In the vacation Bible school studied the life of Booker Taliaferro Washington, one of the greatest of American

negro caucaiors. lie was norn a slave, and at the end of the Civil war he began work in a salt fuc nace in West Virginia. At this time he attended night school and obtained the rudiments of an education, After many difficulties and hardships, he finally reached Hampton Normal and Agricultural institute where he stayed for three years, supporting hiuuelf all the while. After this he engaged in teaching at his former home, and then he entered Waylund Seminary in Washington, D. C. Finishing his course of study he was chosen one of the instructors at Hampton, and .given charge of the work of the Indian pupils anil of the night school. His success was amazing, and in 1881 he was selected by General Armstrong, principal of the institution and a man that Washington admired very much, to start a norma! school at Tuskesree. Alabama. Mr.! Washington began his work in an! old building with 30 pupils, but in the course of the year he purchas ed the plantation where the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute la now located. Under his management tills school developed into the largest and most influential Industrial school for the education of colored people, in the world. Mr. Washington was the leader in the movement for industrial education of the .negro, and he firmly be lieved that it was only through intelligent application to the common occupations of life that the race would reach n higher standard of excellence in living. He traveled extensively and lectured through out the United States and Europe. He was a forceful and eloquent speaker, and was regarded as the foremost representative of his race. Learning New Strokes? Are you practicing the swimming strokes and the dives about which Mr. Gihon ha? been telling you in the series of swimming articles now being published in the Junior Palladium, when you go in the water? These lessons are simply told and If you follow his suggestions and directions carefully, you should be able to learn them with a fair I degree of ease. .

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, By JULIA CHAPTER 2 They Arrive and Three are Lost As the train slowed down, Jimmie grabbed the baggage from the rack above the treats. "Well, we're here at last," he said to Constance. "Yes, we're here," agreed Constance. "Tha Journey at least was pleasant.. Such beautiful hills! I have often read about the New England hills, but I never dreamed that they were so lovely." "Yes, they exceeded my expectations also," said Jimmie. "But look. Connie; do you suppose that's Un cle John and the kids? They're all

waving so frantically; it must bei80 we Mt him hon,p- 1 suspect

them!" "I do believe it is," replied Constance peering out of the car win- ! dow and waving in return. "My, but they look as if they were a jolly bunch." The train stopped with a sudden jerk, almost throwing Constance to the floor. "What a polite train this Is," taugneu Jimmie. "it certainly does not like you very well. Watch your step now, we're near the door." As they descended from the train they were instanUy seized Into pairs of loving arms, which they thought never would loosen their hold. "Why, Uncle John, how much you resemble father!" Baid Constance. "Even your voice is like his." "You'll not have a chance to get homesick then, will you?" said Uncle John. - "It doesn't seem that way," said Jimmie. "Say, It's a funny question for a cousin to ask, but I'd like to know which Is which? I know there's Bob and Ned and Jack; but I can't tell one from the other. And as for the girls, I never could re-j member their names." "Why, Jimmie Praudlen," gasped Constance. "The very idea! You are an old slow poke. I know

everyone or them already Lets, So they huntfd a), aroun(J ,ho see now this black-haired girl ; barnyard, but still she was not to with the curliest hair is Helen, andjbe found. From there they went this one with the less curly hair is) up to the house " Virginia. They look so very muchi "i n call Mattie," said Aunt Ruth alike it's a wonder they're not,"She probably has seen Constance, twins that I can distinguish them if. she came up to the house." only by-the amount of curl in their "Who's Mattie?" asked Jimmie. bair." " ' "She's the woman who helps "But sometimes my hair is as mother in the daytime," replied curly as Helen's," laughed Virginia. Bob. "I wonder what's the matter? "Then what, will you do?" j Mother doesn't seem to be able to "Is that so?" asked Constance, j make her hear. Here, mother, ; jon't run patajrs after npr; jpt nlQ

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R. BURR "I'll have to look up som other dif.v . .n.'ii, won t V." "Say, aren't you going to tell Jimmie whom we are?" asked .Ned. "I really believe you've forgotten our names." "Oh, no I haven't," Constance assured them. "You're Ned, breads'?1 you have brown eyes; and, Jimmie, this other one with the blue eyes and smily lips Is Bob. Now, you see,' didn't I do splendid?" "You sure did," said Jimmie. "But, say, I thought there was another boy?" "Yes, there is," smiled Uncle John, "but he didn't behave prop eily when we started to meet you, we'd better start home now or he'll be so 'fighting mad' to see you hat he'll frighten us all away." "Now, Uncle John," said Constance, "I believe you're bluffing us." "Oh, you do, huh?" laughed Uncle John as he tweaked her ear. "She'll believe me when we get home, won't she mother?" "She certainly will," replied Aunt Ruth. "How far from town do you live?" asked Jimmie as they all climbed into the automobile to go home. "Oh, about six miles," replied Uncle John. "It's a real nice little ride up to the farm." Indeed, the ride was pleasant such pretty roads wound around the hills, and everywhere it looked so cool and fresh. Finally they drove up the lane of a big white farmhouse, and Uncle John announced that they were home at last. As they started for the house Jimmie asked suddenly: "Why, where's Connie!" Each one though that Constance was with the other, but she was really not there at all.' Uncle John called and called, but she did not answer. , "Perhaps she's around the barnvar(1. fathor" nata tii go; I can go so much faster." With that he was already leaping up the stairs. But in a few minutes he called down with a voice full of anxiety. "Mother. Mattie and Jackie are both gone!" Then they all came running up the stairs at once, and could not believe Bob until they saw for themselves.. Sure enough, there was no one upstairs. Mrs. Praudlen was beginning to get very nervous, and everybody was rather excited. "That makes three missing," Ned said. And then, trying to condolo inern. said: "I wouldn't worrv much; they'll all turn up sooner or later. Besides, they're all big enough to take care of themselves." "Oh, no, .tney're not." said Virginia. "They all are except Jackie." "Yes, all except Jackie," sighed Uncle Jackie. "We joked with you about him. He's not quite three years o!d, a mere baby. We left him home with Mattie; he was fast asleep when we started. Bob, you and Jim and Ned get the machine and go out around the neighbors' and ask them if they've seen him. The rest of us will hunt around here. Quick, now; I'm afraid that something serious has happened to Jackie. Be on the lookout for Constance, too; but I have an idea that she is right around here soms where." (To be continued). NEW PARACHUTE POPULAR A delayed opening parachute has been extensively adopted by aviators. This is to prevent its getting tangled in the rigging of the airplane or catching fire in a jump from a burning machine. It is carried in a small pack weighing about 16 pounds and is worn on the pilot's back or chest, attached to the leather harness which is to carry the jumper's weight during the descent. This parachute will not open unless the jumper pulls the, openlntr cord when he is well Hear of the airplane, and then it opens with remarkable speed.