Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-10 | Page 48 | Seeks 50 Athletic Trainers for Y. M. C. A.

SEEKS SO IMETIC ; TlfMIlCf B. Y. U. Professor Will Accept Ac-cept Applications From Candidates. I Men in this region who are qualified for the position of athletic lnstnn-u,ri .-ill have a chance to do work along this line with the Y. M. C. A. in France, j; they so desire, according to word that ha been received from Frederick W. Rubic-n, sccreury-trea.-nirer of the national A. A V., by Professor L. H. Peterson of the i?.' v. r. The Y. M. C. A. hns undertaken to direct the athletic events of the America,, soldiers in France and it has just made a ,-ciuest of the A. A. U. thai it supply H-n men who will leave immediately for the" wnr zone. Application should da made to Professor Peterson at Provo, vh -s the power of recommending worthy cViiididiiics. Appointments ''an be nculo onlv bv the personnel board In New orli. The.'Y M C A. pays Slino a year fur single men .-tlns l the capacity of 01. "rectors and S-IOO for married men. ?W is ti e standard pav. but it may be mcIT f'-ed in" special cases. It is pointed oidw however, that toe principle which linMi in the work is that no man should make monev out of the war. In many cases men 'arc making great sacrifices in Mus iv'trd In addition to tbe salary, a u:t-forni u:t-forni is furnished and transportation Paul, as is tho additional premium on any insurance a man may cany up to J.,i)in) which is due to the danger involved in his work. "The opportunities for promoting athletic ath-letic recreation are simply unlimited an-i unprecedented," Secretary Rubien says "It is the biggest opportunity that lias ever come to a group of men to promoln tills work, and ii will have, a decided Influence In-fluence upon athletics and physical (Jii-cation (Jii-cation In general following the war. It will contribute likewise to tho condition-ing condition-ing of the. bovs in the camps. We need the biggest and strongest men we fan get fj-ir this service, and all of the men. wi'o'ure overseas are tremendously en. thiisiastic over tlie opportunities they are having for service." The first of the .fifty Instructors tn leave arc scheduled to sail at once. Hie letter says, and the others will follow as quickly as possible.