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Show f COMMUNICATION ' : Editor Standard-Examiner: Will you kindly Inform me whether there Is an open bathing place for boys and girls of this city. I have made enquiries from friends around, but they all say that Ogden docs not boast of such an admirable acquisition. I have recently come from Bngland where each small town either has Its public baths or free open afr bathing places. They are usually atachod to a river or stream whore there is a continual con-tinual flow of good fresh water. Tho bathing places arc divided into two sections. One section for swimmers and a shallow portion for learners Tho bathing places are usually fenced In with corrugated iron as a screen from the public There Is an attendant attend-ant in charge who has entire control of all bathing facilities. No boys are allowed into deep water until they have passed a swimming test under his notice. No one is allowed to stay In tho water longer than a certain time, and I can assure you they usually usu-ally keep a pretty sharp eye open for any misbehavior. Ogden appears to have plenty of spare water cither from the Ogden river or from the Weber I would like to say that the hours for pwimmlng are apportioned off. Usually, four days in the week for. males a'nd three' days for women. I ! understand there Is a swimming pool at the Sanitarium and also at Hot Springs, but it Is doubtful whother they are really available to the everyday every-day business or working man and his: children. It surely is time for such a go-ahead city like Ogden to provldo bot-' ter provision in this direction. A1 nominal charge of ten conts per. head' would soon defray any orlglrial "cose, ' but it would bo better, if tho city council took tho matter ln hand and allowed It to be free to all. If you have spado in your valuable paper for a letter of this kind I would appreciate It very much If you would allow same to be printed, and It may wake up some of your city officials to action on this Important necessity for all growing girls and lads. Yours ve,ry faithfully. BENJ. A. WILLSON. , |