1920 yearbook
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Title
1920 yearbook
Description
Physical Training
NE of the duties enjoined upon the students this year as compulsory in their
routine was a workout in the gymnasium. Classes were organized so as not
to interfere with studies. Mr. Carl Becker, an experienced physical educator, was secured as director. All of the students welcomed the innovation,
since many of them did not participate in any of the sports and therefore
lacked the physical exercise requisite for a sound body.
At first the exercises were of a rather easy nature. Then setting-up stunts wrere
indulged in, followed by tumbling and jumping and all other imaginable sports. Since
the course was not to be all work and no play, occasionally basket ball, baseball, or
other games were included. The work was not confined to the gymnasium alone for
not infrequently track togs were laid aside and swimming trunks donned for a cool dip
in the pool.
The results of this training have been remarkable. The younger students seem to
have added inches to their height while the delicate have become robust and strong.
Statistics show a marked decrease in the number of absentees due to sickness. The
Faculty attribute the success of the school in warding off the contagious diseases which
were so prevalent during the past year to the physical exercise. For these many reasons
no doubt physical training will remain a permanent injunction.
NE of the duties enjoined upon the students this year as compulsory in their
routine was a workout in the gymnasium. Classes were organized so as not
to interfere with studies. Mr. Carl Becker, an experienced physical educator, was secured as director. All of the students welcomed the innovation,
since many of them did not participate in any of the sports and therefore
lacked the physical exercise requisite for a sound body.
At first the exercises were of a rather easy nature. Then setting-up stunts wrere
indulged in, followed by tumbling and jumping and all other imaginable sports. Since
the course was not to be all work and no play, occasionally basket ball, baseball, or
other games were included. The work was not confined to the gymnasium alone for
not infrequently track togs were laid aside and swimming trunks donned for a cool dip
in the pool.
The results of this training have been remarkable. The younger students seem to
have added inches to their height while the delicate have become robust and strong.
Statistics show a marked decrease in the number of absentees due to sickness. The
Faculty attribute the success of the school in warding off the contagious diseases which
were so prevalent during the past year to the physical exercise. For these many reasons
no doubt physical training will remain a permanent injunction.
Date
1920
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