The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-04-19
Phy.icn, Trimming i'm schools.


1t Was high,y desirable that means should be pro
viiei for pbysieal traiuins, exerciss and drill IL
pablie schools established under the Authority o
the Board asked whether they should follow ID,
modern plan Of trsioiag the mind exclusively. CT
On the other hard, adop, ths, which had beer
ia existence IN by gone years ia England, aud al
pyeseat on the Coa,inent-namely. physical as
vel as = mental training. lHear.l The Goeek.
made thls separation, and il was never forgotter
uAtl those dark ard bsrbarouS times when saw
/ sSes swept over the whole face cf Earope. Tbs
idea was rpsusci,ated BY Bacon and Milton u.
latter suSyesting plan for training the youth o.
EaSland 10 all heroic exercises In Ge5wany
also, after a political and military disaster, tbs
students found that hitherto they bad only been
dreaming. thinking and smoking. ard that ST.
though their scholarship miSht Be great, they
were Inferior to the Inhabitants Of other countries
in point oi bodily trimming Tbeuoo schools io'
physical exercise began 10 be formed, and these
schools bad stree extended rap;dly to every par,
Of the Gernsuic world They were found every
where in Scandinavia and Holland. Ou the
other hand, they we7e lameo,ably deficient 10
France. and IN England they we've utterly up.
known, T. No. 10, eNeep, where the system
had been worked cut BY private aui personal
geuias, independently Of any recognition by public
bodies. In spite oC cur splendid climate. ana %
our natural love Of seli sports, We had fallen
into a state Of physie1l decrCpj,gde. -No. 90. !
I As 90 physical leats. We Were @g below Germany
and Holland, and be was not SURF that we were
no, even below France. Ne, mol The
I humber ol men rejected among those who pre-
/ ser,ed themselves tor enlistment was enormous
I he believed oue-third. Il the Board set abou,
I the training Of a new generation Of EnClishmen,
/ they must begin Al the bsginniag, which was
/ physical training and SO pnt them into ecudi-
ton ia which ilei, 1ataral spirits and love Of
T pay would be called into action, and this would
. be sure to bear sood fruit 10 the end. We we're
I bo1ud IN England to besia to set ogr house in
order 50 that Ee might face anything thar might
. present itself IN the future, and that We could
bss, do by hus5aadiag al the physical forces 10
our p0ver, beginning With the school room In
Switzerland that vas done wi,hsu; any great
siiitio1 20 the ordinary cost of school training
and in thar way the rough spirits Of children
were brought into cadence with the prevailing
military spirit Of the people He believed that
II the Board determined on recognizing the great
principle involved IN bis uo,i0u, the mode Of
giving it eject would meet With no great dficulty
from tbs Educational Department
Mr. Nlegresor, zecondiug the melton. said be
vas Of opinion that 10 physical training exercise
and trl. more could be learned iu so1e Of their
own schools than from any foreign experiences
He pointed iG proof Of that, to riFsr school IN
8 dirty hole in StsPuey, described BY Mr. Dickens
a Ioug time ago. There might be seen any day
about flrty boys. now szaruing up . mast, and
thsa plu1ziug pell-ueu into 3 bath. aud svsry
one Of the number able to brig Up a farthing
Tom the bottom with bis teeth hngh-l
Again. AZ any rate. twenty-five OF them would
rux visitor down 10 Greenwich. They were
al pa1psr his. one result Of tLsir training was
that tlay could sit =tii, and /. vas great thing
10 sit still Laughter and an iroaieaI cheer
Either the mind or the body Of bog must be in
BAD state vho vas able to ST stia vihost
taking physical eIssCzse. That institution was an
s1IupIe anita near eu5lEb 70 Be Initiated by the
eIsueut1ry schools As TO dnu. be hoped the
Board would net Iook upon that as node Of
trimming soldiers Hear. Lsar- Il shoaEi not
Be compulsory On the boys and with respect to
-irls. the B1lrd ~5aIi want tie experience Of
Hiss Garrett aai Hiss Davies II 1uythfng Els
to 5e done IN that direction, he EoaIi suggest
thai y5a1- hd.ss should 20. Be left zith lzss
physical trziaiu-- than y0u1z men A g sEim-
hli1g. tnoussads 0f Poor ehiiren we're denied aii
opportunities of Learning 70 SWIM, and ELs1 they
grew up we're rsPr1aclsi for nos having learned
Nr L1crafs sid he should Be- sorTy If Il vslt
forth thas tue Beard Eez Palic-ztrack- Hear.
hsar-I He Submitted that they zhosld sl6=47of
nos to make m9rs mea Of blo0d and ir0a bat
i=zzr aF then Hear. hsarI He vas IL favor
q physical exercise f5r the working eIlzsez- It
vas trus tE4t ii this eoultry. n physical ssazs.
Il ruIz re Do 10s exercise osrzsiTsz s11E-isotIy
T. vas not 50. koFeTsr IL Cornwall and Ds7o1-
slirs, where the sams physical training wa prac-
Eiced AZ 5b,aiasd amoIg the a1eisni Greeks z1d
"a Loudo1 shsy we're all familiar with the SPEC
tlcIs cf Cry 4rzEs.- 20 called. tzmbEag Ezzd
over hzeiz- BE vas nat opPosel 70 the physical
training 0f tue peopls, bot what he desired vas
10 Hring thase Paar and neglected chH5rsa %
u the Elys of Feaes- and cot ot var LHsaF.
hear-F He proposed an azsad1sat. 70 the sEset
that tas H5r5 ir5H sEsgid b ouittsi-
Lor5 saldsa- n P seeosled the amsndus1t,
AID gl7sis a. bis gI5eHsacs tEas more raps5
sr1erzzz Ea- uass b ha.t1fmzrz' than b aly
other class of scholars- He had oceasiaa rscsatlT
% "a aver a rraiaf1g ahfp IN the Nezsy. ard tbs
u1astsr-G f-zt4zfs mEa-iGhs h5z that ths eoa-
tlaasiar Ct physieal s1srgszs with tks book-
learning had la szseEslt eEscs 1Poa the boys-
The warE DIN Il The rzsalltF5a Eza qsise
lnlecsssary
Nzs Garzts za5d tss pooras eiaazes were
really not tEs Fsrss a# ia tie aattsr q phFsieal
zia-atfsa- ard ahs vas nzcz alrzid fEat ihey
=sal5 haze 20 6ezia With tie y5sag Ilsssz
-ffsas. hsaaI Thepoorzr gfas ware nleE bs;tsr
s.saeztzd "a taat zss= fsspnrszat rzspecs- Al
tseugH n5s Efshiag % sePrscfats tie vzias q
payzfcaI t-ainfzg. ste ts5azhtfs t vas N erIszs--
rlsu 5f "a E1r-E % sr=zt Il a. slat zomeas a1d
L T1s. a shs hsI3sgs6- 70 rsaa7s u l5n 5,s