The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-04-16
THEN AVID NOW

"a sound mind ia a sound body" IS
above all things else the most desirable,
and the Individual who has the one with
out the other, or has not the two IN pro-
portion shows lack of proper training,
The Americans in their wild race for /
recognition among nations as an educa
tionaf people. have not only neglected
thoroughness in the mental culture,
but haye fallen into an error much worse |
in its results, a lack of physical culture. |
Walk out upon the streets of Emporia |
or any other city In this country and
mark how few are the strong, robust,
stalwart and square shouldered men that
pass you. Grand intellects, such as
would dazzle your eyes, darken the sun,
md il possible convince you
that Arbor Day aud everybody that par
ticipated In its Observance was fraud.
may pass you frequently. but how rarely
is It that a msn or woman with an ideal
physique comes along Why is this
The cause Is as plain as the growth of
Kansas. When these stoop-shouldeTed,
slim and undeveloped persons were
children they were spared from the
gymnasium, from the march and from
sufficient bodily exercise.
Steps are being taken in a great many
schools IN Kansas, and should rapidly be
pushed forward, to introduce
heavy calisthenics. Yet the
Daily Republican, like some
old childish grandmother, is almost col
Iapsed in lit of grumbling because the
little girls and boys, the young men and
maidens OF Emporia marched few
blocks on Arbor day. The length of its
grumbling sentences are SO long that to
read without pausing would either cause
hemorrhage or immediate suffocation.
The Republican no doubt feels bad be-
cause the LOCO pupils who cheered TIE
NEWS so Justify, did not give it the three
tigers, but this should not cause tito rid
icule the practice of marching on the
Monday vacation following Easter.
If the marching done by the children
of EmporIa on Monday was enough
TO weary them almost beyond endurance
it is indeed time some action concerning
the matter was taken. If not, not many
years will elapse before the carriage will
have TO be called when the children want
to go across the street to play with iheil
ncighboT children. Instead of march
ng once year on Arbor Day, the chill
dren should be required to march OF
every school day Of the week, not from
the high school. building to the Normal
but in the yard or in the corridors IN
iii they can walk IN an erect posture
and at least mile without such grea
excruciating fatigue.
Not only do the children OF the city
need this exercise, but the clerks an,
: young men of the city should have som
means of inducing more physical de
velopment. The establis hmeu
of a gymnasium of same description
5 would be a most commendable thing.
: The observance of the first Monda
8 following Easter is not a new thing. o.
? last Monday it was observed in England
e a great many of the New England cite
! in Washington and in Emporia. L
t Washington 10000 children particip'
e ted in the celebration. Their
: they call it egg Roller" day, and th
II school children gather upon the lawn
o the White House and in full view of ii
l. presidents window enjoy the games {
their most welcomed holiday.
l. The Introduction OF such a holiday
y Kansas, with tree plsnting" instea
y of "egg rolling" we CONSIDER good OIL
n and appropriate to Kansas progressive
n ness. That these exercises should
N supplemented with marching, follow,
al up every school day in the year, max
e. the custom most commendatory.