New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-28
TO ADVANCE PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF VARIOUS COLLEGEs FOR


REPRESENTATIVES, OF VARIOUS COLLEGES FORM
An ASSOCIATION.
A meeting was held yesterday in the gymnasium
of the Adepbi Academy, Brooklyn. bysreprcsenta-
tives of physical training III several Of the leading
colleges and in Young Mems ChrlstlaD Associations
t. organize permanent association Among those
WHO attended the meeting were Or. Sargent OF
Harvard; Professor Richards, OF Yale; The Key. Dr.
Hitchcock, OF Aioherot; William Blake, OF tins
city: ". a. Anderson, OF the Adclpm Academy :;
Professor Perkins, principal OF the same schGol !;
Miss Putnam, OF Nassar, Professor X 1ehor OF est
Point; Professor Mclntirc, OF Lafayette; aud l.. -
Wke. of the Brooklyn Young Mems Christian
Association.
The persons present listened TO addresses upon
matters relating to physical culture, ana 1t was
decided to form permanent association. The name
a,oi ted WAS The Association for Advancement OF
PHYSICAL Education. The following officers were
elected: President, Ir. Edward Hitchcock; vice
presidents. Professors Richards and Sargent, aud
Miss P1tuam; secretary, W. q. Anderson: treas
uirr. }. ID. Andrews; council the president. vice
presidents. secretary, ami W llam Blake ana ITO
lessor Mclntire The council was authorized to co
operate WITH Charles Pratt, one of the trustees of
the tel ~. Academy, ID establishing normal class
for the training of teachers IN physical exercise.
Mr. Pratt offered to all III any way an effort to this
a ,apcr was real by A. Colbertson, formerly Of
thu Columbia College gymnasium, upon tie best
meth Il Of making strong those VINO have inactive
orcol,ati"uS MI Anderson strongly urged the
ned OF normal class il physical training, and said
mat it was difficult to secure INSTRUCTORS Inc
number OF active ones could be counted upon the
fingers Norual classes wOGld oil long'ielt want;
NJ 3lakie. author If How - Get Strong ana
saoull be united with sports, that cnld4ti should
he taught that by skating they could develop ther
legs and Uy row 'ng tLey could build mp then backs
and arms A man with heavy CncSt ana stout
arms and spider legs should take to skating. Inc
best way t. exercise was 10 LcGin gently WITH any
popular past.me. Ladies, he said, exercised 100
lightly to get all the benefit they needed. .
Dr. Perkins told Of his Efforts to get a Suitabie
instructor for the gymnasium OF the AdeiTln
Academy. They wanted n mau educated refined
with q medical education. and possessing that ndc
Scribable sympathy with children which the true
teacher must have, and CAPABLE physical III
StructOr. After much effort such man WAS found
in Mr.. AndcI SON and they much pleased " tn
him. Professor KOchcT told of the metlod Oi train
societies in Milwaukee. He said il the most
complete and thorough In The country, aud the
system wOuld he good one for a nal class. The
association adjourned to meet again in Il year in
brooklyn
NEW BUILDING FOR THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
A circular lcttCr to members of the stock EX-
change was issued yesterday by j. ID. PrCDSt and
William Lummis, OF the Committee on site. IL IS
should he made on the present building hut that q
new site should be obtained al once Oh which build
ing adapted 70 tho present wants of the Exchange
and 10 the future enlargement of the business may
DO erected at the proper time The iotter concludes
as follows:
We think that immediate steps this direction should
ne while holders OF dispOstcd to sell
available may pass into wealthy hands ndi.pOscd to
and extensive new buildings be erected by
OF portions u destroy the possibility OF get
Ting sufficiently ,arge plot within the uclghborhoOd
believe that than plot Of sufficient size
yet fOnnd sufficiently to avoid serious disturb
anee OF established nerestA There are convictions and