The Wilmingtonian., 1888-06-09
PhvsicaI Training.


will do we'll to send for 1t. He makes many
points like the following;
The terms physical education, physical
culture, physical training aud calisthenit
stand for different things.
From the most general tenn beginning the
series to the defiuite subject, physical train
ing, and the more specific one, Ca isthenic
exercise the-a Is constantly narrowing
scope to the term. Physical education rec.
ognizes the fact that the human organism is
subject to many ills and accidents from the
very nature of its environments; that it is
surrounded by conditions that tend to the
deterioration of physical health, and in the
young, to retard free development. 1t as
sumes that not only may the body be nur,
tured to finer and fuller development, but
that the most favorable conditions for at
tanning the highest Intellectual and moral
growth are possible only when the physiol-
opical condition of the human being is at its
best.
1t is not enough that we assume that
every child sent to our school is healthful, is
nourished at home with pure air. good food
and clothing, is kept clean and warmly
housed, when out of school,, we must re-
member that the child brings his body to
school with him and submits it implicitly to
all requirements of the school regime. II
Infants five years of age are kept four or five
hours day seated in such way that the
feet and lower part of the legs are pendant
from the edge of the seat, somebody is re-
oponsible for the harm that may follow oh
struction circulation.
The first af all r, quircments, is that the
sanitary condition of the schools be care
inliy attended to. The construction of
seats and their adaptability to pupils occu-
pying them are subjects for the attention Of
cur primary rooms. The M tier Of light,
the use Of blackboards, the extent to which
young pupils may be required to work at
written tasks may be properly considered as
belonging to matters appertaining to the de-
partmept of physical education. So, too,
the incubation of Knowledge of the laws Of
health, and Of all common laws of sanitation,
dress, exercise and diet. Physiology. ac-
coFdihgs tS sfc feda1ft ftheit u Sbe sFats
statute, is now taught with special reference
to the effects of alcoholie al narcotic stim.
ulants. This teaching, however, is but il
cidentaI to more important doctrines relat-
ing to correct livirg.
CalistheLics deserves a place in the
public school program. There is no doubt
of the beneficial Influences Of regular and
systematic physical exercise conducted under
proper conditions. Public school work must
needs be estimated on different standard
than practice of calsthenics regarded purely
as a means of physical culture or muscular
training.
Aside from all creation and exercise
brought into sch' oil work and its invigora
ting effect on the b jdy, calisthenic training
would train the body into correct form, pro
| mote gia ace of mt tiop, and be corrective o
the tendencies of malformaton which come
from close applic ,tiou to books. Teacher
ST. ould have correct knowledge of tn
movements aud should have some ooncep
ton of hat is to be obtained in style an
correctness OF movement. Very much vii
depend upon the animus of teacher, eithe
with or without special training. Wand
and light clubs used in the upper grade
are enjoyed by the pupils and are very bent
ticial. Tley have the effect of modifyin
the style OF dress worn by young misses G
sixteen years. with gain of health and CONT
illness.
VIII lie the boys in the upper grads g
some exercise from their sports, g'r's exc
cising by playing is out Of fashion. A stat
Iy walk around the block at recess, tW
under one shawl, coming book on phys
ology, history, or grammer, to prepare 4
the coming lesson, is the kind and amour
Of exercise they take. They walk and tall
talk and walk; perciance when evenit
comes they dance. Wearing a style Of DIRE
in which our robust brothers would shiv'
at their most active sports, these girlsrare
move the their upper extremitits in ou
door exel else, ard indoors engage in notbil
more exhausting th IN the requirements
the toilet, the dinner table, or light dome
tic or fancy work. Muscular developme
Q above tile xai is entirely wanting, al
t consequently nature has not the necessa
d basis for the full devel .pment of healthi
figure, The arms encased in skin.fitti
sleeves. the shoulders restricted by snuggI
fitting bodice, exercises adapted to expe
- the chest and develop the muscular tbs ue
> physical culture a'e exaggerated by t
: undue su, c2ptibility arising from thr meu
3 stimulus of school work Girls study me
ardently ard continuously than boys, ma
larger draughts np N cerebral free, and
y neglect that mcst impor, ant means ofrepa
ing and sustaining cerebral euergy VII
ie GUS use OF tho inspiratory apparatus, FRI
or air, and out-of-d oor exercise.
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