New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-01
UP IN BUSY HARLEM.
HOW YOUNG WOMEN EXERCISE!
FINE TRAINING IN A GYMSAsIUM-CARET TAKEN
THAT THEY DO NOT ovEIExErr

THEMSELVES.
IT.. m.p,b.rs Of the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Harlem
branch Of the Young Mems Christian hs'oc's'l'"
terred large gymnasium class. Al i" o cioe wv,
"wednesday and saturday morning eet"s'n nay -
s,x.v a. them meet in the fine gymnasium" :" ~
h..s,snt ., the new building OF the sssoe'a'i'"' "
No Yves, one-huns.red- and-twents hi'a-s'- '0'
ful exercise N all sorts OF gymnssucs' ''' 80
dumb-bel,s 70 turning .omsisau!'s OK 'Ho sr.A =. y
,n.o Oh. s,r.,omlnstank. During tn, umc 'r"' Two
80 - g., o.. .,nras,,n1 the men, OF couIss, are
,,,.d Almost all the members are
,,hr ,,,,.s or daughters OF The mon belonging 20 'ho
.ssocia,ion Dr. ]. Gardner smith is INC "'oo''i VI
The gymnasium, and he teaches the "on'sn No" "
.x.rc,se 80 that they viii derive the greaas amount
OF good from tho WORK. ,., On
The class was started late last tan ana pfo'su ~
.uccessf that at tho opening OF the present season
=. -. ,.,oroanized Dr. smith that when The
.,ass uas first started the members were exceedingly
afraid 10 try any Of tne exercises bur me mot' Sip'
ones They were not long IN gaining 'ohHao"os IN
themselves however and now 'hose who couo Sod'ei'
swing a light dunbhell when they first entered tne
class 40 10 the spring board and grSceiciN
A.. on irto the swimming tank. The work is 80
GRADED that exercise is prescribed for each member
according 10 her strength. and upon entering hos'
OF the women bring certificates from tfer la,"iS
musicians so that the Instructor may know no"
violent exercise they are able 10 withS'HI"' - 0'e
v,shcs n each member IS examined 10 her physical
Of course. the exercise is of the lghtcst Eihd an"
consists Of exercises which be practsed AT nome
&c well as at the gymnasium. Al first the members
are almost exhausted by simple calsthenn eAetVlsoS'
without ANYTHING in their hands, but theS SUI" e
SO they can swing dumbbeiis ana lh"'"" N "
che most approved fashion. Then "a they Oeo"'n0
morc suppe and strong they begin exercising on INC
parallel bars vautng bars, horizontal ido"o'' ""'
st bowling and swimming
IT,, n, This time the members OF the class are ac-
tvey pi actisng in preparation for an entertainment
that they are TO give on December Ia. Az 'hs' GU
tertxiprnent thore will be number OF WOMEN iioh
other classes who will give an exhibition OF isholiE
with foils and broatswords. There Is poSs"il'S
that fencing will also he included in the exercises
practsed by the ladies' auxiliary class next year
There will be 10 men admitted to the entertainment
mn December ID and only limited number Of tickets
will be issued which will be given 10 the members
OF the class for distribution 10 then hI'hus' IN
Smith reports that not a member OF the CLASS couiu
raise herself 10 nut her chin the horizontal bar
when she entered the class, but now many OF them
can do So During the hour that the women occupy
the gymna stun they inspired by piano muse.
which adds much to the pleasure and benefit Of the
exercises The aisles leading TO the dressingrooms
are all caIpeted. and each member has private
room in which 10 prepare for the exercises. Any
woman with satisfactory references is received as
member Of the ladies' auxiliary and is permitted 10
,oin the gymnasium class upon the payment OF a
nominal sum.
The second lecture course OF the Harlem branch
will begin on January "a and will consist of readings
nv SIX wcl-known elocutionists and authors. VIII
Carleton will be the attraction the first evening; \
Miner Griswold will come next, on February IA
Charles f. Underhll on February IS; J. j. Hayes, OF
Harvard University, on March ii, and James >
guIdat and Miss Dell Thompson on March IS
A bowlinc team has been organized and Will roll
twelve matches between December and March II
with teams from the Twenty irdst. and Yorkvlle
branches.
The first term in the educational classes Is nearly
ended In The German class there mas been an aNerss
attendance of 10 in the class of photography 80 I'D
the bookkeeuinc class 10 III the classes in arithmetic
81 in tbe classes in mechanical drawing. "a, and IN
the frechand drawing class l., an average ATTENDANCE
IN all CLASSES of 162.