Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-18

'Ycu see. explained the professor. 1--WE have
to keep them interested in order to give them
the full Ioenetit OF the exercise without firing
them"
DO you make any distinction in the training
OF girls aud boys. professor"
Certainly We do. Ia girls classes the high
est OBJECT aimed ~ i grd-ciu.nes, and freedom
OF motion. Ibis. Of course. includes all that ~
necessary 20 the DEVELOPMENT of the body. the
main difference being that III their case we do
not entcavor. a III that Of the boys. 10 develop
Strength and muscle 50 much When very
young girlS-mere Chiliren-come 20 us VIC
grade them IN classes ahd begin with a few
simple Ca!!SthcuIcs. ALWAYS finishing the eXer
else with game that Will interest them and at
the same time give al the eXertiOn necessary
fc- our purpose. H1lf an hour is enough for
these Et;la things ana even then We give them
frequeat rests meaGwhlIc-say 4 rest four times
IN the course Ct twenty-five minutes. When a
mere infant moves It's arms that - sufficient
exercise FOR u AMI. IL the same ratio. when a
child o six runs anil walks around little and
has game into which It enters with all its
little heart that Is quite enough FOR it,
These exercises are OIir . few simple mo-
tO1S. s'.Itad 70 the age and intelligence of the
pupil march and an elementary drill: then
any one Of a hundred games which We have al
ways ready for the children. thus We teach
them 10 exercise the different parts of the
body-the arms. thighs. legs and shoulders
We use no dumb bells or Indian clubs for the
1EA.NISI GIRLS
We adopt milder course than with bows. When
a young girl comes 10 Us we begin by putting
her through the simple drill have mentioned.
When she IL proficient IN II she Is advanced to
more complicated exercises. From the simplest
order o. cdllSthen'cs she goes on 20 games and
exercises that call for greater amount OF
energy and attention. AZ first. with the very
young girls especially. we are careful not 10
tire or exhaust the pupils If thew are ex-
ercised an hour they have three or fOGr rests
during that time, beginning. say. with Calls
themes tOr fifteen or twenty minutes. then a
ten inmates rest. then reSUming with very light
apparatus. arranged specially so as to save
time. The last part OF the program would
probably be game. We have a regular course
laid out Tor the whole year in advance. There
are dozens Of games suited to gymnasium pur-
poses and We take our choice.
Girls of seven or eight get a more advanced
exercise. They are beginning 20 have an idea
OF what IS wanted OF them and they ION in the
work intalligenily. The exercises are now cal
culated not only to develop The body but e
gave 1t suppleness and graceful motion. They
are taught many steps with the feet such as
are used in the waltz, schottische polka and
other dances. These are meant To give the
body perfect freedom and a grace full carriage
Then thsre are skipping. hopping and hun
dreds of other pleasant little exercises that give
poise an6 agility. and in which the arms and
indeed all the limbs. are freely employed us
ing and falling IL the different motions Blu;
great care Is taken 90 avoid violence. for con-
slider II the bane OF athletics. Especially woulc
b be hurtful in the training OF girls.
When they are still further advanced CyoJ
be ali the system IS progressively the girls be-