The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-24
TRAINING THE BODY.
Course of Physical Culture in
Public Schools.
MEMS sANA IN coRPoRE sANo.
Drills Which Are Beneficial to Teachers
and Pupils-A New Departure
in Seattle.


pamphlet OF ffty-three pages. A synopsis of
the WORK In most of the branches was published
at the rime OF opening the schools. The course
In physical culture under Miss Alice T. Goodeil,
was not at that time completely laid out As
these exercises for pupils are new in the schools
OF Seattle, the outline will be read with much
interest Dy parents and others. Miss Goodeu
viii have charge of the physical culture, but the
drills viii be continued by the teachers of the
various grades. The following suggestions are
given to instructors:
It'll now a well recognized fact among all pro-
gressiye educators that no system of education
is complete without q careful and systematic
physical training in connection with mental
work.
The work will be found beneficial to teachers
q well pupils.
Our aim should be to aid and instruct the
pupils in gaining health, strength and an i'm
proved appearance, aud according to the laws of
reflex action By appearing better, to really be
better.
Teachers will find physical culture great aid
to discipline when presented and practiced with
frmness and precision.
Have an appointed time for exercise on your
programme. as often a. practicable, of from Eve
70 ten minutes, and do not omit ii.
Let the pupils enjoy to the utmost this fsscin-
sting study. Let them look forward to ii as a
pleasant recreation, but do not fail to impress
them with the benefit derived from continued
exercise, and the necessity for thorough and
uniform work.
A definite object in view is always q great
stimulus.
The general positions and exercises prescribed
ior all grades are as follows:
l First position-sitting.
2 Rest position-Sitting.
Position.
a Standing position. First 2-Rest. B.
Active.
5. First position.
o. sitting. 1-Sit. 2-First position. S-Rest.
q. Relaxing exercises
.. Walking exercises.
9. Memory work
10. Silent exercises
II. Talks on benefits of physical culture.
L Breathing exercises.
First standing position-Inhale through the
nostrils.-l. Inhale. Exhale with sound sh. 2.
innaie Exhale slowly through nostrils, with
hands ct waist line, fingers touching. Inhale.
aal1sis. with ah 4 Inhale: E1hale through
with prolonged oh. g. Inhale Exhale, hands
on waist-ltne. fingers touching at the back. 7.
innaie. Exhale tapping chest. s Inhale. Ex-
.nd down rum sea.s with an 3 lnhse Exhale up
Exhgie, Go! IL. Inhale. Exhale, with some
familiar sentence. II Inhale. Hold breath
through simple exercise. Exhale slowly.
The exercises prescribed for the various
grades are as follows:
First Year-D Primary General positions.
2. Simple exercises in seats. 5. Relaxing exer.
cises: ], hands; ii, arms; iii, head; iv,
feet; v, legs. 4. Shoulder exercises. s. Waist
exercises. 6. Bending knees. T. Rising on
toes 8. Simple exercises for feet g. Simple
exercises for hands and arms. 10. Running in
place. IL. Running around room. Il Easy
games Or motion songs Is Breathing exercises
Second Year-C Primary. All the first years
work. Simple energizing exercises: i,
Hands. IL Arms. 8 Simple stepping exercises.
L Simple marching. 5. Exercises to simple
songs. & Breathing exercises and l.
x dnira year-B prlmary-l All first and second
ton OF shoulders. s. Marching; l., right face:
IL, left face. g. Fancy step around room with
song. 7. Tug of war
Fourth year--A primary-L All work of pre-
vious three years. 2 Complex energizing exer-
cises l., hands: IL, arms; ill.,, feet; iv.. legs:
", toes. simple rythmical exercises. L. Man
S Sal OF a, arms. s Marching by twos. 6; Fifth
Fifth year-D grammar-l Previous four
years work. 2. More complex rythmicaI work
3. Marching; all facing except one-eighth turn.
l. Marching song. D. simple fancy steps. g.
Breathing exercises and T. 2. Drill with bean
bags
Sixth year-C grammar-l All previous work
2. Advanced work in-i., relaxing exercises; IL,
energiZing exercises: i'll, rythmical exercises g.
Charging movements. 4. simple attitudes. s.
Fancy marching. c. Talks on gesture z.
Eighth breathing exercises.
Seventh year-B grammar-l All previous
work. z. Combination of exercises. Ad-
veneed charging movement. 4. Breathing exer-
cises 9 and 10. 5. Glasses in wand drill
Eighth year-A grammar. All previous
work. 2. Advanced work in all classes of exer-
cises. B. Talks on expression, gesture and atti-
tudes. 4. Breathing exercises IL and L s.
Glasses in wand drill
High SCHOOL, All general positions 2.
Work from all other grades selected and adapt
ed. 8. Advance and complex work IN exercises:
relaxing; energizing; rythmical. l. Original
exercises and combinations desired from pupils
5. Advanced breathing exercises. 6. Delsarte
system a study of expression. 7. Practical rules.
s. Who was Francois Delsarte? 9. Glasses
formed in-wands. bells, rings, clubs