The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-05
A GYMNASIUM INSTRUCTOR.
Professor Horace F. Smith Employed By
the Y. N. c. 4.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
A Series OF Novel Entertainments During the
Coming Year-Increase of Membership
Fee-The Lockers.

The board of directors of the Young Mems
Christian Association held their monthly
meeting at the association building last eve
ming which lasted over three hours.
President s. w. Travers was in the chair
and Messrs. r. A. Lancaster, John Il. West;
William J. Whtehurst, r. S. Boshcr, Joseph
b. Montgomery and B. III. Quarles were
present.
Considerable routine business was trans
acted and number of bills were ordered TO
be paid.
The board decided definitely 10 call Pro-
fesser .HoraceF. Smith as gymnasium instruc-
tor.
A liberal appropriation was also made for a
series of entertainments of high order dur
ing the coming winter.
PROFESSOR SMITH.
Professor Smith is native of Norfolk. where
his parents are still living. When quite a
young man he showed an exceptional adapt
ability to gymnastic exercises He was adj
vised by people interested in him to take up
gymnastics a. a study.
He followed their counsel and at the close
of his course of instruction he had made such
marvellous progress that he was appointed
professor of gymnastics in Norfolk and in that
capacity rendered valuable service for several
years.
lie next received call in the same capacity
from the School of Christian Workers in
Springfield Mass Wherever he went he
TODD leading part in gymnastics and always
showed superior ability.
The Twenty third-street branch of the
Young Mems Christian Association. New
York, which. by the way. is at present the
leading association in the world. is always de-
srous 10 secure the very best talent that can
be gotten. 1t was only natural therefore that
a call was rendered to Professor Smith by that
organization.
He accepted, and during the years 1889 and
1890 was the gymnasium instructor Of that
Association.
He gave entire satisfaction, and only left
when he received a still more fatterng call
from the Association at Springfield. where he
Is at present
A soUTHERSER.
Being Southern man by birth and having
a more than ordinary acquaintance with Sec
retary Candlish. whom he met during his
stay in New York, and who was instrumental
in receiving a call for him from the board of
directors of the Richmond Association, he
has consented TO come TO this city.
Professor Smith will commence his services
as professor of all lines of gymnastc training
in the Richmond Association on September
list. He will have entire charge of the
gymnasium, where he will be on hand nearly
all day.
Professor Smltn INTENDS 10 SlhrJ quite Il
number of classes not only among the pro-
fesson men. where he has been very sue
cessfu in the past, but also among young
men and boys.
HIS ABILITY.
While in charge of the physical department
of the New York Association he developed
among many others Professor Kailenberg.
who is at present professor Of gymnastics at
the School of Christian Workers IN Spring
fold which ipefitnflnO has 10 he Visited nv all
those who intend to prepare themselves for
the position of secretary or gymnasium IN
structOr.
Mr. Smith also possesses q rare ability to
develop leaders. which qualification is OF
great advantage to young men who aspire for
such position and who will therefore do
well 10 heed Professor Smiths teachings
He is as much at home on the platform in
religious meetings and in the parlor leading
young men in the singing of college songs as
he Is on the floor of the gymnasium looking
after the physical development of young men.
FEE INCREASED.
a., The board Of directors of the Association,
considering the many advantages and attrac--
tons which the Association IS about TO extend
to Young men in the line of entertainments,
educational classes and exercises in the gym
nasium, have deemed II wise TO advance the
membership fee to what it once was namely.
S7per year including the gymnasium-on and
after September lst.
Ii will therefore be to the advantage Of
those who intend to Join the Association to
do SO before that date while the admission
fee is only 80.
In order that thelockers in the gymnasium
might be regulated properly they have been
thoroughly overhauled during the past few
weeks New locks have been put on and du-
plicate keys are given out TO the members OF
the gymnasium.
The board of directors have passed reso-
luton that no one shall be permitted to put
private lock on his locker under penalty of
dismissal from membership.
THE ENTERTAINMENTS.
The entire building is at present in very
good shape, and the difference III the general
appearance very fayoraby impresses at once
all visitors
Experience has shown that the people of
Richmond do not cultivate any greater taste
for lectures than the residents Of other cities,
and il has been deemed wise 10 substitute en-
tertainments in their places. so that only one
or two lectures will be given during the whole