New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-05
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THE LADIES' CREW"

The exercise given 10 women In heavy gymnastics
Is work the chest wdgts. after which they are
taught 10 chin the bar vault the poles leap from
hs spring bnard. swing from ;he rings and ti1p"ze
and instructed In the art Of turning somer
eaus All work in this class IS carefully arranged
and Is progressive. IS planned that the teachers
can carry Il 70 their own classes.
Women are as fond OF heavy work rs the men. and
n the attendance In this class was optional The O'CLOCK
hour would ind more IN the gymnasium than at any
other time. The one objection To women tnkins heavy
work Is their previous training Men are Injured 10
tho sports by their early rertng and their strength
and agility makes It sater for them n this fascinating
work Women mennonite quicker than thotnen. They
are not Inferior 20 them IN r's the boys term snd'
or grit but they have neither the strength nor the
judgment which comes from experience 20 back
them up
The now features OF the work uDd"r DR.. Anderson
n. OhantauQua has been the organizing OF mothers
class In gymnastics. The object is tie home training
Of chlds. IN all eN"Vise, Tint tend 10 sive the e
ones an upright carriage The exeIcise~ In the course
juS finished Included motioos for dropping head
excrcl-s f,r tho shoulders, motions against weak iunes
srranscn"t Of movements loe S.oNins children WHO
d" hot ,urt'r nom organic dccs, ana lessons upon
how 20 widen and deepen the tloraA
The department OF anthroponetry L. In charge OF
J. ". seaver. NJ. d., who WAS graduated from lalc ~
the class II 80. lie taught for three years. two Of
which We're IN WlN'on seminary, where he prepared
FOR co"s,. having rhargr o. ihe drpdrunrn' OF el3
10 take charge OF the gymnasium there. and has been
connected with that university ever since. lie wa,
ne frst Instructor there To- introduce - Nstem OF
thorough ply steal examination IN connection with tho
In connection with anthropomctric work he has In.
vented several Instruments that simplify the WORK and
save much time rnc hrst OF these wa the measuring
pole fur taking length and breadth measurements
This has into much general use. Another
machine that promises to be OF importance In this Kind
OF worn Is devise FOR recording spinal curvaiurcs.
whether lateral antero posterlor
The feature, OF the work for this season for the
advanced pupils consist OF the use Of the instruments
,phygmogrnph. for testing the Influence N tho various
exercises OF the heart action, and the use Of inc
nen,s and methods Of physiological Investigations
The pupils Ia the school arc taught TINT In order TO do
have thorough knowledge Of anatomy and physiology.
The work IN physolSgy Tor tnc normal ' so,o ','
whlo the work II Phy.ioosy for the advanced cla;s
consists Of twenty lectures by Dr. seayer, Posters
& Sss used a S eon 81 rs WG hs swedish or
Ling systcm has for three Quarters Of century
in sweden. taught in all private and public schools.
1t Is also on Important factor In training Tor ne
muscular development, except incidentally. Every
movement Is studied. not 50 much With regard 10
the special mnsc@ar sn sns about ma but y wh
organs the respiratory, crcu'atory. digestive and
order and discipline are aimed for, and the lessc0s
arc given n more military fashion than 10 other
qua this year In connection with this system
scrIc, Of simple swedish games More than 100 stu
In the department. Of artlstic gymnastics the idea
Of harmony Of mind aud body Is taught, from simple
10 The most difficult cxcrciss Of sustained action.
Individual work + given to accomplish special ends.
The Delsarte classes comprise the largest nsinrr
OF pupils In any one department ai Chautauqua. lasI
ypnr over 800 persons took instruction from Mrs.
bishop and this year promises to be equally sue.
ccssnl Mrs Bishop calls her work the Amercaniged
Dclsnrte culture-the D"lSarte idea p0pularzed ana
made practicable Exercises are adapted 10 the
nInistrntlon OF health, control and economy OF HES
forces TO dcverancc from tension OF body and mind,
and 10 grace and aesthetic action. Tho enfranchIsr
m,alt and the upbuding Of the inner man Is sought
I'm the development exercises and allaround culture
obtained. No mechanical movements taught bun
every motion Is related 10 inner condition as, IN
get ting the polse OF the body the leading thought j.
proportion. and not merely 10 put the members into
certain positions. Mrs Bishops Chnuauqua work Is
llOnst accident. \ lecture given during Ni>li
to the assembly five years ago led TO the immediate
organization Of class FOR instruction, which In tiri
led 10 Mrs. bishops IN >allmcnt AT the head OF me
Chaulqua Del-artc department four years ago. with
the history OF steady rapid growth and financial sue
cess.
Dr Mckenzie, the specialist In the treatment OF
spinal diseases and deformities. and the enect OF
e REESE upon these defects, has Just finished III,
four wrehs' course OF lectures To the junior hn.
senior Normal cnsSes on orthOpedcs. lie Illustrated
his talks by having clinical material IN the shape Oh
boys and girls who drOrmed, and Who appeared
before the classes In undress. that the erect OF
The cost OF the new gymnasium was S4,OOO. The
equipment IL worth over 5000. About Sl,ooo mas
been placed In boats The value OF stock owned by
the Chautauqua school for Physical hucauon' LIN
tied Is 81 900.
The race course on which the crews practice ex-