The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-01
THE ASSOCIATION OPENING.
Cork Begins in the Y. n. CA. Gymnasium
To-Dsy-EducstiopsiO Iasscs.

ttaSsces
The new session for gymnasium members
Of the Young Mems Christian Association
opens to-day. and hereafter the gymnasium
will be open 20 members every day
from A. NJ. until $50 Z. NJ. Professor
Horace Z. Smith, the physical director OF
the institution, will returnifrom bis vacation
to-morrow morning and during the COM
inc session he will be assisted by Mr.. L. Il.
Woodhouso formerly of Staunton.
The gymnasium classes will begin with
Monday, September 5th. and will be con-
Quoted as follows; Glasses for young men,
TUESDAY, Thursday aud Saturday from
$50 p. NJ 70 $50 j. NJ; Glasses for bust
ness and professional men. Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday from 630 p NJ. to 7:30
i. Nj: classes for juniors. Monday and We'd
nesday from 1880 p. N. to $50 =. Al. Sstur-
day from IL A. NJ. TO IL Nj.
grand eymnastic display will be given
during the latter part of November in the
Mozart Academy of Music. which will sur
pass the one given at the same place on
April g. 1893.
A series Of interesting lectures will be
given in the gymnasium on attractive sub
jocts relating 10 exercise and health by the
following'prominent.p ysicisns: Drs George
Ben Johnson, Rives Tatum. John n. Up
shur, Jacob Michaux. Edmund T. Baker
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formed during the season, and only gymna-
stun members allowed to join. The class
will be conducted by the director and topics
pertinent TO the gymnasium will be taken
up. The membership of the class Is limited
to twelve.
An exhibition class will also be organized
to which only qualified members will be
admitted There will be several gymnastic
displays during tho session, and receptions
10 ,r.,t, IN f,1o will "a QrraDUa6 from
time TO time.
The gymnasium has has been thoroughly
overhauled during tho summer and a pum-
Der OF new apparatus has been added.
Among them are 8 "Medart" buck. aspiring
board and two new mats. The bathrooms
have been carefully repaired and several
spray baths have been added. The lock-
ers have been renovated and have been in
great demand for the past week or two.
The educational classes in connection
with the institution will open on September
18th, and the term will extend 10 April Is,
1893 legal holidays within the term being
excepted. Prospective students Will have
10 sign an agreement before entering any OF
the classes TO the effect that they will at
tend regularly during the session. Should
they be absent from the class four consecu-
tive nights without areasonable excuse hav-
ing been rendered to the general secretary.
they will no longer consider themselves en-
titled to any Of the privileges of their re-
spective classes If they fail to attend 95
per cent. of the lessons given. they will for
feits II deposit, which they make at the
beginning of the session.
Glasses for penmanship will be held by
Mr.. William Hoofnagle on Wednesday and
Saturday at S15 o'clock. The system will
be the round hand, i" which is adopted and
insisted upon in banking houses lawyers
Offices and where hrst-class penmanship is
necessary.
A vocal music class will be conducted by
Professor j. Emory Shaw in the large hail
on Thursday evening at 8;15 o'clock. Mr..
Shaw will teach the students in the first
principles of vocal music and grade them IN
tone production.
Stenography will be taught by Mr.. W. Ii.
Bennett on Tuesday and Friday at 6:lS
o'clock. Graham's system. which is con-
sidered by experts as the best. will be taught
| by Mr. Bennett, whose ability as an expert
stenographer is well known.
The bookkeeping class is TO be conducted
! by Dir. G. H. Urner on Monday and Friday
evenings at S:l5 o'clock. Mr.. Urner has
| been in charge of that class for several SEES
sions. and many young men have graduated
under his instruction from the Mechanics
Institute and from the Young Mems Chris
| tian Association.
Arithmetic will be taught by Mr.. William
Hoofnagle on Wednesday and Saturday al
SIS o'clock. Students will be graded &C.
! cording to their knowledge in arithmetic
| AS the teacher is a competent boOkkeeper
| the knowledge impaired will be especially
! valuable TO those intending 10 develop
| themselves in business pursuits.