Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-02
ON THE CAMPUS.
The Trophies of vfctery-YaIe UNI
on's Doings-The System OF GYM
nastfcs In Use at the Gym.

The Trophies of vfctery-Yale Uni
on's Doings-The system OF GYM
nastfcs In Use at the Gym.
The medals for the athletic games held
last spring have arrived, and have been on
exhibition at Corbin's. The medals are
new in design, and are the handaomest
and most expensive that have ever been
given by the athletic association. The
first prizes are of gold, and the second of
silver. On the face is tho seal of the COL
leRe and the college motto, around the
| edge Yale Athletic association. On the
reverse "Spripg Athletic Games, 1892"
with the event. The second prizes bear
the same design. Three dies were made,
two being broken before the medals were
completed, and this was the cause of their
| not being here earlier. -
The Berkely association meet this even
Ing in 1913 room at Dwight hall.
Preparatory service will be held to-
night in Dwight hall.
The regular meeting of Yale union was
held last evening in Osborne hall. The
subject for debate was,
Resolved, That the policy of the large
railroad corporations in absorbing the
| smaller companies is not beneficial to the
| country at large. For the affirmative the
| speakers were: e. q. Tracy 1913, and f.
Wells '93, and for the negative, j. N.
Alling 1913, and F. E. Donnelly '93.
The following communication from the
American Wing and Cliosophic societies of
| Princeten has been received:
| I'VE, the undersigned, representing the
| American Wing and Cliosophio societies
| of Princeton, do hereby challenge the
l Yale union to joint debate. Time, place
| and subject with conditions of debate to
be arranged later.
Fred Hsmlin '95, after long illness,
will resume college exercises this morn
ing.
SYSTEM OF GYMNASTICS,
A description of the system of practical
gymnastics in nse at the gymnasium will
surely be of interest to ALL
There are two plans offered: The in
dividual work, which is intended for stu
dents who cannot or do not wish to go in
to the general class work. Second, the
class work, which is for the mass of stu
dents who wish general or all-round de.
elopment. This is recommended as one OF
the best methods of producing good results
in spite of the fact that class drills are
somewhat irksome.
The individual work may be described
briefly as follows: Every student who
takes gymnastio exercise Is examined BY
DR.. Seaver. who fills out for him a card
containing data as to physical condition,
etc.
This card is taken to DR.. w. G.. Ander
sen, or to his brother, who indicates on Il
exercises suitable for the individual. The
following list of special apparatus Is used
Intercostsl machine, abdominal mat, quar-
ter circle, nautical wheel, wrestling ma
chine, neck harness, waist machine, hngel
machine, leg machine, ankle machine, row
ing machine. ropes, ladders, rings, parable
bars, running, jumping, medicine balls
The man is then set to work to build NJ
any physical defect, such as widening o,
deepening the chest, strengthening tn,
muscles of the waist and abdomen, or in
| creasing the size of the arms or legs.
This system of class work is new at Ya1
and is the result of careful study of tn,
Swedish and German methods. All e1er
cises are invariably given according to
certain method.
Leg exercises are given first to draw tn,
blood from the brain, after which notion
for the neck, for the erect carriage of tn
for widening and deepening the chest ant
for the muscles of the waist and abdomen
Precipitant work is given for strengthen
ing the action of the heart and lungs, to
gether with slow leg work and breathing
. exercises.
On each class night the men are drilled
on the chest weights by Mr.. g. s. Ander
son, and then lined up and both DR.. An
, derson and brother drill them In heav,
gymnastics. Suoh system of work, fol
lowed systematically, cannot fail to be pro
| duotive of good results, and an evidence o
its popularity Ia the large number of me,
| taking individual and class work