St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-11
PHYSICAL CULTURE.
Its Importance as Great as Mental
Culture.

culture.
The education OF the physical has,
during the past few years. come to have
a recognized place i'll both the home anu
school training. and educators in all de-
| partinentS from the Kindergarten 10 the
| college fully recognize the necessity for
mental and physical development to go
hand in hand. Hence the Introduction
Of physical culture into schools, where,
from the very beginning. the Guild is
, taught that the first necessity is to de-
velop the body ia way that it will
assist i'll the cultivation of the mind.
The various systems which have been
used are modified and adapted for use
in the school and home. The heavy APP
planes formerly used in the gymnasi-
ums are disl laced by the lighter ap-
! paratus and other contrivances suitable
for women and children. The theories
OF Francois Delsarte have modified the
| older theories, and while the Delsartean
exercises are the embodiment of ease
| and grace they are scarcely sufficient to
| produce Muscular power. These exer-
clses are excellent as preliminary train
| ing to LEAD to the use of more difficult
gymnastics and the use of Wands, dumb
! bells, Indian clubs, horizontal bars,
. vertical ropes and fencing. The Del
| sartean method should go hand in hand
with elocution and dancing. and it
! should, Ill fact, be the foundation of
| these studies.
While many of the appliances used In
gymnasium are useful adluncts to
PHYSICAL development. still when these
a. l nj inf ol,io 10, L.
| ployed winch dispense entirely with
these appliances and instead are used
| various exercises for strengthening the
muscles and the lungs. The exercises
are walking. running. bendin and ac-
| robatlc movements which give full play
to the muscles and develop lung power.
The truth is self-evident that there
can be no thorough training that does
not educate the whole system, produc-
ing strong muscles, good circulation,
| strong lungs, clear and resonant voice,
graceful carriage and good digestion.
| Nothing is more important than that
children should be fought the principles
of physical development. Girls are
! guarded against all kinds of physical
exercises that are as necessary to them
| as TO boys, in the most ludicrouS way,
| just as though their manners were to be
affected, or their bearing made less
ladylike.
Ii people would realize the fact that
physical culture improves girls in this
| respect, and that there can be no grace
so attractive, no ease of manner so con-
spicuous as that which comes through
the fiexibility and equipoise of the body
toned up and strengthened by daily ex-
ercise, and that from this, also. will
come more Improvement to the CON-
plexiOn than all lotions that were ever
invented.
Miss s. S. O'Neil. who has come to be
so well known to st. Paul people
through her connection with Beauty
and the Beast" that was presented al
the Grand opera house a few weeks
ago for the benefit of the Newsboys'
club. has opened gymnasi um for ladies
and children. Her studio is in the
Mannhelmer building, and here
she will give lessons in
physical culture and dancing,
The training that Miss O'Neil gives in
cludes the best methods from the Eng
lish, French and Swedish systems, anc
Ill addition to physical culture classes
she will give instructions in dramatic
reading and elocution.
She has been greatly encouraged anG
her work has received the iudorsem en-
of number OF prominent people of st
Paul, among whom are, Rev. G.. d. An
drews, Mesdames Forepaugh, Newport
Mailer. Pitts. Barton and Messrs
Robert Manufacturer and G. F. Mailer