The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-30
FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION
STATE BRANCH or THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION FORMED YESTERDAY.

Events.
At meeting held in the Anderson
gymnasium yesterday forenoon the
Connecticut Branch of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Physical Education was organized and
the following officers We're elected:
President, DR.. j. w. Seaver; first vice
president, DR.. Arnold of New Haven;
second vice president, Miss Scarbor-
ough Of New Britain; secretary, DR..
Anderson; treasurer, G. l.. Gabler, jr.,
of Bridgeport. The national associa-
tion was formed about ten years ago.
This is the first attempt at state
organization in Connecticut and by the
prominent teachers of physical train
ing interested in the organization it
will undoubtedly be a success. The
state association is divided upon into
district societies in the various cities
in the state. The members of the as
sociation who were present were Miss
Smith of Manchester Miss Scarbor-
ough of New Britain, Miss Smith, Miss
Blood and Professor Colin Buell. of
New London, Mr.. Gabler of Bridgeport,
Miss Berensen, director Of physical
culture in Smiths college, Mr.. Brown
of Meriden, Professor Went, director of
gymnastics in Bridgeport high school,
DR.. Seaver. DIR. Anderson, Dr. Arnold,
Mr. Watson and Miss Ives, Miss Jud-
son, Miss Smith, Miss Pierpont, Miss
Cannon, Miss Fowler, Miss Harper,
Miss Dean, Miss Boynton, Miss Nye,
Miss Hamilton Miss Dudley of Ander-
sons gymnasium, F. l.. Cowan of Wa
terloo, N. Y, Mr.. Doran and Mr.. Buck
land
In the afternoon at o'clock a paper
was read before the association by
DR.. Lusk of the Yale Medical school at
the Medical school on Digestion"
The paper was illustrated by expert
ments. In the course of his paper Dr.
Lusk said that -tenths of all the
money spent for food to-day is spent
for flavor alone and that variety gives
an appetite. He said that he was told
by the manager of the Yale baseball
team after the return from the south
ern trip that the men had no appetites.
The cause of this, he said, was the
fact that there was not enough variety
at the training table.
At 3:15 p. m. paper on Psychology
and It's Relation to Gymnastics" was
read by Professor Scripture of Yale at
the Psychological library. This paper
was also illustrated by experiments.
At 4:30 an exhibition of German gym
nastics was given by class of boys
from the New Haven Turn Verein on
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An exhibition of general gymnastics
was given in the evening at the Yale
gymnasium by pupils of the Anderson
Normal school gymnasium, members of
the Bridgeport Y. NJ. c. A., and active
members of the New Haven Turn
Verein. The program presented was as
follows:
Military gymnastics by the A. N. S.
G. pupils.
Bar bell drill by members of the
Bridgeport Y. M. C. A.
Swedish gymnastics by the A. N. S.
G. pupils.
German gymnastics by active mem
bers of the New Haven Turn Verein.
Extension drill by the A. N. S. G.
pupils.
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the Bridgeport Y. M. c. A.
Heavy gymnastics for women by the
A. N. S. G. pupils.
School fencing by members of the
New Haven Turn Verein.
The Swedish work was in charge of
Jakob Bolm of New York, an instructor
in Anderson gymnasium; the German
work in charge of Dr. Herman Arnold,
director of Anderson's gymnasium and
instructor of the New Haven Turn Ver-
elm; the Bridgeport work in charge of
G. l.. Gabler of Bridgeport, and the
American work in charge of DIR. w. G..
Anderson of New Haven.
The attendance at the exhibition was
large, the gallery being completely fill
ed and all the available standing room
occupied. The military gymnastics by
the young ladies of Anderson's gymna-
sium was especially good and called
forth much applause. all the young la
dies being very proficient in the exer-
else.
One of the best features of the even
ing was the drill in German gymnas-
tics by members of the New Haven
Turn Verein.
The members of the Bridgeport Y M
C. A showed great skill in their exhi-
bition of heavy gymnastics. By far
the star exhibition of the evening was
that in heavy gymnastics by young la
dies of Anderson's gymnasium. All of
the young ladies did exceedingly well,
Miss Atkins of Brooklyn and Miss
Boynton being especially good. Viva
cious little Miss Pierpont one of the
highest stand pupils in the school in
the theory of gymnastics, but who is
unable to perform some of the feats in
heavy gymnastics, did not finch from
her place in the line, but when her turn
came took good run, and although
she could not jump over the long horse,
managed to scramble over, each at
tempt of hers calling forth shouts of
applause. Back of the two horses were
stationed two young men who caught
the athletic young women in their
arms, as they came flying over the
horses, to save them from falling 1t is
needless to say that these young men
were envied in their position by the
many student spectators. The young
ladies from Anderson's gymnasium
were Miss Atkins Miss Wilcox, Miss
Chamberlain, Miss Dean, Miss Boyn-
ton, Miss Burke. Miss Pierpont, Miss
Freeman. Miss Young, Miss Hamilton.
Miss Thomas, Miss Furness and Miss
Cannon.
The members of the New Haven Turn
Verein who took part were H. S.
Sehlessel, Robert Horn, C. Granpen. P.