The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-09
PHYSICAL CULTURE.
Grand Exhibition Last Night at Vale
Gymnasium.

| The grand physical culture exhibition
| given under the auspices of the New
Haven Physical Education society at
Yale gymnasium last evening, was an
unqualified success and will no doubt
aid the society materially in its effort
to arouse a larger public interest in
much of the floor as was not needed for
the exhibition, were filed with crowd
| of spectators who witnessed the exhibit
tion of the various forms of gymnasium
work. with apparently unfiagging in
terest throughout the course of the
evening The audience was at olce put
in good humor by the cheering strains
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton orchestra, which rendered the
overture and other selections in fine
style The first number on the pro-
gramme consisted Of plain and fancy
marching movements by the young Ia
dies of the senior and Junior classes OF
Anderson's normal school of gymnas-
tics. and under the direction of DR..
William G. Anderson. Their execution
of intricate evolution, maneuverings
and beautiful figures was cleverly done
and heartily applauded.
Advanced voluntary exercises on two
parallel bars by the active members of
the New Haven Turn Verein followed,
and their exceptionally fine work re-
ceived loud commendation. Then the
seniors and juniors of Anderson's nor
NAL school, and Hillhouse High school
class from A. N. S. G, were put
through a series of tactics under the
direction of DR.. E. Hermann Arnold.
These same elias ses, with the addition
OF the boys class from the A. N. S. G.
also performed free gymnastics and
vaulting exercises over the side horse
in a most efficient and graceful man
ner, and this number merits the pro-
nounced approval it received.
Members of the combined classes of
the New Haven Turn Verein were then
seen in mass calisthencs. There were
more than $50 men, ladies', girls and
boys, and the picture presented was a
beautiful one, the exercises being exc
cuted with precision and grace.
A pleasing and popular feature of the
programme was the appearance of five
classes from the Turn verein all work
ing on different pieces of apparatus at
the same time. The small girls class
working on the see-saw, the small
boys class on hanging poles, the sec
ond boys class on two bucks, the jun
ior boys class on two German side
horses and the ladies class on the hor-
izontaI ladder The work of the many
classes showed the participants, from
the smallest girl and boy to the well
developed youth, to be proficient,
strong and healthy, both physically
and mentally. This n.smber was vo-
cifsrously applauded
After some interesting recreative
games Were played by the boys and
girls classes, showing that attendance
at the gymnasium is not all work. the
closing number of the evening YVES put
by the Turner's in the form of a large
living pyramid arranged on Roman
ladders, two parallel bars and the floor.
The grouping of about fifty men and
boys was cleverly and beautifully ar
ranged and the tableaux was fitting
close to a grand and instructive exhi-
biton.
The instructors of the classes per-
forming during the evening may we'll
fell proud of their achievements, and 1t
is to be hoped that their institutions
VIII reap many more pupils as a result
of the excellent work presented.
Justice would not be done were prop |
er credit not bestowed upon Louis Ley
erzapf, instructor of fencing at Yale |
o 81 nd - 4l,a
physical education society, who was
the originator and director of the exhi- |
bition. He has been untiring in his eff !
forts to make this entertainment the |
unqualified success it proved to be.