New-York tribune., 1903-11-29

eases In family digestion. temperament ur>.
vious exercise. vision and rate OF heart beso-.
and after exercise.
With this card before him the physical
director studies the case Of each Individual bow
and preserfbes just the kind Of exercise that win
benefit and not harm MIN. IL boy has a ten
dency to weakness Of the heart he Is varna5
against overtaxing the organ BY joining the run
ming squad; If he has some physical deformitv
such as spinal curvature he is not barred fror,
the gymnasium. but gets some light form OF ~
ercise that will tend at least to prevent any ar
gravation Of the trouble II it cannot cure il. I,
a boy has weak lungs he has gentle exercise,
that will tend to strengthen his breathing power
and enlarge his chest measurement Ia a word.
each boy gets the exercise that will help to De.
velop his physique to the utmost. and. what ia
more important, he is compelled 10 20 throuza
the prescribed exercise to the satisfaction Of tba
physical director. just as the boys are made n
solve the problems Of Euclid or grapp.e with
the mysteries Of algebra Frequent exanina-
tions are made, and comparisons with the data
on the cards show whether or not the exaroizes
prescribed are doing good or the reverse. Each
how carries with him a chart, on which the
director marks the progress made in the gym
nastfc classes 50 that the student can see at A
GLANCE whether he Is advancing or retrograding
some boys are actually found 70 be totally IN
fitted for physical training on account Of their
inability TO learn the simplest kind of exercise
This kind of boy though. according 20 the phyzl-
cal director. is a rare problem
eOut of 700 boys in the freshman class" said
the physical director. in the course of a talk
the new department Of the High school, fully
fifty were found TO have some physical defect
that made it very difficult to prescribe any form
of exercise Some, for instance. were minus an
arm or leg; one had tuberculosis in such a form
that it was deemed best not to prescribe FOR
him: Others had very defective eyes.sht and
were told not TO Join the classes until an Ocul-st
had treated them. About three or -FOUR boys In
each class are found TO have defective eyesight
The disc overv Of these defects is one OF the
most potent arguments in favor Of the new de-
partment. In many cases the teachers are blann-
ing the boy for being naturally dull. when he
is struggling 10 keep his Ilace in the class
while being unable either to see or hear proper
IL. I test every boys eyesight. and If anythings
wrong tell him to consult an ocU-Is- Little
chap who comes to me with a weak heart and
v-bo would continue TO weaken it Dy taking part
in anv kind of game that offers itself, were ne
not told of the danger is instructed IL the kind
OF exercise that VII strengthen his heart, and
warned AGAINST those that would weaken it; he
is told not to run upstairs too rapidly. not TO
exercise when he is out Of breath, and not TO
T, take part in any of the more violent exercises
In this way he stands a chance OF Outgro"lng
his trouble in time, instead OF, as would BE the
case had he not come to high school. continually
aggravating il until manhood found him with
permanently weakened organ. The physical IN
struction undoubtedly Will have marked effect
on the general intellectual tone OF the school
The systematic and carefully prescribed exercise
that each boys gets must stimulate his brain
power Dull boys whose mental apparatus s
cIogged by reason Of physical weakness VII
brighten UP when we have succeeded in getting
their bodies in perfect training.
I'VE do not aim to make strong boys OF a few