New-York tribune., 1905-04-18
The DANCE A PANACEA.
Brings Happiness, Beauty and Wis
dom. Say Physical Educators.

Dancing in all it's forms-classic dancing. social
dancing. ballet dancing, Indian dancirg-was dis
cussed before the American Society OF Physical
Education which met yesterday morning at Teach
ars College on Morningside Heights Before the
sneakers finished they had proved that 1t Is an
wrong to consider dancing mere social pastlrne-
The two step has Just as much high mission to
serve as any other pursuit according to the devo-
tees to higher education
nr Iutber Halsey CuIick laid emphasis on the
7,,qer of continuous brain work and the necessity
80 cba1qe Children need it, especially. he DE
,,a~ad Let them work. Then let them go OUT ana
5o Indian dances he urged. BY this alternating OF
u,orl and play he believes the best results can
be obtained ,, -
~ Sargent director Of the Harvard gym
= ,,i5 esDecial emphasis on the value OF the
,.-rr, of the dance. He showed how. in physlcaI
5eyaIonnent the harmonious movement OF the
muscles found in the dance is an important ldco'
He will be better able 10 demonstrate TINS 4'O'
when tomorrow evening he gives his lecture on
BODILY Rhythms and the Joy OF Iivlns. mus
ota1 nv living cxponents of the art from the New
vorlz Normal school Of Physical Education ana
from Yale University
Miss Elizabeth Burchenal. or Teachers Co4-ese
-ir+ed out the true aim of dancing 1t is she said
- -t,-e GRACE 70 tie body. Grace is ease and IA
,i1it,. IN bodily movement. She quoted authority
ofter authority. each one of whom told how after
dniaept dancing she had been turned into verl'a-
hle Venus.
In ne
n anthropometry had its innings w W. Hastings
of the Young Mems Christian Association training
school of Springfield. Mass. told OF the work OF
the committee on anthropometry. This committee
s irving TO provide national type of man. 1t is
taking the measurements of thousands OF
connected with Young Mems Christian associations
and colleges all over the United States When 1t
has obtained forty thousand measurements it hopes
to be able TO tell Americans just how big they
should be in order to be up the standard.
Professor Franz Boaz spoke OF the time that it
took for a human body to go through each stage o.
its development From long study and careful
collection of statistics, he assigned the which
the first sign of senity makes its appearance
Unlike his learned contemporary who wants
tire on his laures at forty he says that ordinarily
the first signs OF old age do not make their ap
pearanCe until forty -hve. he places siXty-tWo as
tbS age at which ordinarily the hardening OF the
arteries which indicates advanced age. makes its
appearance ~, ~-,-, -.-,
new plan for assigning marks for physical educd-
tion in the New York public schools He SAYS that
~ Give marks in the grammar schools on the col
Iegiate system is failure because the collegiate
s,Setar, tests simply the strength, without regard
ay,inations on endurance. bodily control ordinary
Dosture knowledge and practice OF applied hygiene
T'be convention will continue its meetings to-day
when the beauty of dancing as an exercise VIII oe
further illustrated . a.. .,-,rf,.- IN Teach
ers College for the members OF the aSsoCIt-
ton Dean Russell, speaking Tor that Ils'iJItlot
esked tbem to Justify their existence MI Heilry
\ Tint king for the Board OF EduGatlo, @ oLt-
lined what was being done for physical eGue,l'l9Sn
in the hubble schools. DR.. Gulick eNpresseu the
thanks of the association at its recognition oS OO-
lumbia