New-York tribune., 1905-04-19
" TANNING" OF MEN.
Dr. GaLick Thinks School System
Tends in That Direction.

Tends IN That Direction.
The famous structures OF the Mosely Commission
Or the prepondera OF women teachers in Amer
ican schools. With its alleged effect OF efeminiza-
faa, furnished the text for OF the interest
ing addresses delivered before the American Physi-
cal Education Association at Columbia University
yesterday. Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick president OF
the association. was the speaker. and his answer
10 the English educationists was threefold denying
not only and effect. but also great extent
the un6esirability Of the latter.
Dr. Gulick argued IN tho first place that there is
not q preponderance OF women teachers IN the
schools: IN the next that supposing there were.
trere Is no reason for supposin that the American
male is becoming eheIninized and. finally that the
ACQUISITION OF few feminine virtues by is not
"a matter for regret. but quite the contrary. He
arrse5 with those who say that the progress OF
civilization consists largely in the tanning" OF the
male.
n explanation OF his surprising statement about
the non-prepo ponderance OF women teachers, Dr.
Gulick said:
no EXCESS OF WOMEN TEACHERS.
Il was only natural that when the Mosely Com
YORK 1929 women teachers and only 70s men
women in our schools. But this ds7roportion is
more sFPaTe5 man 5i real of 5he pupils TessteTed
$3.50 were nol ABOVE ten years Of age. and Il is
seachers Tor such young chiidTen OF the 1eS' 'iSS
remaining pupils. about Si.Oo1 would be boys As
~ h half ~ tbe-e fees ,S,- y. IN @ I9 woeI9
have had Ne men teachers for the boys OF the
It's can hardly be considered a great dispropor-
uga
q re s,2215aTy e, @ S ssh2Slg @ the statistics Of last
schools the girls are IN excess Of the boys.
FOOTBALL NOT IADYIIKE.
II th-s slight excess Of women teachers in the
secondary schools and the upper grades Of the ele
u.ertary schools IS making American bows effeno-
n Of
four years observed any sign OF II in their sports
Footaau IS not becoming progressively ladylike
Neither do the records Of police and ohildren's
courts indicate lack Of masculine Qualities The
sang IS not desirable institution but it does
show masculine qualities.
Coming 10 the adult American, the business man
IS better known for daring than for modesey the
achievements OF the army and navy DO not indi-
cate e6euinacy and, whatever else may be said OF
our political representatives,. they are not as
class spineess and weak. It IS true that our great
CITY schools do not afford 10 the boys those oppor-
tun!ties for punching one another's heads that the
British commission considered so necessary TO a
bSys development.
order and discipline are absolutely necessary II
there IS 70 be anything but hopeless confusion IN
these great schools. And order and discipline de-
Ne-op virtues, such as patience and obedience
which are usually designated as feminine. but
1fese virtues are becoming more and more neces-
say n the progress Of cooperative society and
2 2 q. are 6efsomag more ciT4zed. or eneminzed,
iaII IL
y = own ~ cohhecuon with women At the same
ne me facts 90 not show that either is losing the
qualities regarded distinctvely masculine"
sTRAIGHT-FOOT DANCING.
At the morning session Dr. Henry Ling Taylor.
professor OF orthopedic surgery at the Post-Grad-
uate Medical School, gave an address on Dancing"
and advocated the use Of tho straight instead OF
The everted foot, as Wen as in walking and the
support Of the body. 10 said that the naturalist.
feSt Of fashion ad Fis +SeoT5es were @ afIeTT-T @ I'd
straght-foot dancing.
Dr.. Taylor considered dancing the most invigorat-
ing q all exercises, besides being mental tonic,
but MS remarks ne explained, did not apply either
10 the dancing Of the stage or TO social dancing.
The dance OF the 40 has little TO offer 20 the
and useless physical trning whatever its social
At one of the afternoon sessions DR.. George /.
Aeylan director Of the Columbia University gym
nasiuIn. New-York City. spoke of the abuse OF
atiletics far outweigh their evl effects Dr. Mey9n
goot Of these evils ne found in the taoranate desire
newspaper notoriety given 10 successful athletes.
T. ese causes. be said led disgraceful compeu-
lIegirimats practices the part of the coaches
aad. In many cases. TO the permanent injury
THE EXPRESSION OF JOY.
Dancing as the gymnasts would have st was
illustrated IN the gymnasium Of Columbia before the
American Physical Education Association last night.
Bands o. girls dressed 81 bright costumes appro-
p. ate 70 the countries the dances Of which they
Performed pleased the large audience nightly.
Professor Charles Farnsworth opened the proceed
!uss with paper, in which he explained the East
tern nations stn had time to express their JOY
living by dancing and 10 take pleasure from
tie passing hour IA England they take their pleas
sadly. he said, and here Americans take theirs
fu.IOusly. and were enslaEed 10 their work He
s-gges "a that II they would give little time 10
tEe practice Of art they would ind themselves the
H., spier and healthier Tor 4.
= exhibition then began with a Russian dance,
witch. with its stamps and hOarse cry. expressed
q very vigorous JOY. The irish four-hauded r0el
accompanied by zeal fiddler with a real kit.
aid the Swedish weaving dance showed that many
= Ile had really been taking the exercise ap-
proved bv the latest scientific views when they
mad believed they were only amusing themselves.
The Greek dances a marked contrast TO some
OF the others IN their slow graceful. sinuoUs mo-
lions Of body and arms. while -he nc dane
lre by the Yale students though less SNOWY
1han that Of the girls, not less difficult and eA
ctecingly graceful
cptppt &C, EAerEp eAtE