New-York tribune., 1907-07-28
WOMEN AS SWIMMERS.
Columbia Instructor Says They Arc
Brarer than Men IN Water.

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Echoes Of the seashorc girl may be heard every
day Manhattan nifty feet underground. II one
chooses o travel up Columbia Heights.
There the investigator Will find seventy
fair mermalds. less, diving, ducking, splut-
terlng. shrIekiug and laughing exactly as do their
sisters In the Jersey surf or upon the old Maine
coast disportinE in tremendous pool with
marbled steps and pillars and lights that twinkle
all like old Pompeilan scene-au except the
bathing suits. For they do wear most practical
suits.
It is the womcn.s class in swimming AZ tho sum
n1er session OF Columbia University, and more
enthusiastic lot Of amphibious devotees would be
| hard find They young women from all over
the country besides a few from Porto Rico and
Bermuda and in age they range from eighteen on.
And the observer IS inclined to wonder why having
come so far they choose spend much time
, down there in the bowels OF the earth when they
might he devoting it 10 high art the languages,
domestic science. psychology and all the other
ologies that the summer session stands for; why
Just pick up" swimming at odd times with
devoted admirer a some beach?
Or. William II. McCastl!ue, director of the de-
partment of physical education, who was found
in his study on the top floor OF Columbias new
gymnasium building. explained the matter to
Tribune reporter.
Didn't YOU know" he asked, that swimming
has to be essential I'm a girls educa- ,
ton J-uess a young woman swim nova
days istaken for granted that her education
has been neglected A number Of those YOU see
in tbe ra ss 70 Themselves teachers in other cities
and as swimming Is part OF their curricu- /
lum they hound 10 perfect themselves in II;
but the ma jortty working merely because they !
ertoat eo- irs,srce IN tho winter We start with
the little girls Of eight years-hut I'll introduce /
YOU 10 tho swimming master. who can give YOU
more detail than T.
WOMEN HAVE GRIT
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Asked If any espocinI tvpo took more naturally
~ the u,atcr man another he said.
TYNE doesn't matter start them properly and
the,;ro ever, one of them ALI right and II does
tbeyo Al, a U,ord cf good II ia evceIlont FOR ,-,,l,
hearts ~ tho rtebt pe+ood. are ,,sad and there
IS nothing like II to cure nervous wrecks
Teaching swimming NAV look to be a rnonoto-
nous sort of profession but it is quite tho re-
verse l You" Mr., Holm warming to
ms suoJect. ~ Is es interesting as physician
be studied ana il $ me S'tsfa acHoh 70 starr Win
nervous, tmld subject ana see heF deFfl9p
strength and courage. one or my most interesting
pupils ana most apprc'lauNe was pima Birl
though perhaps NOT more sralSiG! it than Was a