El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-03
Richard w arren
General Agent
ATHLETICS MAY BE
COMP LSORY IN
GERMANY
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himself, when in Berlin, takes an early
morning gallop there every fine day. A
band from one of the regiments Of the
guard is to be stationed in future at the
Hippodrome, a circular open space sur
rounded by a tan bark path. where
dozen riding paths emerge from all d.
rections.
Here every morning gather hundreds
OF officers of the general staff, anxious
to preserve their waistline while de-
tailed for office work in the capital, to-
gether with active retired officials TAX
ing their constitutional" ladies with
their attendant grooms, and many pro-
fessiona1 men, such as bankers, law
yers, doctors and actors, who indulge
in this form of exercise in order to
counteract the effects Of their seden-
tary occupations. The emperor is usu
ally accompanied by considerable
number Of attendants, including his
principal aide-5e-camp, the chief of the
royal stables, two or three personal
orderly officers, a bodyguard Of sew
eral gendarmes and number OF
grooms.
PIan Compulsory Athletics.
A scheme. of compulsory physical
training for the municipal officials of
Schoeneberg has just been introduced
by Herr Dominicus, the newly appoint
ed lord mayor of the beautiful western
suburb Of Berlin, in order to counteracl
the evil effects of their long hours of
desk work. All the younger officials
are granted an hours leave on one day
every week, during which they are put
through course Of athletic exercises
in the playground of one of the city
schools under the direction Of the
schools gymnastic instructor Every
official is expected to participate in the
training if the medical officer reports
him physically fit to undergo the exer-
ton, and regular attendance is COM
pulsory.
Herr Dominicus, who was formerly In
charge Of the evening Continuation
school in Strassburg, effected by sim
liar scheme a vast amount of improve
ment in the health of the scholars. He
first started gymnastic classes for the
tailors apprentices, who, he considered,
by reason of the close confinement OF
their occupation, stood most in need OF
physical training, with such excellent
results that the master shoemakers came
and requested him to do the same for
their young workers. Before he left
Strassburg, Herr Dominicus had the
satisfaction OF seeing physical instruc-
ton made compulsory for the scholars
of all the Continuation schools in the
city. which all boys are compelled to at
tend until their eighteenth year, and
he has already secured its partial in
PRODUCTION in the Schoeneberg Continu-
alton schools.
Old Struggle is Renewed.
The perennial struggle between Ger
mans and Poles for the ownership OF
the soil in the eastern provinces OF
Prussia finds a striking illustration in
the fact, just made public, that about
1f1 L.. T. - n
Posen, east and west Prussia, and ST.
lesia have passed from German into
Polish hands within a year. This oc-
ours 20 years after the Prussian gov
eminent inaugurated its great system
of colonizing Germans in the Polish
provinces, policy that has cost some
thing like 5000, 600.
The efforts of the government have
been partly counterba1anced by Polish
activity in buying land. There are spe-
cial Polish banks for assisting Poles in
acquiring parcels of land, and theIi