Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-22
ATHLETICS Are
GOOD FOR WOMEN
Well Known Woman Doctor
Maintains That Healthy
Body is Necessary Adjunct
to Healthy Mind.

London March 22--Do athletic cN-
| 'r.is"s and energetic games dcy,iop
the Hpmluiincss in women. or do they
tend m.rDy 60 maunishnc, Ia
s'hWl,1 th" VIII known Woman doc
tor. hJs Just laid some uf the pros
Hud CONS before the Chhd study ,n-
O..tt .u discussion On th, rocr,a-
| uoual tgu,itios of girls
H. -,harl.,b contends that th,
moIHI effects oi physical 'x,rOis, ar,
good ana that an healthy ox.r,.4,
tends Go the strengthening eft seit zee
sp"ri. good temper. gu'.rfuiurss and
MANY other Virtues The nfiu,uuc cot
! tcnW gumcs played in the right spirit.
| be- sIea that Two uf thc qualities COM
monty supposed - Dee lacking ia girls
1r' developed "a corporate, sens, pl
! honor and spirit of unscliishnrss.
1h's' games are hkoly t. equip the
piu with rourng, and vnduruuc, win
which 90 meet her difficulties and
give her tho capacity u' give ana
take which VIII 80 her % Dee a good
Vit,
Or Schurlirh insists that. as rule,
il ls impossible To hat, the hratbS
mind unless Vc HAY, the healthy
hods
e know she SAYS "thcr, have
hcru brilliant exceptions hut am
sure that many women fail IN the
battle Of li'. not because t1,y are.
wanting go morality. OF lcarning. not
because tnc spirit is not willing. but
because ia, il,sh IS weak ~. DO.
BAL
strength To- Worc. and less strength
Goo resist temptation.
Pare soul Ia strong BODY,
PHYSICAL training D. more uccos.
eurN 'or women than iur mu. be-
cause a man has no calls upon his
nlrsi4u" other than thos, incidental
Go uis work Physical traiuins means
'ur women NOR, good Wurh less phN
s'Da breakdown. less misery, Jess m-
sanity ana less pauppistu
The Greeks believed ugbtlN. pr
s.hlrlicn considers that "a beautiful
and strong body was iE.ly 10 be- the
home of pur" and lovely soul
Therefore, pr S,uarlirh pleads for a
GLASS ur sirls dud women oi whom S.,
never think in connection With attn
I,u.s. dancing or gaines.
"a want to call attention, She says.
ITO what are known as state children.
waits and strays. girls IN r,iurma-
tories and women In prison. The ma
lurN of these people ar" imperfect
Is developed in body or mind. ur both,
Th,ir lives az, intolcrahlN drlh ana
sayurlcss. II N true som' attempts
It instruction are made and nir'-
auout festivities are yuuChSaivd. but
who ever thought of t'achins work
house chldryu OF rctormooN girls
% play games ut Co. dance
itcvnrr 81 Oversees.
On the other hand. IN ~chsrlch !
recognizes that excessive athletics !
have done much Go inimr health and |
impair constitutions. DOCTORS ana |
s,h,uImistI,ss.s nIN, observed that
an excessive devotion to athletic sport |
and gymnastiDs tends SEQ produce Hhut |
may bp cai,pd TN, naut,r grl" she
r.s,m ulcs mostly Hn oycrsruwn lad IN .
ngur.. and is less fttrd for acr nor |
mat NE ana Oar,cr than he. more I
feminine sisters.
Il de- not wish To- be misunderstood |
I Undoubtedly proper use OF physical
exercises tends To- the Improvement OF /
tho uodS aud mind. II is only cN- /
ccssive ana iniudicious abuse that is
followed hy those disastrous CON &C. !
quonccs.'
Here. then. is q clear argument /
for the equality ot the sexes n this
matter at AN events. Training iol |
tho male is process OF development |
oNcrtraipug leaves him stale and /
cgfooblcd, Physical culture for grow
ing girl, should De undertaken 10y ~"
light of this fact, realizing that a Eo"d ,
thing carried to rNtcss may become !
"A utsItINF evil