Evening journal., 1913-07-10
Bv ma rnited Presn-

10y lhe united Press.
DENVER, July 10-A bas the grand
mother of the old fashioned type. who
settled into a cap and woolen shawl
as soon as her hair began to turn
gray and who spent her time. after
the age of so, knitting and peering
over her spectaoles out Of the
windows.
Nothing like that for Mrs. Bertha
NJ. Rose 63, champion swimmer,
turner dancer. and horseback rider
and one of the most prominent par
! Elephants in the international Ger
man turnfest held here recently. De-
spite her years, Mrs. Roses nimble-
ness was the envy Of girls of from
l6 to 60 who also took a part in the
turnfest. Not only has Mrs. Rose
proved that advancing years ars no
bar to athletic prowess. but she did
not begin to acquire her skill in that
direction until she was close to So
/ She was over As when she learned
to swim and over 55 when she first
took up dancing. She was so before
she first became interested in turner
work
Il never expect to grow old" said
Mrs. Rose today. Il suppose / ought
by lights to be old now but I can't
consider myself so. I'm younger now
in spirit than I was when a child.
How 60 l keep young? That an
easy question to answer II isn't so
much what you eat. what exercises
you take or the rules of living you
adopt that keeps ycu young. It's just
the spirit of youth inside of you All
my life l have had the spirit Of
youth yelling up inside of me and
think it will.never let me grow old
Sometimes l get ashamed of my
self and tay; Nov I'm going to quit
this fooliskness and settle down and
stay home and 8 a good sensible. old
fashioned grandmother. But some
how l can't That spirit of youth
and happiness and love Of life rises
up in me and I can't help going out
and having good time.
When I was child was what
you might call a tomboy' was al
ways out of doors tearing around.
running races. playing games. climb
ing trees. I was the terror of the
neighborhood. I never had a chance
to learn gymnastics or horseback
riding or swimming. Il was IN the
wild plains arouad Denver that :
learned to ride and still love that
sport.
II was as before I learned 70 swim
I used to go TO an old swimming pool
here in Denver and watch my daugh-
ters enjoy themselves in the water.
Finally-I couldn't stand it any longer
and I said I'm going down there and
swim If it kills me-. And I did Then
learned diving-all sorts of -ancy
diving. In spite of my As years low
ed to double myself up and 60 tumb-
ling down the chutes in all kinds of
positions. Everyone thought I'd
break my neck Then FIVE or six
years later. when the turner societies
were established in Denver I Joined
and began to turn. | can do every
thing the younger eople do and some
things they can't do" Mrs. Rose has
no sympathy for the old fashioned
TYPE of women who did nothing but
stay at home and knit
Il think II Is a shame for girls to
marry and settle down to keeping
house and raising children to the ex-
clusion OF everything else when they
are so young I am opposed to girls
marrying young. I think every girl
ought to have goo1 time first. and
incidentally At herself TO become a
mother. I myself married at the age
of a. and I wasn't very anxious to
get married then. wanted to have
a good time for several more years,
but my hush nd wanted to get mar
ried right away. I think about 30 is
the right age for = girl to marry"