Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-12

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Denver, July ia bas the grand
mother of the Old.fashiOned type, who
settled into cap and woolen shawl
as soon as her hair began to turn gray
and who spent her time, after the age
of 90, knitting and peering over her
spectaeles 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 participants in the
international German funniest held here
recently Despite her years, Mrs. Roses
nimbleness was the envy of girls Of
from 10 to 20 who also took a part in
the turnfest. Not only has Mrs. Rose
proved that advancing years are no
bar TO athletic prowess, but she did
not begin TO acquire her skill in that
direction until she was close to so. She
WA over As when she learned to swim
and over 55 when she first took up
dancing. She was 50 before she first
became interested in turner work.
81 never expect to grow old, said
Mrs. Rose today. "I suppose ought
by rights to be old now but can Y con.
slider myself so. I'm younger now in
spirit than ] was when child. How
do keep youngl That an easy ques.
tion to answer. II isn't so much what
you eat, what exercises you take or the
rules Of living you adopt that keeps
you young. It's just the spirit Of
youth inside of you All my life
have had the spirit of youth yelling
up inside of me and think II will
never let me grow old,
Sometimes | get ashamed of myself
and say: Now | m goingto quit this
>foolshness and settle down and stay
home and be good sensible, old.fash.
ioned grandmother But somehow
can't. That spirit OF youth and happi.
ness and love of life rises up in me
and ] can't help going out and having
good time,
''When was a child ! was what
YOU might call 'tomboy,' was al.
ways out Of doors tearing around, run
ming races, playing games, climbing
trees. ! was the terror Of the neigh.
borhood never had chance TO learn
gymnastics or horseback riding or
Will plains
around Denver that / learned to ride
and ! still love that sport
"l was ij before ] learned to swim,
used to 80 to an old swimming pool
here in Denver and watch my dOugh-
ters enjoy themselves in the water.
Finally, l couldn I stand it any longer
and said q IN going down thcrc aud
swim II it kills me, And ! did, Then
learned diying-all sorts Of fancy div.
ing. In spite OF my tj years loved
10 double myself up aud go tumbling
down the chutes in all kinds of posi-.
tions Everyone thought ia break my
neck. Then five or six years later,
when the turner societies were cstab.
lished in Denver | joined and began
TO turn. can do everything the
younger people do and some things
they can't do. - Mrs Rose has no
sympathy for the od.fOsbioncd type Of
woman who did pothng hut stay at
homo and knit,
al think II is a shame for girls to
marry ana settle down to keeping house
and raising children to the exclusion Of
everything else when they arc so Young
am opposed to girls marrying Young,
| think every girl ought to have good
time first, and incidentally fit herself
to become mother myself married
at the age Of "a, and wasn't very
anxious TO got married then. l wanted
to have good timo for several more
years, but my husband wanted to get
married ripht aw0". ~ -"
Is the right age for a girl to marry.