Evening journal., 1914-02-26


President Of the Board Of Education
a speaker at the meeting to adyo- |
cate a High School Gymnasium
Several hundred pupils of the Will
mington High School and other pub !
lie schools OF the city with their par
ents attended the mass meeting held
under the auspices OF The Sunday
Star IA the New Century Club last
night 10 further interest IN the pro-
iect FOR a gymnasium for the high !
school That the project Will be sue
cessful was predicted by Samuel II. !
Baynard president Of the Board Of
Education. who IN the course OF his
remarks said
"Within a year or so a new High
School will be an absolute necessity
and the board feels that the logical
place for II Will be on the adjoining
lot 70 the present school building I
feel that II the project could be com
bined and we can get together. the
basement OF the new school building
could be made large aud high and
/ equipped as a gymnasium"
The meeting was a very enthusl-
astic one and showed that the pupils
Of the High School not only want a
gymnasium, but have determined to
get It. AS Mr. Baynard said IN a Joking
way, ito either hypnotic or intimi-
date the Board Of Education"
The speakers Of the evening we're
DR.. William Burdick. superintendent
of the Public Athletic League OF Bal
/ timore; Samuel II. Baynard, Prof A.
II. Berlin, principal of the Whining
/ ton High School; Dr. J. r. Mahaffy.
a member of the first football team Of
High School; John E. Whitehead. of
the High School faculty: William Fl.
Cotton. OF the commercial department
of the school: c. W. Bush. secretary
ot the physical department of the Y
NJ. c. A., George Miller, Or. Thomas
o. Cooper. Of the Board Of Education
and WDilliam 3. Carswell
Tim" O'Toole presided over the
meeting and before introducing the
FIRST speaker made a short address in
favor Of the gymnasium. Before and
during the meeting several selections
were played by the High School or
chestra. which we're loudly applaudod
by those present
DR. Burdick was the first speaker
and delivered one of the best ad
dresses on physical education ever
a responsibility OF every municipality
10 take care of the health of its peo-
pie, and that the old way of learn
ing the physical training and health
Of children to their parents is being
discarded as not fair to either the
child or the parents.
Physical llfe." Dr. Burdick said. "is
closely related TO mental life, and We
can not separate them Physical
training. when rightly conducted
brings about differen, mentality
and efficiency The speaker d.
clarcd that 70 Dcr cent Of the boys
and girls Of the country have de-
fccts. which, If not cured. will affect
: them in after life, and that II out of
1000 children in the city Of Balti-
more have heart trouble.
I'm conclusion Or. Burdick declared
that the High School age is tho age
of all ages to train bows and girls. -
believe" he said. "you have an OPP
portunitv hore I'm Wilmington TO put
lup gymnasium and TO do something
Of real value for tho life Of the COM
munity."
Mr. Baynard spoke of the crit
icism the board had been subjected
70 when the High School building
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had the pleasure Of seeing every foo.
of space in the building used He
spoke of adding the commercial and
domestic science departments to the
school and declared the gymnasium
might be placed in the basement Of a
now high srhCOl. n it Is erected.
Professor Berlin spoke Of the need
Of the gymnasium. we need such
place he said. There is no argu.
ment against H. We need Il for
every boy and girl. for their develop
ment, for their pleasure u is
necessity, and we need 1t for the So
cial side of the school life"
Prof Berlin declared IL is now diff
iicult 10 bold a class meeting in the
High School because of a lack Of
space. and that nothing would work
for better spirit among the students
than such a place.
Or. Mahaffy. who followed Pro-
fessor Berlin Won the hearts of his
audience with his opening remarks:
From the sublime TO the ridicn-
lous." He declared he had seen $780,
4 000 collected for one hospital. and
SlSO.000 for another one. and expects
10 sec the present court house torn
down TO beau,ify o plot of ground.
and with all this going on he could
see no excuse for not having a gym
nasium His remarks were eXcep-
tionally witty and he stated that
when he went TO school the gymna-
sium would not only have been a
necessity but much greater one
than a new high school building
John =. Whitehc said he thought
il would he favorable TO use the base
ment Of the proposed high school build.
ing for swimming pool and the first floor
E as gymnasium. He offered his aid 10
I further the propcct in any way and
2 predicted that the students are sure to
win
! Mr. Bush told of the advantages ef-
e iered by school with gymnasium and
OF the benefeient results he had seen &C.