Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-27

0CEdllS dOOUI MIN VIII NC WCIIOMC !
DR.. William Gilbert Anderson {
self past sixty, but by carefully
adopting his own advice and using
selected forms of exercise for the
adult he more nearly resembles
man of forty. He was born in 1860
in St. Joseph, Mich; his father was
pastor of a Congregational Church
there and a chaplain in the civil
war.
DR.. Anderson was prepared for
college at the Roxbury Latin School.
Boston, and took his degree in arts
at the University of Wisconsin in
1882 and in 1854 followed With an
M. d. degree from Adelbert College.
For seven years he had charge OF
the gymnasium of the Adelphi
Academy, Brooklyn, and he took
charge Of the Department of Phys1-
cal Education and the new gym at
Yale in 1899.
While directing the gymnasium
DR.. Anderson entered Yale as
sophomore; he was then 36 years
old; six years later he won his B. A.,
and one year afterward his M. A.
Six years later he earned a degree
as NJ. S. from the Yale Scientific
School, all this while carrying on
his work in the gym of Yale and
that of the Normal School. When
IS years old he entered Harvard and
in year had won the Doctorate in
Public Health, this being the sew
enth degree Of its kind given by
sHarvard and the first by Yale. At
this age he climbed both Popocate-
pen and Ixti in Mexico. thus DEM
onstrating what middle aged man
can do who has coupled with care
full living. reasonable forms of
neuro-muscular exercise.
By DR.. WILLIAM c. ANDERSON.
Director Of Yale University Gymnasium.
Ky THy does successful business
w man disregard the most i'm
portant investment 1t is poss:
BILE for him to make by permitting the
machinery upon which he depends entirely
for his advancement to become inef1cient?"
For some years l have been trying to
find an answer to this question, and while
not able to furnish satisfactory explana
ton believe l can throw a little light on
the subject.
There has been much written lately on
the bodily uplift Of the f1fty-year-old
youngster which in itself is suggestive Of
the demand for something tangible or
effective something that will enable this
half century runner to continue.
Years ago heard Westerner speak Of
raising more corn to feed more hogs to
buy more land, and so it seems to-day
that our successful business man wants to
travel around in a similar circle for he
whips the body hard to do greater business
to swell his bank account, and with excep-
tons the family comes trotting along az
terward and his own physical machinery
begins to show signs Of giving out. When
this stage is reached what does this
man do?
He may consult q doctor, who. after
devoting time to the examination, recon-
mends change of diet (never is this
factor omitted. orders a change in the
daily routine. then finally he passes over
the subject of exercise by referring the
patient to come physical culture expert.
Ir the large cities there are number of
competent leaders in the science of body
rebuilding, but too often the aling one is
attracted by the Aladdinlike promises OF
tire expert who will cure him while he
waits he will give him wonderful muscles;
he will bring him back the alertness of
and all this by mail or by actual personal
contact.
The Tired Business Man
Takes q Course of Body Building
It is the drowning man who grasps at
business man takes up this form Of body
building. The first effect is psychological
plus some muscle soreness and the reac-
ton is stimulating but why go further
Does he keep it up? No; he gives it up
and finds it easier to take pill or drink
nc longer wearied by lame muscles and
does not have to take precious, money
worth time to go to gymnasium, where he
must undress, exercise, battle, rest and
dress for the street.
am not belittling the value OF ratioIai
reuro-muscular training, but dwelling
upon the mental attitude of the average