The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-20

every one is the beauty that comes
from rudy cheeks, sparkling eyes,
graceful movements, snap in ones
walk, and the vitality that procIaims
that a man or q woman Is glad to
be alive and healthy"
Bukh, who came here with his
thirty pupils whom he took from
the farms of Denmark and built IN,
in some cases, into record winners
at the Olympic games, as in the case
of Aage Walther, who three times
won the title Of the best developed
man in Europe, said three things
were essential. to build up body
beautiful.
Essentials Of Beauty.
These, he claimed, were supple
ness, strength and coordination. His
system of physical training which
he started at the Peoples college at
Ollerup, Denmark, and which later
was widely adopted elsewhere, dit.
fers In many ways from older sys-
TENS.
Most other systems pay too
much attention to the pupils po-
sition," he said. What is much
more important is to produce move
ment to stimulate gro Nth and de-
veIopment. We teach primary
gymnastics, which some say are
somewhat strenuous. That is true,
but you can't make the heart and
lungs stronger by wavinga fan.
Besides, the course at our school
lasts five months. and while 1T in
cludes enough to give the student
cultural background, the one
hour day devoted to physical cui-
ture is enough to build up the
pupil physically
The course for girls is only three
months long
Taught to>Teach.
Not only are the pupils thus
perfected in bodily strength or
graces, said Bukh, but each is in.
structed how to teach others. so
that the whole nation will soon be.
come nation of marvalously well
developed men and women, he pre-
dicted.
The movement in which Bukh
plays such an important part in his
nome land, Is known as the adult
Educational Movement" and In
which physical training is of pri.
mary Importance, originated. said
Bukh, shortly after Germany took
land from Denmark after the war
ended in 1864.
We must win within what we lost
without" Bukh said the. country's
slogan became then. So the young
people were to be trained physically
and mentally under a vast educa-
tlonal system
The moral value of such training
as is given in the Danish Peoples
College-which so per cent of Den
marx youth attend-cannot be
oVer-estimated, said Bukh. Not only
IS a good character hard to main
TAIN without good health. he de-
clared, but. to keep a healthy body
strong and vigorous, dissipation Is
out Of the question.
There isn't any need of a. diet.
except a common-sense rule in eat.
ing, he said. "Only habits that in.
ter1ere with perfect development are
mere wasn't a single rouged or
powdered girl among the thirteen.
Karen Westerdal. one Of the prize
winners of the contingent was
amazed at the American girls use
OF hpstick and eyebrow pencil end
other accessories.
ohe herself never used them
Oul Inen. she didn't seem to need 1t.
Ffnised Specimens.
me thirteen girls and seventeen
men Bukh brought over are finished
products of both the primary gym
nastlcs and rhythmic gymnastics
classes of Bukh,s
me whole group will give educa-
tlonal exhibits in this country, be-
ginning in New York September 21.
then going on tour,
Exhloltlons will be given In Chi
cago on October 9 and IL. in Mime.
apolts October IS. In Detroit. Octo.
Der "a while Just before that the
bukh party will attend the tenth
annual national recreation congress
at Springfield. Ill. Five leading or
PLANTATIONS In America are Sponsor
ing the tour.