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United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 21
ith a more comprehensive grasp than the one in which we live. Cambridge may be said to be the very centre of growth in municipal health and individual hygiene in America. See chapter on Health in Cambridge, by H. P. Walcott, M. D.—Ed-Itor. The effects of a sedentary life, and the close confinement necessarily accompanying t in the future growth and demands for gymnasium supplies to embark in it as a business enterprise, though there are several companies in different parts of the United States making this new style of apparatus. We shall not attempt to describe the extent to which this new movement in physical education has spread, the number of periduals reached in the clubs and schools combined must aggregate several hundred thousand. Some idea of the growth of interest in physical development in the United States, and the special directions it is taking may be inferred from the following lists of gymnasiums that have been built, reconstructed, or equipped, to the writer
New England (United States) (search for this): chapter 21
demand for instructors in this branch of education soon after the completion of the Hemenway Gymnasium. Since 1887 there has been a considerable number of teachers from all parts of the country who have repaired to Cambridge during the summer months to study and practice the methods of physical training taught at the Harvard Summer School. In this department alone we have had since the school opened 584 different pupils, 206 of whom were men, and 378 women. Of these, 225 have come from New England, 192 from the Middle Eastern States, 111 from the Middle or Central States, 19 from the extreme Western States and Pacific slope, and 13 from England and the Provinces. In all, 43 different States and countries have been represented. Last summer the school had 90 pupils and 32 instructors. These pupils are for the most part engaged in teaching gymnastics or athletics in schools, colleges, universities, athletic clubs, Christian associations, sanitariums, hospitals, and asylums all over
Amherst (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 21
1845, there were no contests with Yale and other colleges until after 1850. During the next decade the seed sown by Harvard was beginning to bear fruit in other institutions. Match ball games and boat races were occasionally arranged, and a renewed interest in gymnastics was awakening. In 1860, the old gymnasium opposite Memorial Hall, now used by the engineering department, was erected. Immediately after the establishment of the gymnasium at Harvard in 1860, gymnasiums were built at Amherst, Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale, Wesleyan, and several other colleges. In the early sixties, the present game of baseball was first played at Harvard, and the Cambridge city government granted a petition for the use of the Common near the Washington Elm as a practice ground for the college students. This was used until the spring of 1864, after which the Delta was used for baseball games. In the next decade, beginning 1870, several more college gymnasiums were built, including the Hemenway
Henry L. Higginson (search for this): chapter 21
the authorities of Harvard University are more desirous of knowing what athletics are doing for their students. In other words, the growing disparity between the number of athletic teams and the increasing number of students is becoming more marked every year, and efforts are being made to extend the athletic facilities of the university so that larger numbers of students can enjoy the advantages of practicing out-door exercises. Through the munificence of Mr. Augustus Hemenway, Colonel H. L. Higginson, Mr. G. W. Weld, and a few other graduates, the general plant for exercise, physical training, and athletic sports has been greatly augmented within the past few years. It is doubtful if any institution in the world can surpass the facilities of Harvard in this department of education. But how has Cambridge been affected by this revival of interest in physical training? some of my readers may ask. The Y. M. C. A. gymnasium at Central Square, and the Cambridgeport gymnasium on Pr
Yale (search for this): chapter 21
me, were pupils of Kay, though the gymnasium had no official connection with the university. During this period considerable interest was awakened in recreative games, football, baseball, and cricket then being played. College boat-clubs were formed in 1845, and the first boat-house was built in 1846. From this year on, boating was freely engaged in by the students, partly for exercise, but principally for pleasure. Although boat races began as early as 1845, there were no contests with Yale and other colleges until after 1850. During the next decade the seed sown by Harvard was beginning to bear fruit in other institutions. Match ball games and boat races were occasionally arranged, and a renewed interest in gymnastics was awakening. In 1860, the old gymnasium opposite Memorial Hall, now used by the engineering department, was erected. Immediately after the establishment of the gymnasium at Harvard in 1860, gymnasiums were built at Amherst, Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale, Wes
G. W. Weld (search for this): chapter 21
arvard University are more desirous of knowing what athletics are doing for their students. In other words, the growing disparity between the number of athletic teams and the increasing number of students is becoming more marked every year, and efforts are being made to extend the athletic facilities of the university so that larger numbers of students can enjoy the advantages of practicing out-door exercises. Through the munificence of Mr. Augustus Hemenway, Colonel H. L. Higginson, Mr. G. W. Weld, and a few other graduates, the general plant for exercise, physical training, and athletic sports has been greatly augmented within the past few years. It is doubtful if any institution in the world can surpass the facilities of Harvard in this department of education. But how has Cambridge been affected by this revival of interest in physical training? some of my readers may ask. The Y. M. C. A. gymnasium at Central Square, and the Cambridgeport gymnasium on Prospect Street were am
John C. Warren (search for this): chapter 21
ommons halls, which was fitted up with various gymnastic appliances. Other fixtures were erected on the Delta, where Memorial Hall now stands, but concerning the working of these gymnasiums we have, unfortunately, very little knowledge. Dr. John C. Warren, who for forty years was professor of anatomy and surgery in the Harvard Medical School, and who at that time lectured to the students at Cambridge on the preservation of health, states that small gymnasiums were established, soon after the opening at Harvard, at most of the schools, academies, and colleges, male and female, in the vicinity. Some years later, Dr. Warren writes: The establishment of gymnasia throughout the country promised at one period the opening of a new era in physical education. The exercises were pursued with ardor so long as the novelty lasted, but owing to not understanding their importance, or some defect in the institution which adopted them, they have gradually been neglected and forgotten, at least in
H. L. Higginson (search for this): chapter 21
if they persevered, were nearly exhausted. The error was not adapting the mode to, and measuring the amount of exertion by, the strength of those who needed it. The students of Cambridge in 1826 complained that they were fatigued and sometimes overcome, rather than invigorated, at the gymnasium, and were unfit for study for some hours afterward. The final result of this attempt to introduce this system of exercises into our colleges, schools, and cities was a general failure. Colonel Higginson speaks of this gymnasium on the Delta as being in existence in 1830, but thinks there was nothing left of it by 1840, and he is sure that when he graduated in 1841 there was nothing like a gymnasium existing in Cambridge. In 1843 or 1844, a private gymnasium was established back of Wyeth's store on Brattle Street, in an old building which formerly stood where Lyceum Hall now is, originally used as a court-house. It may be interesting to note that this building forms part of the r
Augustus Hemenway (search for this): chapter 21
e of its opening may be briefly stated: It was the largest gymnasium in point of floor-room, air space, and the number of its dressing-rooms, lockers, and pieces of apparatus then in the country. The recent addition given to the university by Mr. Hemenway has placed the Harvard Gymnasium again at the head of the list in all of these particulars. The Hemenway was the first gymnasium in the country to have special rooms devoted to rowing, baseball, fencing, sparring, trophies, records, photograpis becoming more marked every year, and efforts are being made to extend the athletic facilities of the university so that larger numbers of students can enjoy the advantages of practicing out-door exercises. Through the munificence of Mr. Augustus Hemenway, Colonel H. L. Higginson, Mr. G. W. Weld, and a few other graduates, the general plant for exercise, physical training, and athletic sports has been greatly augmented within the past few years. It is doubtful if any institution in the wo
M. C. A. Gymnasiums (search for this): chapter 21
, since the World's Fair in 1893. Y. M. C. A. Gymnasiums48 Private School Gymnasiums37 CollegeGymnasiums37 College Gymnasiums32 Athletic Club Gymnasiums22 Normal School Gymnasiums17 Public School Gymnasiums7 PrGymnasiums32 Athletic Club Gymnasiums22 Normal School Gymnasiums17 Public School Gymnasiums7 Private Gymnasiums15 Church Gymnasiums16 Armory Gymnasiums4 Foreign, Turnverein, Park, Sanitary, anGymnasiums22 Normal School Gymnasiums17 Public School Gymnasiums7 Private Gymnasiums15 Church Gymnasiums16 Armory Gymnasiums4 Foreign, Turnverein, Park, Sanitary, and Police Gymnasiums7 — Total205 The past fifteen years may fairly be said to represent the eraGymnasiums17 Public School Gymnasiums7 Private Gymnasiums15 Church Gymnasiums16 Armory Gymnasiums4 Foreign, Turnverein, Park, Sanitary, and Police Gymnasiums7 — Total205 The past fifteen years may fairly be said to represent the era of gymnasium construction, and the next few years will witness a marked improvement in gymnasium inGymnasiums7 Private Gymnasiums15 Church Gymnasiums16 Armory Gymnasiums4 Foreign, Turnverein, Park, Sanitary, and Police Gymnasiums7 — Total205 The past fifteen years may fairly be said to represent the era of gymnasium construction, and the next few years will witness a marked improvement in gymnasium intructions. It is natural that individuals desiring to acquaint themselves more fully with the HarPrivate Gymnasiums15 Church Gymnasiums16 Armory Gymnasiums4 Foreign, Turnverein, Park, Sanitary, and Police Gymnasiums7 — Total205 The past fifteen years may fairly be said to represent the era of gymnasium construction, and the next few years will witness a marked improvement in gymnasium intructions. It is natural that individuals desiring to acquaint themselves more fully with the Harvard methods of physical training should be attracted to Cambridge as the centre from which the new Gymnasiums16 Armory Gymnasiums4 Foreign, Turnverein, Park, Sanitary, and Police Gymnasiums7 — Total205 The past fifteen years may fairly be said to represent the era of gymnasium construction, and the next few years will witness a marked improvement in gymnasium intructions. It is natural that individuals desiring to acquaint themselves more fully with the Harvard methods of physical training should be attracted to Cambridge as the centre from which the new movement has largely radiated. Harvard began to feel the demand for instructors in this branch of eGymnasiums4 Foreign, Turnverein, Park, Sanitary, and Police Gymnasiums7 — Total205 The past fifteen years may fairly be said to represent the era of gymnasium construction, and the next few years will witness a marked improvement in gymnasium intructions. It is natural that individuals desiring to acquaint themselves more fully with the Harvard methods of physical training should be attracted to Cambridge as the centre from which the new movement has largely radiated. Harvard began to feel the demand for instructors in this branch of education soon after the completion of the Hemenway Gymnasium. Since 1887 there has been a consideraGymnasiums7 — Total205 The past fifteen years may fairly be said to represent the era of gymnasium construction, and the next few years will witness a marked improvement in gymnasium intructions. It is natural that individuals desiring to acquaint themselves more fully with the Harvard methods of physical training should be attracted to Cambridge as the centre from which the new movement has largely radiated. Harvard began to feel the demand for instructors in this branch of education soon after the completion of the Hemenway Gymnasium. Since 1887 there has been a considerable number of teachers from all parts of the country who have repaired to Cambridge during th
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