On school gymnastics : a paper / read by A. Broman at the quarterly meeting of the Swedish Gymnastic Association, September 12th, 1891.

  • Broman, Allan.
Date:
1891
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: On school gymnastics : a paper / read by A. Broman at the quarterly meeting of the Swedish Gymnastic Association, September 12th, 1891. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    1/8
    No, 2. PRICE 2d, ©jjmnastir JUsonahott. PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, II,—ON SCHOOL GYMNASTICS. A Paper read by A.jBROMAN, Esq„ President, at the Quarterly Meeting of the Association, September 12, 1891, Last time I had the pleasure of addressing the Association, we occupied ourselves with a historical retrospect of what has formerly been done for the Physical Education of the Young. We ended by putting some questions on the subject, one of which we left unanswered, and which will form the subject for our paper to-day. The question was Under what form can Physical Education ht introduced into the Schools? What Form?—There are principally two forms under which Physical Education can be advantageously carried out in the school, and these are Free Games and Sports, and Regu¬ lated Gymnastic Exercises. The first is an excellent means fui the healthy develop ment of children for many apparent reasons. But for equally - apparent reasons it is not always accessible to the Schools, requiring, as it does, large open fields and playgrounds, which, for the majority of our town schools, are unfortunately out of the question. School Gymnastics.—These schools are, therefore, neces¬ sarily left to the second alternative: Regulated Gymnastic Exercises, i.e., School Gymnastics. Before considering the question which Gymnastic Exer¬ cises should be used in the school, we must try to define to ourselves the purpose for which they should be introduced, and the aim to be reached by their introduction. Referring to my last paper for a somewhat fuller expose in mind. -;.-V