Manual of musical drill and system of physical training : for the use of teachers in schools / by George Cruden.

  • Cruden, George.
Date:
1889
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Manual of musical drill and system of physical training : for the use of teachers in schools / by George Cruden. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    II.—THE PUPILS. On commencing a course of instruction, the pupils should be “ sized ” and “ numbered,” and this order, which is for the sake of convenience only, will be preserved during the subsequent practice of the class. At the com- mencement of every lesson the pupils will “ Fall in ” in this order and proceed to the exercise with which the lesson is to begin, and in the same order will pass to the succeeding ones. It is not desirable otherwise to preserve any formal attitude during the lesson, while at the same time it will be readily perceived that the due observance of certain rules and regulations is necessary, not only for the sake of propriety, and of securing order in the gymnasium or school, but also for the sake of the advantage to be derived from the careful performance of the exercises, and for the safety of the pupils during their practice. Under ordinal- circumstances the Teacher will set (i.e. perform in its perfect manner) each exercise followed by the pupils. When working on the Horizontal Bar, or on any piece of apparatus in the gymnasium, each pupil will hold himself or herself ready in his or her proper time to step up to the machine the instant the preceding pupil has quitted it, and on the completion of the exercise the pupil will quietly step aside to give place to the next, previously steadying or re-adjusting the machine when required, and take his or her place as indicated by the Teacher, either by returning to the side of the machine from which he or she started, to be in readiness to follow in the next exercise, or by remaining on the side where the exercise terminated, as may be most suitable for the effective working of the machine and for watching the performance of each succeeding pupil. Pupils must repress all laughing at the mishaps or unsuccessful efforts of beginners as this is calculated to discourage, annoy, or distract attention ; and on no account must they altempt to baulk, hinder, or interfere with any one during the performance of an exercise; but this need not be allowed to mar the full enjoyment and free expression of interest felt in witnessing each other’s performance, success- ful or unsuccessful.