The Swedish system of physical education : its medical and general aspects / by Theodora Johnson.

  • Johnson, Theodora.
Date:
1897
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Credit: The Swedish system of physical education : its medical and general aspects / by Theodora Johnson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Riga, Milan, many in Germany, a few in Austria, in Greece, Spain, Portugal and France. In London and Clifton such institutes have been established, and in many places in both North and South America. Moreover, they are constantly on the increase. That this Swedish Method of Physical Education will become a still greater power in the future may be considered a certainty. That its progress has been slow is due to some extent to the fact that Sweden is a comparatively out of the way country, that her language is little known, and that her technical literature has therefore a limited circulation ; also, when strangers visit Stockholm, for the most part in summer, the Institutes and Schools are closed for the long recess from June to September. Then, too, in our own country the insular prejudice against anything branded as “ foreign,” the conservative spirit which characterises our medical profession, and the over-crowded curriculum from which our educational establishments suffer, are factors which check our progress, and prevent our people from obtaining the advantages which would accrue from the full adoption of the Swedish System.