PHYSICAL CULTURE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 13 April 1928, Page 2

PHYSICAL CULTURE

V M(' .\ L'i.ASS No s.vsii'lu of physical 11 :t 111 ill >_■; lias lnH'n o! iin.it> value iliiin thf gymnasia wiili us tremendous variety of activities giving i.'iarc, agility ami strength movements fur all. In ill) tliiil concerns devi lopmont of llic hotly, tin- ( Ireok.s still stand to this day an iiiiattained model fr.i all n.'il iuiis. Tilt' Ili ceks summed iiji tlii" f.ii'lms for education nf [ho young in iwi; words, music and irvuuiast.ics. ami I hey could hardly express more strong!-. tin- imnnrlaneo ihey attached to physi,al exercise. Tliov understood llu- ciose < i :r! fl1 ■ i • 11 <. 11 he! ween the int'tital and phy pical siil,- of man. and had learned thai i ! 11 f, 11 ;; liic i\o\ elopmenl of vii.h physical qualities a- health, sireiigtli and con Mil over tii.* hody, there inns! In' a strong rffee; oil llic menial qualities of will. enerev. self control' Till' I llt'.'ks pcV'lYil Hied L'-yiniia- lies in so called gymnasia which i'i n-lsli d of dil'lVreiil h'nildings wiili colonnades and open spaces. No town was without siirli an institution. These gymnasia, where llu- youth of (lict'cf tiiok physical exercise, l.eranic (lie scat Now in llu' modern world with itever iiicrea.--.ing artificiality of life, the uvmnasia has again become a prominent factor in the physical development of ilie nations. As 'in the .lays of old no coiiiiuiiniiy of any siz<- or importance is without its ■ryimiiisium. A season s nan)in a gymnasium at a very nominal cost is open to all whether young or ojd.i strong or weak. Tin- Y.M.I'.A. winfer season's activities eonvnienee to-morrow and a table of classes is given elsewhere in this issue.