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•Ilmatou»nator )ii and Zuch. le pro-Grant • lies. in Logan, f that I rains give»*-: \ r-d iVaaL-:-y the it tk-Iou$iP.if thekmblji'ir-hb bl'll IfF'.i-tuk-iPpO! tippri-.bU»P, that ory of iVlibii-intcr-i. the hter.* ie Inached ^ntln-oward nough ra. lt;re. from did mi.?6, for •a.^sed ro tlio ice, if md be on, he harge liled harge, m wae aplon-wenty it it at Sher* n dol-tie ve.. onlrWar.thereoverpanicMonrsomer* are rb to ■ween rv far s’ It of a d.* to y ad-d by onmuteiner*, he-• finite in LUd ares,THE PROPOSED GYMNASIUM.There 1* a general and spontaneous movement on foot, among several vlaepc of gentlemen in this CHy, in favor of the establishment of a GyinnaBlum. F:rst, in the category of those desiring the establishment of sued an institution, ire find u large class of young men who have never had any experience in such matters and who rrlbh to secure the. opportunity tu cultivate their muscle and Improve theii pblaJque by rigular gymnastic exercise. This class istrt10U’ 'other!^ are not attended bv— , special anii/UDi of physical t*i-teisc A second ana smaller class is made up of gentlemen who have had experience in gymnastic exorcise, and who wish to renew that experience, a third class is oomposr-d dflnibitit*** men of middle life who would like an oppqrtuoll v for muscular eieiciec. « hethcr i epular or niher-wlwe.The cl bhi-. fair ft. a tucv.e*s at the reIV Mruf It may be a question. Lonevp], how -long that supers* will last. Even body ki;ov.? Hint it Is a vbaj-acW-liC of U;t* A tut*:; an character t-i go crazy,periodsenJlv. ,.\.i matters Ibn*. attract public ulf- nfi •!. iiini become popular. Our bvvs Lav,- t!.lt;-»: mauius la their »(»**rtv ilttii.i.-, have their season-only tv «:%e wav. LjIcu. which, in turn yield t»* sfti.;- ,.i other Instrumentsoil mea;]r uf Sys {.a As they pruw oJdcr, the i : \ Lccp up their habit vt going cia^v i• v r,:ifTiieut forms 11 apoit. At one time, i[ irt a vcioi Ipcde; LbcE It U cricket, aguii: v. nmg, lt;,» target-'*huu.t-^ng.iu Mino- oiLrr f em i.r excrcilt;* be-etun'-h popujdrJudging (mi. unj.un '*xp.*rieGce ui such matter?, ti irrmijaciuiij, if eUrtei lUthisCltv. ar.d managed in the usual way, w.II be a success j-wi *0 long an U*** cra/H over It is kopt up, At Crst. the number of those who seek the advantage offered by such an institution will be greater than the place' can aecom module. And, ju»t so long as the mania lasts, the Gymnasium will bo well attended. and Its success wilt bo assured. But, when the iiowltj wears off, and the young men have bad their turf.-It of ▼auliihg. club-swinging, dumb-bell exorcise ladder-climbing, etc , there will come a railing r.rr U altendaow and Interest, f.d low r,i b\ difliculi v in collectingdues and the linal collapse of the whole business.All tbit is predicated op the idea of managing the proposed Gymnasium in the manner usually adopted. It is probabln, however, that a Lew and most excellent plan will be adopted in the present case. The Get man Turners are frcquentiv cited rs an illustration of the possibility of making Gymnasiums permanent. But, a slight study of the ease will [show that the social eVmecl alUcbinfr to the Turners AGSocluiionft la the secret of permanence, if thAr element can be Introduced m the ai range*mcnte fur the proposed Gymnasium, a long st«rp wi]| be taker in the dirvdioo lt;,f the perpetuity of those arrangements. It iy un-d'erstood that the Committee having the mttter in r-Jnirge will prepsie a planthat BhaJi in* hide not only th*; arrange^rnente for Gymnasium apparatus, but also room?* fur buwUng, billiards, cards. Binoking, reading, and. eventually, row. ing machines, fencing, etc. In other words, ihr propped insUtution wlU be a complete alhlctie and social Club. There Is, perhaps, nolneUluUvn in the country lhat combint»6f in such perfect form ai.d undei- such perre.-t arrangomenta. auy. thing like all the detnenta that will go b make up the proposed Club.The idea !- already popular amung those to wbosi- attention it baa been brought, *r\eu before It has been laid before the public. Such a Cmb, properly inanaged, win Un-ome a most .popular Institution, and will be well supported.
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Milwaukee Daily News
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Sun, Jan 26, 1879
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