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Title: Graded calisthenic and dumb bell drills
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Wegener, Albert Benjamin, 1869- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Calisthenics
Publisher: New York, American sports publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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thereis an evolutionary process with stages of growth so minute as topreclude any credit of originality. The only credit desired isfor the work of collecting and giving to the public the resultsof this process. It must not be forgotten, however, to give credit to thosewho give directions and stimulus to our efforts. In the presentcase the writer wishes to give credit to Mr. George W. Ehler,with whom he was associated for many years, who made a care-ful study of the Swedish system and used an excellent calis-thenic modification adapted to the needs of the largest gymnas-ium membership in the country. He was often urged to perfectand publish this, but his many duties prevented his doing so.Feeling the value of the work, permission was obtained to put itinto print that others might receive the benefit. The following is a still further modification and amplifica-tion of his work. Perfection is not claimed for it. This is leftfor future workers; the present production is merely an attempt
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FIG. 1. ATTENTION. FIG. 2. WALK-STAND- SpaLdmgs Athletic Library. 7 to give a rational, practical, systematic, suggestive scheme ofexercises, graded in character, that may be used with profit inindividual as well as mass class work. It is not exhaustive.There is a book in French whose evident purpose is to give alpossible movements of the body. This is valueless for ourpresent purpose. Again, the Germans, famous for system andheadwork, spare no pains in making drill after drill whoseprimary object seems to be to make something pretty and in-tricate, while the work of the Swedes smacks too much of theclinic to Dc- used as it is. There is no desire to discount or speak ill of any of these so-called systems. They all have great value, but there is as yetnothing that contains their excellent features and at the sametime meets the needs of that distinctly peculiar type of man, theAmerican. The enthusiasm and vigor of the Roberts drill has been dulyrecognized by its widespread use, yet it d

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