A Brief History Of The North American Gymnastic Union

Author : Henry Christian Anton Metzner
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ISBN 13 : 9781330989609
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of the American Turnerbund (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Christian Anton Metzner and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Brief History of the American Turnerbund It has been justly said that the North American Gymnastic Union, although in existence for over sixty years and always taking an active interest in public affairs, as a national organization has kept its light under a bushel. The reason for this may chiefly be found in the fact that the official language of the Turners was the German language, the furtherance of which had always been one of their aims. The Executive Committee of the Gymnastic Union is of the opinion that the history of the Turnerbund is of sufficient interest to warrant its publication in book form. The history was written by Henry Metzner of New York, who has been identified for over half a century with the Turner organization. The translation from the German was made by Theodore Stempfel, Jr., of Indianapolis. The article en the influence of the Turners on gymnastics in public schools was contributed by Wm. A. Stecher, director of physical training in the public schools of Philadelphia. It seems appropriate to publish the book at this time, as the year 1911 marks the one-hundredth anniversary of the opening of the first Turnplatz in Berlin. This may well be regarded as the real beginning of the playground movement, which in late years has also taken root in this country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.