Physical Department Circular (1904)
Item Information
- Title:
- Physical Department Circular (1904)
- Description:
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This Physical Department Circular, published in 1904 by International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College), explains the importance of physical training and the importance of this training during the industrial age. The circular includes photographs of faculty members, as well as various graphs depicting things such as the growth of physical training in the United States and the need for more trained physical directors. The circular also includes photographs of professors of physical education that were graduates of the Training School. It contains photographs of buildings in D.C., Cleveland, and New York that involve graduates of the Training School. The circular also discusses the general course requirements and the technical courses, such as anatomy, physiology, and hygiene that must be taken as a basis. It then goes on to discuss the time required for training, the equipment available to students, the type of men that are desired as students at the school, the expenses, the entrance requirements, and a brief overview of the dormitory life. The circular closes with an overview of the Alumni of the Training School that are involved and engaged in Physical Work.
- Creator:
- McCurdy, J. H. (James Huff), 1866-1940
- Date:
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1904
- Format:
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Documents
- Location:
- Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
- Collection (local):
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College Archives Digital Collections
- Series:
- School of Health Physical Education and Recreation Records
- Subjects:
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International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Springfield College
Springfield College--Buildings
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Athletic Fields
McCurdy, J. H. (James Huff), 1866-1940
Berry, Elmer E.
Naismith, James, 1861-1939
Gulick, Luther Halsey, 1865-1918
Stagg, Amos Alonzo, 1862-1965
Seerley, Frank N.
Meylan, George L. (1903)
Rideout, Melvin B.
Kinnicutt, William H.
Allen, Lewis Warren
Page, Peirson S.
Gray, J. Henry
Draper, Dexter W.
Springfield (Mass.)
Physical Education
Pamphlets
- Places:
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Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
- Extent:
- 40 pages
- Link to Item:
- http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/7108
- Terms of Use:
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Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College and are available for personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership is properly cited. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections. Any commercial use without written permission from Springfield College is strictly prohibited. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, Springfield College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The publishing, exhibiting, or broadcasting party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of United States copyright law.
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- Publisher:
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Springfield College
- Identifier:
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physical-dept-circular-1904