Show = = l HAMMOND HALL The Gymnastic Calisthenic Exercises Exer-cises Last Evening Hammond Hall was filled to over flowing last evening to witness the exercises exer-cises of Mrs Allens class of young ladies in light gymnastics and calisthenics and the audience was well repaid forgoing for-going by the varied and interesting pro gramme which was carried out with perfect smoothness Mrs Allen who we understand was the first to introduce these exercises into the schools of this is city deserving o great praise for the thorough training and high degree of excellence the clas has attained in these arts The exercises of the evening commenced com-menced with piano music by Miss Alma which was well executed Then followed gymnastic exercises by the class led by Miss Florence Hempstead The class were all dressed in loose fitting navy blue sailor style uniforms which were very becoming be-coming and comfortable looking The exercises consisted of a glide march free gymnastics dumb bells and four line march to piano music by Mrs Allen interspersed in-terspersed by a song by Miss Ashley which was excellently rendered and highly high-ly appreciated also recitations by the Misses Woodinansee and Masters Ford Clark and others which considering their respective ages were about equally entitled enti-tled to praise Fred Everett showed good ability as an elocutionist in his oration of The Gladiator Gladi-ator It was very noticeable to see the bloom of health and graceful free and easy carriage car-riage of the class which no doubt is promoted in a great degree by this excellent excel-lent daily practice of this school and we think that it would be time well spent if every school in the city would adopt these exercises in physical training especially for the female students It furnishes healthy exercise for the body which but few girls have at home during their school days and thereby increases the activity of the mental faculties which are liable to becon weakened by constant application without sufficient physical exercise ex-ercise to insure good health |