OLLERUP GYM TEACHERS
GYM TOUR
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OLL E RUP GYM TEA CH ERS
By Neils B. Madsen The C.S.C. F. super specta cular sh oll' at Maine Town· "hip Hi gh Sch oo l set me thinkin g. In fact, it did shake me up a little . For a while I was a little un ce rtain as to what mi ght be th e response to my efforts of piloting th e OLL E RUP CYM T EAC H E RS thr ough th e countr y on their tour next fall. Because if th eir ex hibitions are to be interpreted as a challenge to the champs. th en 1 will h ave mi ssed my point. r was very proud acce ptin g th e l -.S .C.r. insignia yo u pinned on m y lape l. Recause what yo u peop le arc doing come closer to m y ideas about th e values and neces· " ity of gy mnasti cs than a nythin g I ha ve seen durin g th e :-35 years I have li ved in th e l"nited S tates. The re are diffe rences, but onl y in the approach. While yo u represent the competitive a spect of gy mnasti cs. which throu gh its process o f e li mination tends to co ncen tra te th e attention on a very few, I am moti va ted b y a co ncern for the man) wh o neve r get to know a bout th e sa ti s faction s of ph ys ica l fitn ess, th e vast maj orit y who go thr oug h life mir\us the character buildin g benefits of gymnastics. Cha rac te r buildin g It's a phrase often thr ow n a round th ought. lessly. but let anyone study th e fac ia l exp ressio n of a gy mnast immediately before h e or sh e is going to execute hi s or he r m ost daring stunt. It is a pointed picture of determination. and ob li vious of co ncern for anything but th e immediate objecti ve . Compare it with that of a perso n who never tri ed -- and never ca red beca use nobod), ever succeeded in making him co nscious of th e vi rtues a nd va lu es of ph ysica l edu ca ti on - th en yo u ha ve CH ARACTEH versus th e LA CK of it. Our way of life depend s up on indi vidu a l character, individual ~·esponsj . bilit)'. We need teache rs of the ca libe r of yo ur ll.S.G.F.'s capab le coac hes - to teach C H AHACTE H BlILDl\,C to th e many - ancl gym nasti cs to be their to ol - Menta l therap y for the milli o ns - That's what we m ea n. R\ dem onstratin g I and exp laining) step b y s tep HOW to
attain th e ph ysica l fitness necessarv fo r b e in ~ ab le tu pe rform the stunts. we hope to a ttract th e a tte ntion of th e MAl\'Y who oth e rwise limit themselves to lookin ... onl y. Because that is for sur e. we have yet to eve n sc ra tch th e' surfa ce of th e a thletic pote ntia l or" thi s ~ rea t na tion. Wi shin g yo u mu ch ~ u ccess. For furth er informati on tour co ntact: :\eils B. Madsen. mana ger, The O ller up Cym Teachers' I"ifth Am e rican Tour. ]559 JVlc J...:iniel Hoa d . Lak ~ I:o rest. Illin ois. Phone Cedar 4·2:-\OR. • ITINERARY SEPTEMBER 22-A rri vol ot New York. 26- Kiwanis Club, Penn Yon, N. Y.
OCTOBER 3-Sauthern Connecticut State Col lege. 7 -Hartwick Co llege , Oneonta, N. Y. 8-Williamsvi ll e Central High School, Williamsville, N . Y. lO- Cambra County War Memo r ial, Inc. Johnstown, Po. 19-Andr ews Un ive rsit y, Berrien Sp rin gs, Michigan. 24-George Wil liams College, Chicag o (might be changed ) 25-E l mwood Park High Sch ool , Elmwood Park, Illinois 28-Western Illinois Univer sity, Macomb, Illino is. 30- l ndiana State Teachers College, Terra Haute. Indiana.
NOVEMBER 1-West Park High School, Racine , Wisconsin. 5-Waukegan Township High School, Waukegan, Illi nois. 6 -Lake Fo rest H igh Sch ool, Lake Forest, Ill inois. 6 -Lak e Forest College, Lake Fo rest , Ill inois. 8-Arlington High School, A r lington Heights , Il linois. 9-Barrington H igh School, Barring t on, Illino is. 12-Wisconsin State College, Plattevi l le, Wisconsin. 18-SI. Cloud College, SI. Cloud , Minnesota. 19-Bemidji State College, Bem idj i , Minneso ta . 20-Fargo Central High School, Fargo , North Dakota. 22-Black Hills Teachers College, Spearf ish, South Dakota. 25-Dana College, Blai r Nebr aska. 26- Nebraska State Teache rs College , Wayne, Nebraska.
DECEMBER 10-Fur man University , G reenvi l le, South Carolina. 17-Mary Washington College , Fredericksbu rg , Virginia.
Under negotiations are: Rensellaer Polytechnic Institute , Troy, N. Y. Hamburg Public Schools, Ham b urg , N. Y. Cornell University, Ithaca , N. Y. Unive rsity of Maryland, College Park , Maryland. Milwaukee Turners , Milwaukee, Wis. Detroit Public Sc hools, Detro it , Mich. John N orup Jr. High School, Oak Park , M ich. East Paterson Bd. of Educa ti on, New Jersey. T owson Recreatior. and Parks , T owson , Maryland. University of Rhode Island , Kingston , Rhode I. W inthrop College, Rock Hill , S. Carolina. James Monroe High SchOOl, Frederick sbu rg , Vi rginia . Length o f tour Sepl. 22 ' til Christmas. -Nie l s B. Madsen, Manager .:.;-
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