Johnson, George Ellsworth, 1862-1931 · Boston, New York [etc.] : Ginn & company · leaf 49
out that this method PLAY IN EDUCATION 33 proved by all other tests to Ije the riglit one. Play, free andspontaneous exercises, he says, are better than gymnastics. In 1796 appeared a remarkable book by Guts Muths,instructor of gynmastics at Schnepfenthal. This book, Spielezur Uebung unci Erholung… … Gatiiekixu Wild FlowersPhotograph by F. S. Andras Ages. Believing with Plato that the games of youth were ofpolitical and national importance, he wished to counteracteffeminacy and ennui and develop vigor of body and zest inlife by joyous, strenuous, but innocent sports. He greatlydiscountenanced…
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