Springfield College Gymnastic Team in Exhibition program (March 21, 1936)

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Title:
Springfield College Gymnastic Team in Exhibition program (March 21, 1936)
Description:
This eight page document is a program for the Springfield College Exhibition Gymnastics team performance at Howard University Gymnasium that occurred on March 21, 1936 and was produced by the Physical Education Forum and was to be used as an aid for funding students in majoring in Physical Education. The first two pages list the name of the team and the list of performances. Pages 5 and 6 include a list of patrons. There is a page that list the forum personnel, including Howard University professor John H. Burr. On the back there are autographs. It is not known whether these are of the Springfield College athletes or others. The history of Gymnastics at Springfield College goes all the way back till nearly the founding of Springfield College in 1885, when Dr. James Naismith, the creator of Basketball, was an early SC Gymnast. Beginning in 1904, the SC Gymnastics team would travel to cities to perform their Gymnastics routines. At the end of their travels, they would perform a “Home Show” at Springfield College, a show they continue to perform to this day. It was during the reign of head coach Leslie Judd, widely considered a father of modern Gymnastics, that the Gymnastics exhibition team really gained a claim to fame. Under the leadership of Professor Leslie J. Judd, the purpose of the Springfield College Exhibition team was to promote and maintain an interest in gymnastics, dance, and the artistic phases of physical education in schools, colleges, YMCAs, and recreational centers. The Exhibition Team has appeared before thousands of spectators in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In fact, in 1941 the team appeared before thirty-five-thousand spectators in twenty-five cities.
Date:
March 21, 1936
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
Springfield College--Gymnastics
Springfield College--Gymnastics--Exhibition team
Springfield College--Gymnastics--Men
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Judd, Leslie J.
Burr, John H.
Howard University
Gymnastics
Exhibitions
Programs
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
8 Pages
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/28222
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
ms534-04-a-04-41-001