CHAPTER XXI.

THE FIRST INTRODUCTION OF THE JAHN GYMNASTICS INTO AMERICA.

Early Life of Follen and Beck, in Germany and Switzerland 227

They Settle in Northampton and Cambridge, Massachusetts 232

The First School Gymnasium in the United States, at Round Hill 233

The First College Gymnasium in the United States, at Harvard University 235

The Boston Gymnasium, the First Public Gymnasium in the United States 237

Lieber Succeeds Follen at the Boston Gymnasium 238

Later History of Beck, Follen, and Lieber 242

Introduction of Gymnastics in Other Schools and Colleges 244