Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union En Route to Summer Camp at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

Description:	On June 4, 1922 a group of seventy-five women, students from the Normal College of the North American Gymnastic Union, left Indianapolis on a special train bound for Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The group camped for four weeks and took special instruction in camp life. Emit Rath, dean of the college, was in charge. The students had been holding their classes at the Athenaeum in Indianapolis since October, 1921. At the time the Normal College of the North American Gymnastic Union was the oldest American institution for the education of teachers of physical training. Previously located in New York, Chicago, and Milwaukee, the college made its home in Indianapolis in September, 1907. It offered college courses to prospective teachers of physical training and was accredited by the Indiana State Board of Education. The original nitrate negative was copied with funds provided by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission in 1990. This digital image was created from that copy. The copy prints and negatives are stored in Microfiche Number order. Interpositives are stored in PAN number order.
Origin:	June 4, 1922
Created By:	Bretzman, Charles
Publisher:	Digital Image2012 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Source:	http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/357
Collection:	Panoramic Photograph Images
Copyright:	This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org.
Geography:	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Subjects:	Group portraits Women North American Gymnastic Union American Gymnastic Union. Normal College American Turnerbund German Americans German Americans--Societies, etc.

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