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Here' s What to Watch 'In Gymnasties,.Events The spectator's enjoyment of gymaasttcs in iacreased wÏhen he or she knows what to look for la each routine. 'So, for those who will be in attendance at the aaaual Provincial Championship Meet of the Ontario Gymnas- tics Federatioa in Whitby on April 21 and April 22 we offer you the following points to poader la preparatton for the competition. The decision of the judge is based upoa how well the gymnast completes a routine that incorporated these quali- ties: flexibility, balance, strength, control, and presea- tation. No sport demands as ext en- sive flexibility as gymnastics. Ail movements depend on a high degree of mobility and body control. Good examples of flexibity are wialkovers and splits. Some people are bora with a good sense of balance, but a gymnast must work to develop balice to a, fine point. Bal- ance is particularly vital in the womnen's beam event for example. Aad anyonïe who has tried to walk aloag a sidewalk curb can appreciate the diffi- culty. Me's gymnastics, on the other hand. calîs for strength moves and the best examples are tne rings and the paralle bars. However, strong arm and shoulder muscles are a must for both men and womehl in order to exercise the control they aeed for a good perfor- mance in any event. Although women's events do not have any specific strength move- ments, even the most elemen- tary movements on the uneven bars require firm, strong stomach muscles. Approximately 50 per cent of the score in any gymnastic event is based on how well the atheletes execute their rou- tines. Signs of awkwardness, poor posture, hesitation and bent legs can cost vital points. Landings on dismounts must always be controlled while hand movements and pointed toes are very important in a good performance. Ia each women's event, -the competitor starts with 10 points and the judges make deductions for any flaws, such as improper form, omission of parts of the routine or unnecessary pauses or move- ments. In each men's. event, the competitor starts with 9.4 points and the judges make deductions for any flaws. However, each gymnast can eara up to .2 points from the judges for virtuosity, for origiaality and for risk. The gymnast is judged individually on each piece of apparatus with the women comoeting in four events each day and the men i n six events. The gymnasts will be com- peting for positions on junior and senior Provincial teams, to compete in the Canadian Championships, and for indi- vidual honours. The man and woman who accumulates the highest total of points in their events over the two days of competition are crowned Provincial Junior - Senior Champions. The meet, which is hosted, by Corsairs Gymnastics Club of Oshawa will be held at the Iroquois Park Arena, Whitby on April 21 and 22. Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, April 4, 1979 9 Annual Interclub Meeting Held March 26 at Lions Centre Provincial Court About 100 members of Bowmanville-area service clubs held their annual get-together last Monday, March 26. This year's interclub meeting took place at the Bowmanville Lions Centre. Don Masterson, past national president of the Knsmen Clubs, was the guest speaker. Photo shows representatives of the five clubs attending the meeting. From left to right are: Ron Richards, president of Branch 178 of the Royal Canadian Legion; Jim Rickard, president of the Lions Club; Earl Wolff, president of the Rotary Club of Bowmanville; Mark Borutski, president of the Kinsmen "Club and Richardl Budel, fînanciai secretary for the Knights of Columbus Council 6361. MO b * an n.u, z s D CA L DOLLS We, women remember with fondness the dolîs of our childhood even if they are no longer with us - the woodea- faced doit left out in the ramn thereby acquiring a most undesirable complexion, the doîl made out of a blanket called Mrs. Voster, the large doîl who wore size 2 dresses wtth the record in her tummy who could recite nursery rhymes. (I'm being discrimin- atory ta, referriag to dolîs played' with by femaÉles. Chartes Massey Whose granid- father Daniel began his foundry in Newcaste,. was very attached to a doîl called Jinny when he was aboy.) Considering the materials early dolîs were made of it's difficuit now to thiak of them as playthings. Actualiy in the early 1800's there were dolîs not mntended for play but as small-scale mannequins. The dolîs were maaufactured ta Austria to be dressed by Paris couturiers thereby advertis- tng the current fashions throughout the wortd. These dolîs had papier-mache heads, fine leather or cloth-stuffed bodies and carved wooden arms and legs. Also ta the l9th century, bisque (pottery) headed dolîs were manufactured. These dolîs are in museums now or fetch huge sums for private collectors. Antique dolîs are referred to by their own names or those of their makers. Dolîs marked "1A.M." get their name from Armand Marseille who was Russian bora and settled. ta Germany. His specialty was dolîs with bisque heads. Bye Lo babies have bisque heads, usually with glass eyes and soft bodies. The dolîs are marked with American sculp- tor's name, Grace Storey Putnam, whose dolîs date from 1922. These dolîs were aicknamed "million dollar babies" and the original wax model is displayed lookiag very life like ta the Chartes M. Bowers museum in Santa Ana, California. Apparently the doit was modelled after a three day old infant and one horror story has it that the child was dead. Anton Bru made dotîs ta the late l9th century of bisque wtth bodies of kid. His mark was BRU and appeared on the doll's lef t shoulder. Dolîs bearing a six-pointed star and the initials K & R were made by Kammer & Reinhardt. After the early 1900's, K & R was often com- bined. with S & H of Simon & Halbig wtth whom they merg- ed. The latter specialized tnaa satiny bisque and blond, blue-eyed Nordic dolîs. Dolmakrsof note are jumeau whose marks are E. Jumeau, Béb6Jumeau or Tête Jumeau, and J. D. Kestner whose excellent reputation from the 1850's into the 20th century, earned him the right to make the Bye Lo Babies and Kewpies. Kewpies were those baby dolîs with the centre knot of hair on their heads. Rose 0'Neil of Branson, Missouri inspired the Kewpie and ta 1913 J. D. Kestner began to make them. "Rose O'Neil" appears on the dolîs and she collected over a million dollars ta royalties for her little idea. Tin headed dolis were made ta Germaay around the turn of the century so as to be Rntiques By Mary Ana Warkman unbreakable. Tin headed dolîs are Minervas, Dianas and Junos. Dolîs were also made of other materials such as com- position, parian (a mixture of cînys), and wood. The latter sold for a penny during the Victorian era and were cary- ed, jointed, wooden dolîs without features. called "Penny woods". They were sold by the thousands by door-to-door pedlars and through mail order catalogues rather like the advertising doîts we caÏnôaw sead 'a box top or a soup label for. Wax dolîs date back to Roman times but like china dolîs they were most popular during the Victorian era. Besides dolîs with solid wax heads, there were waxed dotis with composition or papier- mache heads coated with thin layers of wax. These dolîs are seldom fouad ta good condi- tion because their, original owners liked to scrape off the wax for chewing! There are vartous books on the subject of doils but the dol collector's "Bible" is THE COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLO- PEDIA 0F DOLLS by Dorothy S., Elizabeth A. and Evelyn J. Coleman published by Crown Publishers lac., New York and by General Publishing ta Canada. This book contains every- thiag you would ever want to know about doils, their makes, materials and clothing. The authors used ads as part of their source materiatswhich of course tend to exaggerate. The prices quoted are the original prices. The authors suggest that a doit can seldom be dated by its ctothing because often a doit owner so if she was behind the times, s0 was the doit! Canadian dolîs according to the Encyclopedia, began to be miade. in Canada at the outbreak of Worid War I (1914-1925). As for restoring the doils you may fiad, John Hawkshaw of Toronto is ini the business of restoring dolîs. He also coi- lects and selîs dolîs at his shop, Doc John's, at 213-% Queen Street East ti Toronto. He makes costumes for doils whose originais have disinte- grated. Hence his interest in doils has spread to fashion design and te xtiles. In Pickering Village, Dorothy Tanzola reproduces antique dolis ti her shop called Mein Liebling Dol Shoppe at 46 Church Street repairs dolîs and supplies dolîmakers with the necessary wares. She will be holding dollmaktng seminars in her shop. DoIls of different lands are being featured at the Royal Ontario Museum from February 9 to July 8, 1979 ia their Ethnology Gallery. The exhibition is called "DoIls of Many Cultures" and shows 300 doils constructed of ail sorts of materials from straw to modemý synthetics. The admission fee to the Museum i $1.50 for adults and 75 cents for children ad students. Senors pay nothing on Tues- days and 50 cents on other days. Hours are 10:00 to 6:00 p.m., later on Tuesday and from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday. 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