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January 26, 2000
Meeting


On Jauary 26th, Paul LeBlanc, Vice-President of the American Sokol Organization, presented, "Sokol - Triumphs, Tribulations, and Endurance to the Present."

Sokol - Triumphs, Tribulations, and Endurance to the Present
 by George Rokos  

Sokol Credo
To build a healthy and beautiful body,
To cultivate a harmonious and total person,
To develop firm character, a well-rounded disposition and a love of truth and justice,
To produce strong, lovely and honorable people,
That is the goal of a Sokol education.


     Paul LeBlanc, Vice-President of the American Sokol Organization gave a stimulating talk on the history and goals of the Sokol organization. In 1862 a young intellectual, Dr. Miroslav Tyrs (1862-1884), founded Sokol in Prague. Tyrs was led to the Sokol concept through his studies of classic Greek gymnastics. From this ancient activity he developed the Sokol gymnastic method which has stood the test of time. Three years later the first United States school was founded in St. Louis. Today there are Sokol units in 17 states and the District of Columbia.
     Sokol is based on the fact that only physically fit, mentally alert, and culturally well-developed citizens can form a healthy, strong nation. Since its inception Sokol has not only been dedicated to gymnastics and physical fitness, but to the equality of the sexes, freedom, democracy, and the moral elevation of its members. Because of the Sokol democratic ideals, it was suppressed by both the Nazis and the Communists.  

Click here to visit the American Sokol webpage.

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