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INTERNATIONAL GATHERINGS.
The types or systems of physical training found in Europe can all be reduced to three elemental forms, illustrated by the _Turnverein_ or popular gymnastic society of Germany, the athletic sports and active games of the English public schools and universities, and the school gymnastics of Germany and Sweden. Corresponding to each of these, in a way, there have been international gatherings of three sorts in recent years, _i.e._, conventions and competitive meets of the European gymnastic federations, "games" and congresses held under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, and a series of congresses organized with a view to better understanding of the principles and methods of physical education.