Zz HEALTH RAYS

tournament of skills will be held Satur-
day, May 25. Practice for this program of
skills will include athletic games, appa-
ratus work, track events, folk dancing and
novelity relays.

DEMONSTRATION APPRECIATED

Many expressions of appreciation have
been received from local and state educa-
tors on the success of the physical educa-
tion demonstration staged by 3,200 boys
and girls fiom all grades, primary
through college, before 7,000 teachers No-
vember 8. All who assisted, the teachers,
the principals, the physical directors, the
nurses, (and of course the children) will
please accept a hearty vote of thanks for
their splendid efforts!

DEAFNESS NO HANDICAP

Notable progress is being made at Madi-
son school. In the primary grades the hear-
ing and the deaf children have play
periods together. During this time it is not
easy for the casual observer to distinguish
the handicapped children from those with
normal hearing. Thére are no hearing
ehildren above the third grade in the
school. However, the older deaf children
are enjoying games, stunts and rhythms.
Few of them hear the sounds of the music,
but they feel the vibrations’ ‘through the
floor and are able to swing in unison. .

 

- A. P. E. A. MEMBERSHIP LAGS

«Kansas City lags in membership ‘in the
American Physical Education Association
judging from the reports received from
the other large cities of the Central Dis-
trict. St. Paul has‘29 members in the A. P.
E. A.; Lincoln 24; Minneapolis has 22;
Wichita tt: Kansas City 10; and St. Louis
29: Registrations from Kansas City dur-
ing the present school year are not in-
cluded, however. The membership fee is
$3.00 per year, which includes the Journal.

 

PRIMARY PLAY TO BE SHOWN

At Teachers College, March 16, 9:00
a. m., organized free play on gymnasium
apparatus will be demonstrated by Miss
Morgan’s children (Pershing school) and
rhythmical play activities by Miss Pauline
Orear’s children (H. Cook school). The
play on gymnasium apparatus will demon-

strate activities on all pieces of apparatus

without teacher leadership. The rhythmi-
cal play activities will demonstrate dra-
matic rhythms, creative rhythms, and
created folk dances for play-days and as-
semblies.

EARLY ASSEMBLIES PLEASE

For many years the Friday morning be-
fore 9 o’clock auditorium programs at
the Herace Mann school have been a factor
in coordinating all school activities. Many
excellent heaith and physical education
activities have been brought before pupils,
parents and teachers.

NEW IDEAS FOR PLAY

The Curriculum Committee of the pri-
mary grades is assembling material for a
course of study in Play Activities.

KUMPF CHILDREN ENTERTAIN

The physical education classes of the
H. C. Kumpf school are furnishing a series
of eignt half-hour auditorium: programs
during the ecteey year.

HAPPY IN POSTURE PROGRAM

" Switzer school is emphasizing the im-
portance of maintaining good posture. The
children are happy in following the entire
health program. They enter ‘heartily into
the practice.of pleasurable physical activi-
ties that.. are conducive toward, sp DLONAnS
good posture, a

(CHILDREN ‘TEACH PLAY.

At: the - recent Mt.: Washington Parent
and Children. party, the children provided
the entertainment by. teaching their
mothers the popular games of William
Tell, Hit the Target, Guard the Castle,
and Statue. Did.the mothers-enjoy the
playing—“‘Just ask them.” Miss Helen
Fahey addressed the mothers on the
“Value of Primary Play Activities.”

VOLLEY BALL GAINS INTEREST

A six-team volley ball league has been
organized and is playing at East high
school each Monday evening. This sport
is increasing in popularity by “leaps and
bounds,” and, judging from the interest