STUDLET INTEREST

Ways to Increase Student Interest in their state and National Associations:

Tho same suggestions were siven so frequently by the various schools
thet they can be summed up in the following main ideas:

1. Have student sections -- with well planncd meetings at Conventions.

2. Send delegates -- their enthusiasm when they return is contagious.
Have them report on Convention,

3. Have students take a larger part in activities and pianning.
4. Szudent sections in bulletins, ctc.
Have space in bulletins devoted to their interests. Have evaluating

committee approve a limited number of student articles for publication
each year.

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6. The interest of the staff in stimulating student interest. Constant
discussion in physical education classes of matters pertainins to
Association airairs.

7. Better publicity in schools. Have well-known speekers come to the
school during the year. Use of bulletin boards, cte. Attractive posters.

8. Contests, such as best student article published given yearly
"honor" award.

CONCLUSIONS

Nith few exceptions, the answers to the questionnaires showed ea keen interest
in student affairs. They also pointed the way to future action along new
lines and,in many cases, showed the need for correction of cxisting wealmessos.
There arc several points which stood out above all others. These are:

1. The need for greater faculty intercst in student matters.

2. The need for an wnderstanding of the difference betwcen pressure on
students and a "laissez faire" type of attitude towards them. ‘Some
place in-between lies good motivation and guidance.

3. Most questionnaires considered values of a national student section in
terms of a convention only. It might be pointed out here that a
netional student section as well as state and district ones can be
functioning throughout the year on student problems over and above con-
ventions. Conventions are only one phase of their planning.

4, Membership has two sides to it -- values of membership to the student
and velues of student membership to state and national associations.
Only the first angle was brought out in any questionnaire. Associa-
tions need student membership for their maintenance end progress.
This is not a utilitarian vicwpoint, because in the ond the students
benefit from the Associations progress.