December 10, 1941

Miss Virginia Bourquardez

Chairman, Committee on Student Section

American Association for Health, Physical Bducation
and Recreation

fexas State College for Women

Denton, Texas

Dear Miss Bourquardez,

I am sending you a few suggestions regarding ‘the introduction
of a Student Section of the American Association for Health,
Physical Education and Recreation which I hope will prove
=_—— to you. They ares

le Conventions are too highly sectionalized with result that the
programs in these sections are very frequently uninteresting.

2. Usually none or very little thought is put on the candidates for
sectional chairman, with the result that the meeting “ inefficiently
conducted, or chairman even fails to appear.

3. Students complain of the fact that the speakers have no ability
to inspire them. (A leader in the hysioal education field may not
necessarily be an inspiring cae

4. Tine should be aliowed for student ‘es and discussion
within the student section.

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a Student representation should be allowed on the State Council
and possibly on the District Council,

6. Student rate tor housing for state conventions.

7. Wore active means of pent tessy which reaches the students theme
selves.

8. Amore optimistic theme for physical sanentiinn looking to the
future rather than trying to justify the past.

9. The view point of outstanding educational administrators (other
than physical — regarding various phases of physical educae
tion program.

10. The elimination of the petty personal institutional jealousies