AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND RECREATION

Committee on Student Section

 

To; Members of Committee on Student Section
Dear Committee Member's.

I have waited until your replies to my letter concerning the functions
o* our committee were in before proceeding further. Although one or two people
have not answered, I feel that the approval of the majority on 211 :the functions
is sufficient evidence to warrant our proceeding with theme

All functions carried by 2 majority approval. You may be interested in
the reactions to several of the functions:

Function 2--Several people expressed the need for students to plan the
convention program with faculty help. In fact, I believe that you all felt
thet, as much as possible, students should plan and organize matters pertaining
to them in order to give them a really active part in their Association. I
heartily agree with you and you will notice in the enclosed material that plans
for the New Orleans Convention have been placed in the hands of the, chairman of
the Southern District and her committees. student

Function 8--Several people stated that a cerry over of membership after
graduation would na turally result if we did a good job of encouraging under-
graduate membership. I agreo, and except for recommendations thet we can make
for this function as a committee, I don't believe we can do much else on it. If
you have any further ideas on this function, I would appreciate hearing them.

 

I am sure that you realize that it is necessary for each of us to share

the expense of sending out material concerning our committee work. Especially

in these times of rising costs, it would be prohibitive for any one institution
to try to stand the expense entailed in postage, mimeograph paper, etc. and so
I am using the method adopted by the other national committess and sections and
forwarding to each of my committee members the letters and questionnaires which
I feel we need to send out to people in your district. Since there are two
members on our committee from each district, this will cut their work in holf.

Ideally, I would have much preferred to have your advice on each letter
and questionnaire. Unfortunately, time does not permit this; therefore, I have
taken the liberty of writing in the namo of the committee.

In order to contact 211 available sources this is the plan I have followed:

1. A letter to the director of health and physical education in each
teachcr-in-training institution offering 2 major or minor in our field asking
their advice and suggestions on our problems.

2. A letter to each state president for the same purpose.

I have asked that they return their replies to me. I will tabulate them
and send back to you for re-distribution to them a summary of their suggestions.
If these letters and questions serve no other purpose than to start people
thinking along these lines, I feel they will be of great value.