COLLEGE PHYSICAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Tecember 17, 1943
Dear Member:

This year again, as in 1942, the Executive Council of the Association
has decided not to hold a meeting during the Christmas holidays. The im-
pertence of elimtreting as much trevel as possible on transportation systems
which are greatly overloaded at this time is evident to all.

Last year two sectional meetings were held during the early part of the
year. In each instance the meeting wes very worthwhile and was considered
helpful to all who attended. Full reports of these meetings appear in
the Proceedings for 1942.

It is planned to hold @ meeting during the annual convention of the
Americen Associetion for Health, Physical Educetion and Recreation, which
will take place in New York City on April 24, 25 and 26.

Another meeting of the Associetion is being planned in connection with
the conference of the Mid West Physical Educetion Association. This con-
ference is scheduled for April 12-14 in Detroit.

President Carl P. Schott is working out details of the meetings with
the officials of the two organizations named above. When the plans are
completed an announcement will be sent to each member.

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Frem the results of a brief study made lest spring it appears that the
colleges represented by members in the Association are engaged in some
form of military training program. In some colleges the departments of
physical education have bigger programs to carry on than ever before, In
others the military trainees heave made it possible to maintsin programs
that otherwise would have been dropped.

Although all colleges reported loss of members from their staffs very
few indicated at thet time thet they were in any difficulties because of
a shortage of staff members. About half of those replying stated thet further
loses of men from their staffs would create real problems fer them in trying
to carry on the required progrem.

Since this study e committee from’this Association, Mr. E. 4, Mercer
and “r, D, Oberteuffer, working aleng with Mr. E.E. Wiemen, Chief, Physicel
Treining Division, Army Specialized Treining Program, met with Selective
Service Officials in Weshington on the metter of meintaining staffs in de-
partments of physical education in colleges having militery trainees en-
rolled. The meeting resulted in a plan for handling one of the problems
faced by directors of departments whose men are being taken for military
service, whose men feel that they should seek induction, or should find 4
job in an "essential" industry.

The information on this metter hes been mailed to heads of departments
who ere members of the Association, .

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Seasons Greetings to you.
Glenn W, 4oward
Secretsry-Treasurer.