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January 15, 1939

To all Central District Institutions
Training Teachers in Physical Education:

The annual convention of our association is to be held at
Sioux City on March 29, 30, 31 and April 1, 1959. Among
other interesting features will be the general session for
students on Saturday morning, April 1, at 10:15 o'clock.
The theme of this session is: Are we ready to teach? The
plan is to have a senior man, a senior woman, and a first
year teacher (holding a bachelor's degree) present the
young teacher's point of view. Then two talks will be
given, one by an expert in teacher training, and the other
by a superintendent of schools.

The Convention Committee has voted that the two seniors
and the first year teacher be selected by a contest. It is
our plan to ask those interested to submit copies of ad~-
dresses on the subject: Are We Ready To Teach? These
manuscripts should be not more than 2000 words in length,
and must represent the author's own ideas and ability to
express them. They must be submitted, typed, double
spaced, with at least one inch margins, to the committee
of juiges by February 10, 1939. They should be sent to
Mr. A. O. Anderson, chairman of the committee, Director
of Physical Education, Board of Education, Saint Louis,
Missouri. Announcement of the names of the winners will
be in the March Journal of Health and Physical Education.

 

We are asking all heads of teacher training departments to
call the attention of their students and first year teachers
to this contest, and to urge them to submit papers. The
effort to put into good form ideas on this subject will

be of great value to the young teacher, regardless of his
success in winning the contest.

We send cordial good wishes to you and your department for
the New Year, and we hope to see you in Sioux City.

Sincerely,

THE CONVENTION COMMITTEE
A. OQ. Anderson
Gertrude Baker
J. I. Godfring
W. N. Greim
Elizabeth Halsey (chairman)
Jane Harris
P. E. Michelson
J. H. Morrison