June 14, 1946 . aS Dean George Baxter Smith Director of Summer Session ‘Fraser Hall Dear Dean Smiths eo De This is for the small brochure that we had planned to have printed on newpaper for information of the Summer _ Session students. Will you make any additions or corrections and return it to me and I will have it printed. - Sincerely, Assistant Professor HS «MF of Physical Education RECREATE WHILE YOU STUDY 1946 SUMMER SESSION A full recreation program has been planned for KeU. students during the Summer Session, The facilities and veasiiues of the university are at your disposal to help make ree: next few weeks enjoyable,as well as pROrt Wathen Ce In addition to regularly scheduled activities, special events ee occur from time to time. Watch for emretemen smc Dances: Lymn Craig and his Skyliners, a tuslreqpiece dance band, will play for mid-week dances on the lower floor of Robinson Gymnasiums Dances will be held from 7230 Polis until 9:00 P.M. on Wednesday nights beginning June 26 and each Wednesday’ stent until final week, with the exception of July 3, Admission will be by Fee Receipt Cards | : Swimming: The indoor pool in Robinson Grnninctien will be open to | K.U. students for recreational swimning seca to the sohedule listed below. Please note that swimming for women will not ee until July le ee 1:00 = 3:00 Pale TTS 3200 - 6:00 P.M. “WF Men 1:00 = 3:00 P.M... MWF 3:00 = 6:00 P.M. TTS Men & Women 7:00 = 9:00 P.M. MIWTF Admission will be by Fee Receipt Card. Playgrounds You will enjoy the playground at Fowler Grove which will be open evenings until 10:00 P.M. Here the families and ehtiaren of students and faculty may find a cool spot in which to visit and meet their friends. Playground apparatus for the youngsters, shuffleboard, volleyball, aerial tennis, horseshoes, croquet and other games, will be available. From ‘time to time community sings, outdoor movies, stunts, etc., will be on the _-Prograttis Musics The Fine Arts School is planning a series of concerts on Sunday and Tuesday evenings. Watch for announcements. Intramurals: A sumer intramural program is ctianel for both men ant «pens Any student who would like to participate actively this summer should get in touch with the intramural office to secure entry blanks and other information, Silver Gaavtalte will be awarded to the winning teams of the softball tournament and siieeta to winners in individual events. Softe ball games will be played at 4950 Pel, ;Plane eall for at least tao softball leagues, one composed ie ciao houses, the other from departments or / schools of the university. | | Activities for men include: : : ; Softball Tennis Horseshoes Golf Intramurals for womens hike taba Tennis Softball (if iclacees Get I cilities in at once $ Deadline for oute sen is June 28. Mixer: An alleschool wher wit) be held Wednesday August 7. Watch for announcements. University Facilities: The university's tennis courts, picnic. grounds west of Potter's Lake, museums, student union, gymnasium, athletic facilities, intramural fields, and the outdoor ampitheatre between dash and Haworth halls are recreation spots you will want to visit. : | Remember to get your intramural entries turned in at ‘the Physteal stupatiien office in 107 Robinson Gymnasium. Deadline Friday, June 28, oSe- Horseback Ridings Any student interested in obtaining horses or instruction in equitation call the K.U. stables, 546. Lectures: At 7:30 P.M. on Nonday evenings, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and August 5, a series of lectures will be given by Dr. Robert G. Foster. Lecture Topics { ‘Bow Should Youth Prepare for Marriage | II The First Year of Marriage =- Adjustments After Marriage (The Veteran Sitons to His Family) | aa on Being a Parent in the Atomic Era Iv The Married Woman at Work and at Home V What Can Be Done About the Rising Divorce Rate VI The Family Unit | Watch for further announcements of additional lectures! See Dean George B,. Smith School of Education Fraser Hall Dear Dean Smith: | ‘This may be a little early to be thinking about next summer, but I would like to get something on the record which I think is a splendid idea for another year, ~ Dre Elbel has suggested the project and I am heartily in favor of its We would like to have a two or three day- vhysical education institute sometime in the next summer session.and invite | a nationally known physical education expert whe would be a headliner. Someone like Ce He McCloy of Iowa, Je Be Nash of New York University, Sherman of\Alabama, Brownell of Colwnbia, or someone of this calibre. We would use local men to head up some of the sessions and to lead discussion groups. : ae aos - I believe the institute could be finaneed for around | $500.00. I also believe it would give our Physical Edutation Department a shot in the arm, as well as boosting our stock through- out the state. . _ -Iwish you would give this your consideration. We will talk about it later, but I would like to get the plan on record as something toward which we could be aiming another years - Sincerely yours, April 2, 1946 Dr e Bert Nash School of Education University of Kansas Dear Bert: chee I have your list of people which you have sent to mee They all have resigned or retired. I have the Cancer Control Drive of Douglas County, which started April 1; theree fore, I can see no purpose in my checking over a group of retired or resigned people. I am too busy with more important things than to run inane downs © I trust you will see my position in this matter. I would not even have time to vee on live proppects, let alone a lot of dead ones. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. UNIVERSITY oF KANSAS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF THE DEAN Snfarmatann BAHL OT Wat. ji GERD 19-5888 12-42-2M AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION JAY B. NASH, President FRANK S. LLOYD, Chairman C. H. McCoy, Secretary NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON AWARDS FIELD HOUSE WASHINGTON SQUARE COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA NEW YORK 3, NEW YORK NEW YORK, NEW YORK IOWA CITY, IOWA January 26, 1946 Dear Sir: As you are probably aware, the American Academy of Physical Education which was established in 1926, and is a restrictive member organization made up of those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of health, physical education and recreation, attempts to recognize outstanding contributions to these fields through the form of an award. Every effort is made to select the outstanding contribution in the field of research, publications, administration, and creative work, and to recognize these outstanding contributions by a certificate and other proper recognition, It is felt that by this effort, we not only stimulate such outstanding achievements but properly recognize the individuals and pay due credit to the institution or organization of which they are a part. I am attaching herewith a description of the various awards, It is our hope that should there be under your jurisdiction what you consider to be an outstanding achievement that has occurred in these fields since January 1941, that you will inform the Academy of these achievements in order that they may be properly considered for this recognition, Thanking you for your cooperation in this matter, Yours sincerely, « Lloyd, Chairman Committee on Awards American Academy of Physical Education —— P z METHODS OF AWARDS T0 BE MADE A. PURPOSE; To provide recognition to outstanding contributions to the B. METHODS: fields of Physical Education, Health and Recreation. Through a careful process of selection, it hopes to identify the outstanding contributions to the fields through research, administration, publications and creative efforts, and to properly recognize their achievements in the form of a certificate of recognition. This award is designed primarily to give recognition to men and women in the profession, or in allied fields, who have made an outstanding contribution through research. The committee will consider research which is brought to its attention through any recognized agency such as Institutions of Higher Learning, Social and Youth Agencies, Commissioners of Education, members of the American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and Fellows of the Academy of Physical Education. The Research Council of the American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation will cooperate with the Academy in evaluating submitted research. A full description of the research, the auspices under which it was conducted, the date of its completion, its con- clusions, and where possible a reprint should be submitted. This award is designed to recognize one or more individuals who have projected and carried out with success an out- standing administrative task during the period January 1941- January 1946. Recommendations for such an award should be made by Fellows of this academy and members of the Legislative Council of the American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. The recommendation should describe in sufficient detail, the nature of the task, what it involved, how and when it was carried out and its outstanding characteristics. an It is the purpose of this award to single out one or more publications which have and will have an outstanding influence with development of the fields of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. | Publishing companies, Military organizations and Fellows of the Academy may make recommendation. Each recommendation should in- clude with a copy upon publication, the reasons for its consid- eration for this award. Outstanding contributions are made in areas other than those listed above, and particularly in creative work, the impact of which is easily recognizable, but may not appear in published form, such creative work to have occurred during the period January 1941-January 1946. Recommendations for this award may be made by the director of any agency or organization or by Fellows of this Academy. Such recommendation should include a description of the creative work, its outstanding characteristics and contribution, and suf- ficient evidence of its creativeness to enable the committee to make an adequate judgment. No active Fellow of the Academy is eligible to receive an award. Awards will be made for accomplishments during the period of January 1941- January 1946. Recommendations should be received by the chairman, Professor Frank S. Lloyd, Department of Hygiene, The College of the City of New York, 128th Street and Convent Avenue, New York 31, N.Y., not later than March lst, 1946. Frank S. Lloyd, Chairman John F. Bovard, Head of Department of Physical Education, Division for Men University of California Howard Braucher, President, National Recreation Association Anne Schley Duggan, Director of Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Texas State College for Women “Mabel Lee, Professor of Physical Education, University of Nebraska Helen McKinstry, President, Russell Sage College, Troy, New York Dorothy B. Nyswander, Health Education Specialist, Division of Education, Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Washington, D. C. S.C. Staley, Director of School of Physical Education, University of Illinois Arthur H. Steinhaus, Robinson Foundation Inc., New York City Gertrude Moulton, Secretary for the Academy, University of Michigan ¢ January 10, 1946 Dean George Baxter Smith School of Education Dear Dean Smiths 3 I am sending you another letter received from Paul Be Lawson that my secretary neglected enclosing © | in the previous letter to yous Regarding the enclosed letter of duly 17, this date was just after Mrs, Hulteen had resigned on July 1 and Henry Shenk had his football practice, as well as the new enrollment of the Navy Vel2 boys, and I took over as District Governor of Rotary, so everything was in its worse possible situation. We could not get anyone to fill Mrs. Hulteen's shoese I had a student helping until we could get. someone. I think that by reading this enclosed letter over you can perhaps see where the original protest originated, Cordially yours, _ Director of Physical Education, FCA:MP. | Varsity Basketball Coach, Enc. o ' oF % January 9, 1946 - Deam George Baxter Smith School cf Education Dear Dean Smith: I am sending you a carbon copy of the letter that I have written Raymond Nichols on some financial matters that he and I have been handling very amicably. I thought I would pass this on to you and after I get back from my trip, I will talk with yey before I see Mre Hicho les if you desire, I am also sending some letters, but not a wombs file, on Dean Lawson's problem. -Please return them to me after you finish reading them. I have also made one-change in our departments mainly, that each instructor in our department will be directly responsible for the class record of these men, It has been very difficult under the regular enrollment of Navy men “in Physical Education for any one instructor to assume this responsibility. Sometimes one student would be under four different men iin! one week, By permitting the Navy men to enroll in activities, I am sure each instructor will be able to handle the situation as is done in academies. It will still take a lot of team work but we will try this new procedure, I am sure: this will aid in solving a great many problems and in keeping the records better than when they were Handled through the central office. This is for your information, Cordially yours, 2 Director of Physical Education, FCA :MF | . Varsity Basketball Coach. Ence January 2, 1946 Mre He Be Chandler Professor of Education Frank Strong Hall Campus Dear Mrs Chandler: _ Thank you for the names of the high school students who are prospective Physical Education majors. _ I amwriting the boys end asking Miss Hoover to write the girls. : Sincerely, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coache THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF THE DEAN THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION LAWRENCE September 29, 1915 Doctor F.C. Allen Department of Physical Education Campus Dear Doctor Allen: I thank you for the summary sheets in which you indicate the use of the physical education facilities as well as the load for each of the instructors. Doctor Jacobs will of course see this material. I want to say that I never appreciated your prob-— lem as to space and man—power so fully as this picture presents. Believe me when I say that I realize that you are doing your best to help provide a physical education program for the students of the University High School. Doctor Jacobs is investigating the possibility of getting some time at the Community Building. I feel sure that he and Mr. S trait with your approval will work out some kind of & program for the boys that will be interesting and have value for them. I want to express my hearty appreciation of the adjustments that Miss Hoover made under considerable difficulties to take care of the girls of the University High School. It seems that all of us are expected to deliver a good program in our de- partments without adequate physical facilities. It is my hope that with a compilation of all our problems, the picture of our needs may be more objectively presented to the administration. With kindest personal regards, I beg to remain — Sincerely yours, JWT/ct ee ee ee ee er er re ee ee 1945-1946 "i. Ne 16738 Name Ferret C. thle ee is a member entitled fo all services of the KANSAS STATE TEACHERS ASSN. 1945-1946 Membership $3.00 C. O. Wright, Exec. Secretary If this ticket is lost—By order of K.S.T.A. Board, the member may secure another at the convention by payment of $3, an $2.50 will be refunded upon proof of claim. The 50c ts for clerical work, bank charges, etc. Show this ticket when you vote. ee ee ee ee) October 4, 1945 — J. W. Twente 103 Fe .@xoo ~otnewT 67 «tb cect Dear Dr. Twentes aid Liomros eff to oredmer: xarlio ‘ened? ewaerse of yar ylbaeiv: s ai beer ¢ you your fine letter concerning the treatment ee ee ri ity High Gohoolse — edgy vane 7i oF wee eeistagnvey ait of ies 2G tear evewode dadd of moc: tewors I assure ie tha’ t at all times I will cooperate to the fullest exe very opporbunity that we ean offer, consistent with our , tov your very necessary. problem over theres — olichr Sarit “—_ a sit fA samedi on Bib ylatedreo $2 yxetten eld? gat want 3 neg os Feport on the city stud ‘ek tuitutn: teed Sate! wash my School 's using the oes) the es Buildings haat and | 5 eel an tama fant thet th 10 é e covute eo. emb ers t y voting r ‘to ; a these students “ use the gyn eo & real i+ er h possible te oe walae wae for showerse I expressed the hope that the upkeep and the cost of polishing and cleaning the floor be, so far | : pr hay gy Bye we ye eaepe oe roan Me Apts In other words, I thes in ip is nae eee ns f the They did ex=/i prese @ fear, however, that there might be a danger o boys coming or! Sea bak GE WAU Sale bale Glage teas avevottahons in this way, they feared possible damage to property of the building, and naturally, they, being responsible, expressed the hope that no Oread' boy would ever be left alone in the building without supervision, I assured them that Mr. Strait who had had excellent training in physical educa- tion before coming to us was supervisor of physical education activities the Chanute Public School, and was very cognizant of the necessity of keeping yomgsters under supervision at all timese I assured them that they need have no fear of Mr. Strait's leaving them in the building for one moment without supervisione a The committee reporting on this, including Messrs. Sie Selig, Bustace and Russell, were present, and if I ean diagnose clearly, I be~ lieve they will make i. very favorable reporte Mr. Herold Fisher, city ! was formerly county superintendent of Douglas County, also had questions to ask and discuss, but I assure you they were friendly ones a SSP BEN A RRR Tt IER TRIE SK ie SRL aes? 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W. Twente 103 Fraser ' University of Kansas ' Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dean Twente: * Enelosed you will find a Men's Physical Education Schedule and Instructor's Load Schedule for the _ department of Physical Education. May I suggest.that you show this to Mr. Jacobs. Yours very sincerely, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach FCA: LM To the Faculty of the School of Education: Your curriculum committee has had one meeting to discuss the general plan of procedure dealing with the numerous items that must be considered if we are to give adequate answers to the questions raised by Chencellor Malott in his address at our last feculty meeting. In view of the suggestion by Dean Stouffer at an earlier meeting that re- vision of the entire graduate program in Education is an urgent need, your committee decided that it might be well to begin with this portion of the progrem. We feel that we may be able to accomplish some signi- ficant results in this area in the next few weeks and perhaps have & revised list of courses ready for use by September. In view of the possibility that we may have some members of the armed forces returning to school for graduate work within the next several months it seems de- sirable to review our present set-up and make improvements at the ear- liest possible date. This does not mean that we consider the under- graduate training program, the possibility of nursery school education, the improvement of the training school, the re-ostablishment of the Bur- eau of School Service, the recruitment of teachers, as less important than the graduate work. They are not. However, they probably will re- quire more extended study and it is doubtful if a completely revised offering can be worked out before the summer or fall of 1946. Because of the work done on the graduate courses three years ago much of the usual preliminary work will not be necessary. We can begin with the present set-up and can start consideration of courses almost at once. To do this effectively we need your help. No changes should be made without full consideration and discussion by the entire faculty. Will you please study carefully the present graduate offerings of the Department of Education and then send to the chairman of the curriculum committee, 121 Fraser, your suggestions on the following items: lL. What changes, if -any, should be made in the statement of objectives, scope of study, admission prerequisites, requirements, and programs leading to the various gradu- ate degrees? Is our present grouping of courses into five fields (administration and supervision, curriculum, education- al psychology. snd guidance, educational theory ond philosophy, evaluation) satisfactory? Should we have other groupings? Are the courses rightly classified or should some of them be shifted? Is our present list of specialized courses necessary? Should some of them be dropped and the others be as- signed to one of the main fields? School of Education - 2 4. De Should there be a field for methods courses to which the special methods courses could be assigned? Should enrollment in the courses in “Special Fields of Study" under each main field be limited to graduate stu- ‘dents or should they be open to undergraduates as at pre- sent? What is the purpose of prerequisites? Should they be made more definite and specific to prepare students to hendlé a given course properly or should they be general as at present, ("the fundamentals group", “15 hours of Education.")? Should experience in teaching be accept- ed in lie of course prerequisites? If so, how much should be required? | Should new courses be set up to cover some of the items now listed under special fields of study? Should there be a change from the present uniform two- hour courses to courses of two, three and five hours in order to permit the arrangement of better programs for graduate students? If so, what should these courses be? Should the present plan of four introductory courses in each main field be continued or should the number be de- termined by the needs of our students, the scope of our program in each area, and the relative importance of each area in our set-up? Please give these matters your careful consideration and send in your suggestions in the next week or ten days. Put them in writing if possible or see a member of the committee. We hope that this whole matter may be freely discussed at a faculty meeting in the near futures : Sincerely yours, Be Ee Bayles A. He Turney Ruth Hoover Maud Blisworth EB. Thayer Gaston He Ee Chandler, Chairman MELORANDUM TO SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FACULTY March 29, 1945 Some months ago I presented a communication to the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, raising some fundamental educational yuestions. I should now like to ask some questicns of the School of Education Faculty and to present some suggestions concerning the problems and policies of the School of Education. I do so with no assurance at all as to what the answers are, or as to the direc- tion the School should take. I do know that these questions are not new, and that they have been often discussed; but I do not know what, if any, conclusions have been reached by the Faculty. These questions are matters for your decision. But they must be faced courageously and aggressively. I, How can we attain the acknowledged leadership in the field of education in this state? We do not now have it, We have distinguished members on this Faculty, but we are not a aistinguished school, What steps can we take to assume the keystone position in the field of education? II. Why do we not have & better demonstration high school, which is the chief laboratory of your school? A. What is it demonstrating and to wnom? What teachers come here and from wnat fields to see the latest in pedagogical methods? B. How many of you have ever inaugurated or participated in experimentul educational problems in this laborutory of yours? How many have been in the high school building in the past year? What are your future objectives for it? How do you propose to attain them? 2 C. In view of the High School facilities, would it be wise to reduce the time required with a correspouding reduction to 3 hours of credit, whicn would still meet the certificate requirements? Could apprentice teaching replace supervised teaching in some fields, and would it be feasible to ex- plore extending its use to the Lawrence schools? This is your laboratory. It is your responsibility. I have never had a constructive over-all program presented to me by this Faculty, for the development of that laboratory. If it is to be only a place where students of education go to fulfil practice requirements, we should close the University High School, and try to place the students in various surrounding schools, It is sometimes suggested thut we need a new building. That to my mind places the cart before the horse. Why a new building until there is something of real significance, experimental or demonstrative, or laboratory, going on inside? III, What can be done to improve the whole undergraduate teacher- training program in the University? A. What basic epclaine in the first two college years should every prospective teacher have, particularly in English, Mathematics, Science, and the Social Sciences? Do tne College requirements assure the truining desired? B, Is the present arrangement of required courses in Educa— tion the best that the Fuculty can devise to rexuch the end in view? The purpose of each course, its context, and its place in the sequence need constant reappraisal and might well be considered in these days of light loads, C. Why so many electives? The most Socene catalogue curries a list of about thirty courses open to election by juniors and seniors in addition to methods courses, supervised teaching, and special problems courses, iN, Mie 2 Might not better training ae assured, especially to candidates for the a.B. who take only one elective course, if the electives were held to a few courses, each with a definite purpose, particularly in view of the fact that the elective course is not a pre- requisite to « Kansas certificate? Should some use be made of our nursery schools as labora- tories for the School of Education? The Home Economics Department has done a magnificient job in organizing and operating nursery schools on our campus and in the community. These schools now operate on a Federal budget of neurly « quarter of a million dollars a year, They are ours, and yet I've never heard them discussed as a possible useful tool for the School of Education, : Would it not be wise to restudy at this time the graduate program in education, with the purpose constantly in mind of providing the best possible individual courses to train in the best possible manner, the teachers, administrative officers, and the counsellors for the schools of our state? How can the prestige of the teuching profession be increased in this state? How can we use our influence toward better pay, and a more respectable piace in the social organization of the communities of this state for the teachers? How can this Faculty contribute to the interest of students and future students, in the teaching profession, either during their early years in the University, or even in the high schools? 4 Can We net devise and prosecute some vigorous program of interesting students, both in education und in the School of Kducution? VII. How can we better assure ourselves that those we undertake to train are well fitted in personality, character, and ability to become able teachers? Are there aptitude tests which we might use with confidence? Can the Bureau of Testing and Guidance deri Ge thas point? The student is entitled to just as much information as possible wbout his or her per-— sonal qualifications before entering on this rigorous and inpeeicnt professionai training, Can we be of further help? VIII. How can we get preater cooperaticn between the departments giving the specialized training in the College, and _ School of Education? This seems to me to be a cauticleny important problem, In several departments of the College a heavy proportion of the majors become high school teachers; heance, the courses which the future teachers take should be planned to meet their needs, Might it not be wise if the instructors in charge of the methods course and the supervised teaching were always a joint appointment of the specialized depart— ment concerned and the Faculty of Education, and a member of both Faculties? Ik. Is it possible to reactivate more aggressively the Bureau of School Service? One suggestion, which I think your Dean has already in mind, for the next year or two, is to help meet X, XII. ? the problems arising in putting the new school laws into effect, There are also, of course, the surveys of buildings, finances, and other phases of a given school system, Could the Faculty of Education increase its service to the State through an increased Extension Division program? This Faculty has been rather a leader among the Faculties of the University in this regard, and it is a most important area of public relations as well as serwice, Should we attempt, say for this summer and fall, to consider the possibilities of a series of institutes over the state for rural school teacher or county superintendents, for teachers in a community, or in a county, ce a particular high school subject, or for counsellors, etc.? And, finally, what about distinguished guests or speakers in the field of education? Guests and lecturers are requested and pro- vided in various fields of the University's coverage, but I recall no request from the School of Education, to bring guests here for Single lectures, nor is eee on the proposed Faculty this summer, so far as I know, a single distinguished guest teacher. The foregoing questions are samples, not inclusive, of those which it this Faculty. seems to me should be constantly gaining the aggressive, careful attention of We have few students; but the finances of the University are such. that your jobs are not in jeopardy. This time is therefore -- glorious oppor- tunity for reappraisal and study, for inquiry and discussion, for planning and building such as the Faculty of Education may not have again in the lifetime of any member of it, I hope you will find seund, useful, constructive answers to the questions - have asked, But let me repeat; I do ask you to face them and to answer then, oe I do not know the answers and have no program to offer you or to urge upon you, These are the sort of questions, the answers to which are the prerogative of the Faculty, not the administrator. Engaged in such a task, these lean war years muy be the most fruitful in the entire history of the School of Education, eo DA Se Ne WINANS