Ar October 22, 1937, Dean R, A, Schwegler, School of Education. Dear Dean Schwegler: FCA: AH Director of Physical Education, OFFICE OF THE DEAN THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION LAWRENCE October 19. 1937 Dr. F. C. Allen Physical Education Department University of Kansas My dear Dr. Allen: You probably appreciate more than anyone else the difficulties and embarrassments that grow out of the failure of students to maintain satisfactory scholastic standing, especially when such failure results in ineligibility at crucial moments. Whatever we may think of the relationship existing between the Univer'sity group and athletic performance, a realistic approach to the Situation reveals that the reputation and goodwill of the Univer- sity are at stake, which in the last analysis translates itself into public support. You will, I am sure, be interested to know that Mr. Mano W. Stukey has been charged with the task of maintaining contact with every instructor on the Hill who has in his classes students who are participating in public athletic activities. He will need your sympathetic cooperation in order that he may be able to discover before it is too late such irregularities and inadequacies as can be remedied by personal conference and other legitimate forms of assistance. May we count on your cooperation? Will you kindly pass the word along to the instructors in your department in order that when Mr. Stukey presents himself for information concerning specific individuals he may be recognized as performing an official func- tion, which, I believe, will be helpful not only to the students involved but also to all the rest of us. I know of nothing that can be painlessly Gone that will bring larger returns in public goodwill. Thanking you for your cooperation, I am — eens / ea — A. Schwegler p . De RAS :MR i Oetoder 18, 1937. Dean R, A, Schwegler, Sehool of Education, Dear Dean Sehwegler: Having had one sad experience of being bodily meved out of our class rooms during the time of the Teachers’ Convention, I am endeav- orins to teke time by the forelock ané ask if you will kindly take it up with the administration to see that we are not again bodily ejected, expelled, or thrown.out, either by persuasion or order, during pod Band Carnivel here in May, or in fect any other time. The Chancellor stated that he wanted to give us tools to work with. Certainly we cannot do our best work under such a schedule. I em wondering, also, if you will see if some arrangement cannot be made so that this incident will not happen that is to happen on Nov- ember 4, 5, and 6, two years hence. My understanding is that this teachers meeting is biennial here in Lewrenee . 7 With appreciation of your kind co- operation, T am Very sincerely yours, FCA;AH Director of Physical Sducation, October 28, 1937. Dean R, A, Sehwegler, Sehool of *Baucation, University of Kansas, Dear Dean nr ZI am with eke to you a general scheme of rewranthonnl activity, both active and passive, for the Sumner School of 1938. {% would be, of course, impossible te incorporate all these suggestions inte one summer, With the heat in Kansas some of the suggestions might be too heavy on activity. lly purpose was to have you sem these offerings with a very critical eye, api delete or append to this list as you see fit. Then I would desire to get to- gether with you and elect the best and kick out the rest, with a purpose of offering a very intelligent contribution of some of the things that we have been short on here in the _— sumer schools, I am also staat to you an academic outline of our teaching needs as I see them for the Depart- ment of Physical Education in the Sehool of Education. You will please note that we have a three-hour course for Dr, Lapp on "Teste and Measurements" « We are asking that this course have graduate credit. - The purpose in offering te | course is twofold, First, to offer to the physical education teachers of the state of * Kansas a eourse in which Iowa or other sehools would secept our credit for their graduate sehool. Instead of these 50 or 75 graduate students going to Iowa we would want to turn them in our direction, The other pur- pose, of course, would be to make a first attempt at offer- ing graduate work in physical education, Dr, Lepp is thoroughly e tent to euaah this course, ani once we are staetee. in this directi6n it will be much caster to amplify our graduate credit work, I would like toe have you look ahead one roe es ses our teaching set-up. Both Miss Hoover and Miss 1 have their master's degrees; both of these women have done work toward the doctorate, but are not be ag Ae along. next sumer Ulbel will have his Ph.D, his, Plumley is doing work on his master's, and Tot wild have completed his master's if everything goes well, | ss. «XE peldeve we are in a very fair way to make progress toward the giving of master’s degrees in physical education. zis nba Had we such an arrangement previously _ we would have had no difficulty in obtaining very competent women as student assistants in physical education. A ycar ago Miss Lillian Peterson was engaged by our department at $450 for the year, She stayed to get her master's “< -. Edueation, but she really desired her master’ s in cornteay Education. We endeavored to engage Miss Virginia Walker and Miss Ruth Yorley as our student assistants at $400 per ear this year, but they would not stay for it because we id not offer a master's in physical education, Miss Walker is now at, the Y.W.C.A. in Cineinnati at a salary of $1800, and Mies Ruth Worley is working in Kansas City at a very fair salary, ~~ , ee ' Neither one of these girls sould afford to return to the University for $400, but had we offered a master's in physical education we would have had two very. exceptional individuals, Under the conditions th were forced to take ira, Alice Sherbon Bauman and pay her $400 a semester, Mrs, Bauman is doing wonderfuh work, but had we been able to secure these two girls we would have had the benefit of the experience of these girls who had. worked right up through the Terk and our benefit would have un been much greater than it is er the present situation, If we had graduate work in physical education it would be an easy matter to employ others out- side desiring to come in and do their master's work in physical edueation, You perhaps will remeber Vie Trusler, ef the Teachers College at iimporia, He came here to take his master's in Education, but what he really desired was his master's in physical education, Rather than to leave the state he did it against his own desires, because he really wanted his master's in physical education, Se I am sure that you ean see that man of these boys and girls who are forced to take a master's . in Education are inconvenienced when they go to the Teachers College at Columbia, or N.Y.U,, desiring to take their . Ph.D, in Physical Eéueation, Should they take their master's in Hducation here they are required to take extra hours for their doctorate in sieal education, So the scheme doesn't work out conveniently for t hem, 7 t ‘Ihave strayed far afield from my explanation for suggested courses in the Summer Sehool, | I now want to mention the possible courses for woiten in the Summer Sehool, I think it would be a very oneesided and short-sighted thing to offer courses only for men, It is necessary to build our dee partment with a strong woman teacher, I have two 3-hour courses that I sug gost that Miss Dunkel teach, Miss Dunkel has taught "Methods and Content of Physical Hducation" for six years and she has also taught. "Community Reereation for one or two years. Not alone would Miss Dunikel's exe coptional talents be given expression in these courses, but she has inspirational and intellectual leadership that is decidedly lacking in this department in the Summer School, The social aspect which incorporates the dance an? is ree fleeted in leadership, personality, manners, and so forth, is best expressed in figs Dunkel's makeup, ss : With Dr, Lapp ani Miss Dunkel in the department we would have all that we could desire for an auspicious beginning in both teaching and leadership, ‘With but one of the teachers we would lack the element — that would make the thing ‘go over in a big way, , Now for the coaching courses, iy notion was a oneeweek intensive course giving 2 hours credit in the School of Education, For football I had Presnell in mind, TI have not spoken to him nor shali I until I talk with you. We should get him for at least $100, If we are foreed to pay more'I would be in favor of getting a man like Vietor » the coach at Tulsa University, who is and will be in the front rank of young coaches in the United States. : | | £ could handle the basketball for one week intensively with 2 hours eredit, My notion was to have 16 recitation hours in the week both for football and basketball, For track, there is a question, It is important, but not a eT number of people would make a special trip to enroll in this with a special fee, These courses for the coaching would carry a special fee of say 15.00 for work in one or all three of the subjects. This would necessarily have to be arranged so that y would a forced to enroll in the University, If they were ed to pay & matriculation fee, then the fee would be out of the question, , BE, 4, Thomas, executive secretary of. the Kansas High Sehool Athletic Kssootation has a coaching school for football, track, basketball, golf, baseball, all in which the high school people pay a fee of $10.00, hen This aes coaching course would of nocessity have to be handled as a special increment and the money turned over to the University. . Other sehools do it end I am very sure that it eould be arranged with the exception of giving 2 hours credit. That is a hang-~ nail, It may be that no credit should be given under the conditions, and just accept their money. That is.a prob- lem I will discuss with you. : The airgetmont of To Injuries is in the same category. I told you was particularly interested in aeteietane’ the euaecestux Summer Sehool teaching in the academic subjects, and not in the income that I yareeues ty was to receive. | Our family had planned to go to England — this. summer and in the event we carried ti bough with this plan of course I would not be available. But I would set the thing up so that it would function in my absence, I doubt, however, that rg, Allen may go through with her desired and contemplated plans, put if she eeee yole not want to hold back the trip. - 3 ee iiss Dunkel is not sure that she will be available, but she is interested, She has done work toward ‘her doctorate and is considering continuing,- I. believe that we could sina upon her to see one through this summer,. : ee My notion to save tay money in the nee for summer activity is to’ a the $125 that was biog: to Plumley gt summer and the $100 that was paid to iiss Peterson and a these amounts together toward Miss Dunkel's and ‘be, Le S$ salaries, With the supervision of Dy. Lapp and Miss Deby ty I believe they could handle all the activities with the aid of atudent help. T believe. #50 or #60 for student help under their leadership would take care of the swimning end intramural play program very nicely, Dedueting $60 from the $225 would leave available $165 toward Miss Dunkel's salary of $4280, That would melee it necessary to increase the budget 9255 for the women! 8 contribution, © : , | , Very cordially yours, FOAtAH Director of Physical Education, Ae . (On, Ad Y hep raft April 16, 1958. < tin Gadel ad too Reeerhle’ grb tp ink Hecate! Gab all the intremurals be put under the head of the University of Kansas Physical Sducetion Corporation (Athletic Association). Mire We Ae. DA22, who had known a good deal of the struggles to put intramurals on its feet made this observa~ tion: first, thet the University was interested in intra- mural athletics for two or three reasons; (1) that the boys interested in physical education as a laboratory for teachers | ee ee ee ee ce ce end (S) they were interested in physical education as a means of development of certain skills and keeping the body fit as far as their own physiques were coricorned. Therefore, ie cciciiiid thick dnticentin be pinned unter the direction of the Senate Committee on Physical Ed= ucation and Athletics, and not under the department of competitive athletics. I was told that Dr. Brewster's motion did not receive @ second, and since Mr. Dili's motion had received a second _ ‘they then voted on his motion, and Mre Dill's motion won. It was the feeling of my informant that apparently the people who really imew much about it feiled to say anything ee ee ee ee ee eee Of course, twas away, and Professor Davis did not attend the meetings Professor Mavis said he talked to the Chancellor prior to the stating he would be there who could present the case favorably. i a its B ie ( E Ht This Senate Committee on Intremurais could do the samo thing for intramurals that the Athletic Committee does for athletics. ‘hey could prevent the abuses and encourage the things worth while, This attitude and action on the part of this committee would strengthen the hands of the administrators when certain things in intrmmurals are widesirable by their action. In addition, they would be constant boosters of ‘those who played in them. By having a dinner meeting once a month, or at loast four times a year at stated intervals in the even= ing, I am very sure that this camittee would be a very much ee ee is much work to be > ® Very cordially yours, | : Director of Physioal Edusation, PCASAH ‘Varsity Basketball Coach. May 2, 1938. cy eo \ a THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR April 28, 1938 Dr. F, C. Allen University of Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: In order to accommodate the various competitions of the Music Festival next week, we need to use the basket- ball floor of the gymnasium, as follows: Thurs., May 5 -- All day -- String ensemble contests. Fri., " 6 -- All day -- Class "A" orchestra sight reading competition. We hove that these events will not interfere un- duly with the regular University class schedule. Sincerely yours, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS dea, i ia UNIVERSITY EXTENSION DIVISION BUREAU OF SCHOOL SERVICE AND RESEARCH LAWRENCE LECTURE COURSE BUREAU BUREAU OF VISUAL INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION TEACHING BUREAU OF CLASS INSTRUCTION BUREAU OF CORRESPONDENCE STUDY v June 20, 1939 To the Members of the Faculty: As you know, the Reading Institute will start next Monday and continue for one week. Most of those attending the Institute will be teachers who come to Lawrence especially for that week, but there are some students in the summer session who also desire to enroll in it. We are not expecting the summer session students to give up their regular school work during that week except insofar as they can make arrange- ments with their instructors to do so. We will be glad to have your cooperation in any way in which you feel justified in giving it, for we believe that this Institute program will be of distinct value to tcachers. This Institute program is arranged on a pay-as-you-go basis since the University has no money to put into such a program. It is necessary, therefore, that those persons attending should pay the registration fec. We are making a special rate to students enrolled in the summer session for the Institute, inasmuch as most of these who enroll will be unable to attend all the Institute sessions. We are inviting all members of the staff of the summer session who are interested to go to room 117 Fraser and secure a complimentary registration card which will admit to any sessions of the Institute. If you are interested in the program, we will be glad to have you register and secure this compli- mentary ticket. Sincerely yours, 4 G Wag Bert A. Nash, Director BAN: hh THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION LAWRENCE June 6, 1939 Dear Fellow-Educator: The School of Education at the University of Kansas has secured Dr. Karl ¥. Bigelow to speak at the University, Monday evening, June 26, on Teacher Education. Dr. Bigelow is Director of 4 Commission which is undertaking a five-year, nation-wide stucy of the education of teachers under the sponsorship of the Amer- ican Council on Education. It seems both appropriate and desirable that all those to whom teacher--training in Kensas is a matter of concern should take stock of the present situation and discuss the problems which lie shead. For this purpose, we cordially invite you and all others who are interested to attend an informal conference here on teacher-training problems, Monday afternoon, June 26, and to hear Dr. Bigelow's address in the evening. oo A copy of the program which is in preparation will reach you soon. We believe that this subject is of deep concern to all of us, whether we are interested in teacher-training institutions. --including private, state, and junior colleges--, the State Department of Education, school administrators, the State board of Education, State Teachers Association, the teachers trained, or the general public. The University is providing opportunity for a conference on this matter of common interest. We earnestly invite you to come and to bring others with you. Sincerely yours y 9 Jdume 25, 1939 In making arran; for the mixex on Monday evening we are hoping it will be possible for you to a short grecting to the sumer session stud ents in the Union Buildings After the informal reception we will go up stairs for special music by Joe Williens, Director of Sumer Recreations 3:30 p.m. Round Table Discussions: Psychological Principles. in Reading, Room PAO aa eg __Dr. R. H. Wheeler RK Physical and Emotional Problems in Read-. ing, Room 15 F _____. Dr. Grace Arthur Junior-Senior High School Section: How to Choose or to Make Tests, Room 115 F __.. Dr. Angela Broening Elementary Section: Reading Problems of the Elementary Prpl oo Ruthann Smith 4:30 Recreation 8:00 Visual Education:. Series of five films for primary children WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 8:30 a.m. New Concepts of Intelligence in Relation to Reagme oo es Dr. A. H. Turney 9:30 a.m. Diagnostic Procedures in Reading and Case Studies in Remedial Work _._J. B. Epting 10:30 am. Recess © 10:45 a.m. Junior-Senior High School Section: Individualizing Instruction Within Any Class Organization, Room 210F —._. .._Dr. Angela Broening Picwentary Section: Individual Differences and Their Relation to the Teaching of Reading : Frances H. Mitchell 11:45 a.m. Conferences : 12:30 p.m. Noon Recess 2:00 p.m. . Demonstrations 3:30 p.m. Round Table Discussions: Clinical Factors in Individual Diagnosis Room 15 F Dr. Grace Arthur Instrumentation in the Modern Reading. Program, Room 116 F _.__J. B. Epting Problems of Intelligence Relating to Read- ing, Room 115F _._.._Dr.. A. H. Turney Problems of Individual Differences on the Elementary Level Frances Mitchell 4:30 p.m. Recreation 8:00 p.m. Visual Education: Films relating to background materials for _ the intermediate level THURSDAY, JUNE 29 8:30 a.m. A Reading Program at Work ___J. B. bee 9:30 a.m. Emotional Situations Which Render a Child _ Unable to Learn Dr. Grace Arthur 10:30 a.m. Recess 10:45 a.m. Junior-Senior High School Level: Text Book Assignments in Relation to Reading Improvement Room 210F —- wo Dr. “Angela Broening Elementary Section: Methods for Teaching Elementary Read- BYR A es 8 a ee Frances Mitchell June 16, 195% Dewan at Physical ldueation, Varsity Basketball Coache | have just that for ve. sone pas : Very sincerely yoiirs, Doan Re Ay Sclmegier, School. of Bduciitiens Deer Dean Selmeglers Pg ree ie Grow, the hap not yet been We placed iin ate it sean aa I thought you oe a om on to it it a ; Annual Spring EDUCATIONAL GCONFERENGE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE Friday, March 31 Saturday, April 1 £999 GENERAL THEME OF CONFERENCE Important Administrative Problems in the Improvement of Education in Kansas ‘Program CONVOCATION FOR STUDENTS IN EDUCATION FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 4:00 P.M., FRASER ‘THEATER Chairman, DEAN RayMonp A. SCHWEGLER Address: “Teachers Look To The State Department of Education” Supt. L. W. Kine, State Department of Education, Jefferson City, Mo. GENERAL SESSION FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 7:30 p.M., FRaseER—Room 206 Chairman, Dean RaymMonp A. SCHWEGLER Music: School of Fine Arts Address: CHANCELLOR E. H. Linney, University of Kansas Address: ‘Education and Public Welfare’, Supt. L. W. Kine, State Department of Education, Jefferson City, Mo. GENERAL SESSION SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 9 A.M., FRASER THEATER Chairman, SUPERINTENDENT J. W. Gowans, Hutchinson. Address: “Educational Programs That State Departments of Educa- tion Should Sponsor”, Dr. Joun G. RocxweE 1, State Commissioner of Education, St. Paul, Minnesota. What Service And Leadership Should The State Department of Education Provide For The Schools of The State? Superintendent L. W. Mayserry, Wichita—io minutes Superintendent E. T. TEnow, Harper—io minutes Superintendent C. E. Hawkes, Salina—1io minutes What Is the Function of the State Department of Education as an Agency of Research and Information? Superintendent W. M. Ricuarps, Emporia—io minutes Superintendent D. R. Lipixay, Council Grove—io minutes Principal F. A. StricKLER, Dighton—1o0 minutes (Discussion and Questions from the floor) SATURDAY, APRIL, 1, 12:15 P.m., MEMorRIAL UNION LuNCHEON MEETING Toastmaster, GrorceE McC.enny, Kansas State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Toast to a School Administrator—Surr. Rees H. Hucues, Parsons. Toast to a School Board Member—Surpt. R. W. Potwin, McPherson. Toast to a Vision of a Professional Administrator of Schools—C. O. Wricat, Assistant Secretary, Kansas State Teachers As- sociation, ‘Topeka. GENERAL SESSION SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2:00 P.M., FRASER THEATER Chairman, SUPERINTENDENT M. F. Starx, Hiawatha Address: “A Professionalized State Department of Education” Dr. Joun G. RockweE .t, State Commissioner of Educa- tion, St. Paul, Minnesota. Application to Kansas Situation of Principles of a Professionalized State Department of Education. Dr. H. E. ScuraAMMEL, State Teachers College, Emporia—1o SUPERINTENDENT CLIFFORD Dean, Russell—io minutes Principat H. H. Rosrnson, Augusta—io minutes (Discussion and Questions from the floor) Critical Evaluation of Conference—Dr. Eart Hitisranp, University of Wichita. An exhibit of charts will be shown on the first floor of Fraser Hall, pre- senting the type of organization in the State Department of Education in various states. Conference Committee: F. P. OBRIEN B. A. Nasu ]. W. TwENTE , Keys Academic courses:count 3 for 1 hour credit Activity courses:count 2 for 3 hours credit ae Prace Teaching :count 1 for 1] hour credit (4 \ ao 3d | Ns oe Ge Admini stration sis tees Research Intramurals. Towel Room Supervision Tau Sigma THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION LAWRENCE OFFICE OF THE DEAN June 6, 1938 Dr. Forrest C. Allen 105 Robinson Gymnasium University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas My dear Dr. Allen: In our various conferences concerning the new four year program in Physical Education, we discussed incidentally the load for each instructor and, you will recall, agreed upon a forty-five clock hour load per week as being the maximum for any instructor. Teaching load, intramural supervision, coaching, and all such activities should be considered in arriving at the forty-five hour totel. I am sending you this note at your request so that the material will be on record. Sincerely yours, Dean Re Ae Scheogler, School of Education, University of Tansase | Thant: you for your good letter of the 25th instante Me will heve the drinking fountein for the tennis playerse I tigartily agree with you that the University camoet afford to clave 2ts dona: because seme yeople do not , Speen he wel Day yeeNt ie THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION LAWRENCE OFFICE OF THE DEAN May 25, 1939 Dr. Forrest C. Allen 105 Robinson Gymnasium The University of Kansas My dear Dr. Allen: Thank you for your letter of May fifteenth in the matter of care of the tennis courts and provision of drinking fountains. I appreciate your courtesy in keeping me advised of the situation, and I realize, of course, the difficulties under which you are working. My only question is: can the University afford to fold up its doors because some folks do not appreciate it? I know that your solution of the problem will take into account the best interests of the greatest number of people ® daca ond A. Schwegler liny 16, 19596 School of University of Kanset. Dear Dean Schweglers : As cheirman of the Department of Physical Education, I herewith recommend to the School of Education that Curtice Jenkins be exempt fron the Basketball course requirement. Mis interest and participation in all forms of athletic games has given him a general understanding of the theory and practice of games the type of basketballs I also recomend that the course, “Theory of Play and Group Orgemization™, presented by advanced standing, be permitted et Cae Sen Hee Se Dean Re Ae Schwegler, Education, Tirector of Physical Education, POAsAH Varsity Basketball Coaches ‘Hay 15, 19896 mmber, and we should not pay much etten- ennai, bk tases 5 ae Ob my Seems utely only more one ho are what you will say, of courses tint the greater be for the greater a ri] th ie é ha. proper the and me | PENSE wanted you to Imow of our problem here, which eould be satbeet if we had ey ee We have requested this, to hire such a persone a Very sincerely yours, fly hie oa SCHOOL OF EDUCATION “Social Committee"™ Nash, chairman Litchen Elbel Russell Ste.pleton