THE COLLEGE PHYSICAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

June 25, 1943

Dear Member:

The problem of maintaining the necessary staffs to do a most
important job in the present war training program is getting increasingly
acute in college and university departments of physical education.

The Association is interested in doing whatever seems advisable
at this time to alleviate the situation. No one knows for certain that
anything can be done. To assist your officers in whatever efforts they may
make will you supply information to the following questions?

1. Does your institution have contracts for training any of the
Army, Marine, or Naval groups? If such contracts oxist please supply the
following:

1.1 Approximate total number of men in all Army, Marino,
or Naval groups combined for which physical training
must be providod.

2. Is your own civilion staff expected to conduct the physical
training program for these military groups?

3. How many mombors of your staff have you lost to the armed
services or to defonse industry?

4. Have you tried to secure replacemonts for your staff and
have you boon succossful?

5. If you have lost staff mombers and havo not beon ablo to
employ new men docs tho size of your presont staff make it difficult to
do the job that is expected of your department at this time? Answor
fully. .

Add any other information that you wish concorning the manpower
problem in your particular collego or university.

This letter is going to a sampling of colloges throughout tho
country. It is important that each ono of you roply immodiatoly.

To bo of use to your officers these roplics must bo received
by mo not later than July Ist.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Vory sincerely yours

Kore ly. Howerdk

Glenn W. Howard
GWH :HL Sccrotary-Treasurer