Kansas Health and Physical Education Association
April, 19389

Volume VIII

Bulletin No. 7

Guest: Editor
Oran Shearer, Director of Physical Education,
Allison Intermediate School, Wichita.

We are glad to present Mr. Shearer as the Guest Editor for this issue of the

Bulletin.
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Mr, Shearer has been a very valuable worker in the Association for several
He has served es an associate editor of the Bulletin since 1954 and has pas~

sed through to steps of vice-president and president-vlect to the presidency for the

coming year.

Association Plans for the Coming Year

As president of the Kansas Health and
Physical Education Association it becomes
my duty to organize the plans and the
thinking in the association for the coming
year.

The primary aim of the association might
be stated in a few words as -=- betterment
of health and physical conditions of all
students in the State of Kansas. The ob-
jectives are those organized activities
in which the association will engage to
realize the aim. The aim will be met in
such degrees as we are successful in mas-
tering the following objectives:

1. Giving our continued support to the
state Board of Education in setting up A
state requirement in Physical Education
for the boys and girls in class A and B
secondary schools of the State,

At this time a physical education re-
quirement in class A and B secondary
schools seems a large task. If an ALL
SCHOOL requirement was to be proposed by
the state Board of Education, the K.H.
and P.E.A. officers feel that school ad-
ministrators of the state would not be
ready for such a proposal. As schools
grow sO Will their program. Therefore,

a class A and B secondary school require-
ment seems adequate at present. A com-
mittce from K.H. and P,B,A, will meet with
the state board May 28 in Topeka,

2. Setting up a suggested curriculum in
health and physical education for boys and
girls in the secondary schools of the
state. (Using La Porte's Curriculum report
‘as a basis for work.)

When the stete board passes the pro-
posed requirement the association plans to
have a curriculum in readiness for presen-
tation. A committee is being appointed to
work out such a curriculum.

3. Utilizing the schools health, physi-
eal and recreational facilities for an
adult program.

Many schools have fine gymnasiums
which are used for only basketball or
for a short time each day. A community
will more nearly support a state requirc-
ment in physical education, if the mom-
bers of the community are made to fecl
they have a part in the school's well-
boing. An adult recreational program of
giant volley ball, volley ball, table
tennis, shuffle board, badminton, dancing,
card playing, group singing, etc. has
beon the means of a community good will
toward the school program.

4, Standardize, as nearly as possible,
teacher training institution requirements
in physical education,

Teacher training institutions are try-
ing to standardize their curricula.
Thete will always be differences in these
curricula because of the different type
teacher training institutions. However,
certain basic standardizations are tak-
ing place which when complete will place
better qualified instructors in the field.

5, Bringing leaders in the field of
health, physical education and recreation
to the state for lectures, discussions
and demonstrations.

Leaders in the field of health, phys-
ical education and recreation have found
their way to Kansas. Thanks for your
dollar membership fee. Mr. Jay B. Nash
gave some excellent talks at the state
convention. K:S.T.A. officers have se~
cured other speakers from the field for
goneral fall programe