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The Central District American Associa~
tion for health, physical education and
recreation has tentatively accepted the
invitation of Kansas and Wichita to hold
the annual convention hore in 1940. Kansas
City, Missouri originally was to be the
1940 Central District host, but they have
invited the national convention for 1942,
The outcome of this invitation will deter-
mine whether Wichita or Kansas City, Mis-
souri will be the host city for 1940. If
Kansas is fortunate in securing this con-

vention many noted speakers will come to
the state.

This five point plan is a partial list
of activities of the association. These
plans are not new. The statement of the
aim and objectives for 1939-40 is merely
a repetition of the Associations long
term plan of school betterment. Health
and Physical Education is very much in
keeping with the modern trends in educa-
tion if not the leader in the field.

Physical Education Curriculum for Boys
Chanute Senior High School
Reginald R. Strait, Director

Today one hears much of the new philo-

sophies of progressive education, of living 5 times per week.

in a democracy, self-realization, prepara-
tion for living and the like. This is

causing progressive schools to revise their

methods, curriculi, and techniques, sud-

denly coming face to face with the realiza-

tion that some subject matter has been
excess baggage and that it is necessary to
revise subject matter for present day ob-
jectivese

In setting up a program of physical ed-
ucation it is very necessary to understand
the philosophy that is back of all educa-
tion, to realize that physical education
is not'a subject but a method or way of
education, utilizing total body activities,
to accomplish desirable mental, social,
and physical growth.

Physical education offers great oppor-
tunities for the participant to act in
situations that will stimulate mental,
social, and physical growth. Giving him
every opportunity to react to situations
which will confront him as an adult ina
democratic society.

If self-realization of objectives are
to be reached it will depend on proper
facilities, a definite course of study,
and contact with the personality of a well
educated teacher,

The best methods of teaching any sub-
ject are based on the laws of learning
which require an interesting presentation
of the material on the level of the abil-
ity of the pupil, adequate and repeated
responses, and last, satisfying results
to pupil activity.

The following program of activities is
set up for high school boys in the Senior
High School at Chanute, Physical educa-
tion is required of all boys in the tenth
and eleventh grade in Senior High School.

Classes are 60 minutes in length, meeting
The periods being
divided as follows: 2 are given to health
education, no text book is used but cur-
rent health topics, safety education,
rules of games, and motion pictures deal-
ing with health topics are shown. 2
periods per week are given to the activi-
ties cf the regular class period in the
gymnasium or on the playground. 1 period

. is given to a new venture with us this

year, co-recreation, Boys and girls clas-
ses meet togethers; no clothing is changed
except shoes; and the following activities
are used in these classes; Sccial mixers,
grand marches, square dances, games of low
organization, ring tennis, ping-pong,
aerial tennis, volley ball, etc.

The regular class work centers around
seasonal sports, We offer tne following
activities: Football fundamentals,
touch football, soccer,volley ball, cage
ball, Gymnastic ard resreationai astivi-
ties, basketbs11, tumbiing, wrestling,
boxing, apparatus, track and field, soft-
ball, archery.

Each activity is set up in our course
of study as a unit, the time allotment
depending upon the class, weather condi-
tions, etc,

The fundamental skills of each activity
are set up and taught as the days sample
lesson on the unit of footbali;:

The lesson: 1. Fair catch and free kicks.
2. Value of scores, €, Touchdown. 4, Try
for point. 5. Safety. 6. Goal from field.
7, Touch-back,

Actual participation by all class mem-
bers giving opportunities to develop skill
and objectives,

Defective students, which have been ™
selected by an examination given by an
M.D., are placed in a corrective class,