Two women have been added this‘fall
to the physical education staff’ at Kansas
City, Kansas. Dorothy McCauley, forner-
ly at Emporia High School, is now teach-
ing at Rosedale High School and Helen
Bayer moved from Beatrice, Nebraska, to
Argentine,

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The Wichita Schools are adding a new
physical cducation unit to their splen-
did system. The John Marshall Interme-
diate School, located in the Riverside
district of Wichita, will be ready for
the fall of 1939,

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Miss Irma Gene Nevins, Head of the
Department of Physical Education for
Women at Pittsburg State Teachers Col-~
lege, is on leave from Pittsburg and
studying to complete her E.D. degree
at New York University, Her major work
is in the field of Safety Education,

New teachers in the physical educa-
tion staff at Pittsburg State Teachers
College are Lela Horton, who taught last
year at Denton State Toachers College,
Texas, and Hattie Stoskopf, who was
advanced from student assistant to full
time instructor,

A coerecreational class in required
physical ecducation is being offered for
the first time at Pittsburg State Tea-
chers College. Badminton, shuffleboard,
ping pong, tenniquoit, and square dances
are among the activities used,

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Fail Council Mecting

The fall meeting of the K.H. & P.E.A.
Council was held on Oct. 1 at McPherson
in order to make plans for the State
Convention to be held in that city on
March 24 and 25, 1939. The following
council members were present: F',¢,Allon,
Hazel Cave, Katherine Gcyor, Merle Henre,
Ruth Hoover, Geneva Millet, C. S. Moll,
Karl Morrison, Helen Saum, Oran Shearer,

Henry Shenk, Fritz Snodgrass, Ralph Titus,

Le P. Washburn.

Miss Hazel Cave was clected Secretary-
Treasurer in place of Miss Nevins, who
is out of the State this ycar. The fol-
lowing local Committee Chairmen for the
Convention were appointed; Exhibits, Joe
Rich; Luncheon, Miss Warner; Mixer &
Dance, Helen Hirni; Hospitality, Miss
Warner. Miss Helen Hirni is the General
Convention Chairman.

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Other Convention Chairmen are;
Auditing, Oran Shearer, Wichita; Conven-
tion Publicity, Oran Shearer; Records,
Mary Lou Clark, Hutchinson; Registration
and. Budget, Hazel Cave; Nominating,

L. P. Dittemore, Topeka; Precedents,
L. P. Washburn, Manhattan;. Membership,
Henry Shenk, Junction City.

The Chairmen of the Sections which
will hold mectings at the Spring Conven-
tion are: Women, Edna McCullough,
Emporia; Men, C. S, Moll, Manhattan;
Athictic, Earl Morrison, Salina; Public
School, R. R. Strait, Chanute; Students,
Geneva ‘litlett, Hays,

A State Curriculum in Physical Educa-
tion was discussed at length. Committee
reports showed that contact has been made
with all members of the State Board of
Education and many favorable replics re-
ceived. The fact that two members of the
previous Curriculum Committee have left
the state necessitatod the formation of
a new committee consisting of Edna McCul-
lough, Chairman, Moric Henre, Eva Lyman,
and C. S. Moll. Work will be continued
toward bringing about the adoption of a
State Curriculun,

A conmittce was also appointed to con-

sider the possible improvement of teacher

training curricula in the State Teacher
Training Schools. The Evaluation of Phys-
ical Education Programs in the Public
Schools of Kansas will be studied during
the coming year.

Dr. F. GC. Allen will head up the Radio
Publicity Progfrom and Merle Henre, that
for Newspapers and Magazines.

The budget allowance for the Bulletin
was increased from 25 to 50 dollars,

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Hiawatha High School has a varied and
well arranged program of health and phys-
ical education including health classes,

physical cducation classes, intramural

and interscholastic athletics, Mr. Charles
Socolofsky is director of the progran,.

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The Junction City High School athletice¢
field has been greatly improved during
the summer by the installation of lights
and the building of new stone bleachers
and running track,

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Mr. Ray Ellis accepted the position
of Physical Director and Coach at Beloit,
taking the vlace left vacant by the resig-
nation of Frank Prentup,