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STUDY OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN KANSAS OFFERING PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Class "A" Junior High Total
Senicr High Schools
Schools
Hign Sciools Offering Physical Education....+..91 51 142
igh Schools NOT Offering Physical Education. .225 45 279
| TOTALS... caceseesdl6 96 412

Semester (College) Hours of Work in Physical Education;

 

O-4 5-9 10214 15-19 20-29 30-49 50 plus TOTAL
Class "A"
Senior High “
School Teachers él 5 9 13 17 79 37 ; 191
Junior High
School Teachers 15 5 3 oe 10 31 50 101
TOTALS ec  & 20 oe. +36 67 292

PURSUANT to a request by the State Board of Education on April 29, 1939, the above
chart shows the number of hours of college training in Physical Education completed
by the teachers in class "A" high schools in Kansas.

Editors! Note;-

The above is a copy of a report recently received from Supt. McClen-

ning of the State Board of Education and presents a picture of the situation as it

existed in the schools last year.

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NEWS NOTES

 

The following are new instructors in the
Wichita Physical Education Department this
fall;

Ernest Vaneck, formerly of Herring-
ton, is now teaching at North High, and
coaching basketbajj; “Stub” Mayo, from the
College of Emporia, and formerly of Staf-
Ford, is assisting: Cox with focthball at
East Highs; Everett Nicholson, from Pitts-
burg, and former Coach at Ark City, is al-
so at Bast High; Gertrude Dalton. from
Augusta, has been added to the East High -
Girls Department.

Eva Lyman, who taught last year at
Kansas State College, Manhattan, is back
at High School North again.

All schools in Wichita observed Edu-
cation Week, %: fhe Health and Physical
Education Department had some exhibits of
their work in two windows down town. Under
the direction of R. H. McAlister the pro-
gram of the schools were divided into -
three classes (For. exhibit only) Health
Education, Individual Sports and Team
Activities. Much intcrest was created by
these exhibits. Broadcasts wore mado,
programs in most of the buildings were

 

held and music departments appeared
before all civic clubs during the week.
Open house was held in all the schools in
some form or other,

Wiehita Health and Physical Depart-
ment of the Wichita Public Schools are
placing more stress on the teaching of
fundementals of all sports, This stress,
it is hoped, will raisc the efficiency
of all athletic teams as well as improve
the individuals ability in individual
sports, as golf, swimming, tennis, wrest-
ling, badminton, etc.

All of the schools in Wichita are
using Onox foot. tubs.this fall. Tosts
show a reduction of foot irritations by
their constant use.

Wichitats new intermediate school,
John Marshall, was. opencd for uso this
fall. It contains a commodious and mod-
ern physical ccucation department. Tasre
is a large double gymnasium divided by au
automatic door making separate floors Zor
boys and girls classes, cach approximate-
ly 50 by 65 feet in size. Gang showors,
drying rooms and locker rooms are all of
up-to-date construction. A class room