wd is included in the physical cducation groupe The first half hour is given ovor to games, such as badminton, volleyball, tenniquoits, and shuffle board, The last Tho number of states having state dir- half hour consist of some form of dancing, octors of health and physical education was Instruction is given in social and folk recontly increased by ono bringing tho to- tal number to twenty-four. M. E. Thompson was appointed Director of Health, Physical Education, Safety and Athletics for the State of Goorgia. Mr. F. G. Stith has recently been ap- pointed State Director of Health and Phys-, jeal BHducation for our neighbcr state of Missouri. Reports from tho physical education © Round Table in Hays this fall say that it was more successful than it has been in rocent years. The demonstration of co- educational activities for high school students was of a helpful and practical nature. Ths games played were those using homo-made equipment of very littlo cost. The students who demonstrated particularly enjoyod doing the Boer Barrel Polka. Emporia State College Physical cxaminations of all students eurolled in college have been completed at Emporia State. Theso exams are given by regular physicians sont from the Lyon County Modical Association, and by the staff of the Physical Education Depart- ment. They are financed by money from the hospital fco paid by each student. Stu- dents who prefer to, may have the oxamina- tion given by their own physician, In this case the student must stand the ex- pense of the exam and must have the find- ings recorded on our regular exam card and signed by the doctor. The majors in Physical Education spon- sored a reunion for graduates from the dopartment at homecoming time, October 27- 28, In addition to the homecoming activi- ties of the whole school, a hockey game of undergraduates vs. graduates and faculty was playod at 10:00 Saturday morning. A luncheon at the studont union building followed. The Rhythmic Circle Dance Club contri- buted to the general convocation for hone~ coning by dancing a take off on a football gane, complete with coaches, roferces, players, and a stadium crowd. A Co-roecreation hour is held once a month on Friday evenings, sponsored and managed by the Yomen's Athletic Associa- tion and the Mon's K Club,. al dancinge : 000 Miss Doris Peterson, formerly a Phys~ ical Director in Kansas, taught Folk Dancing at Columbia University last sum- mor and is now on Dr. Nancy Duggans staff at Texas State College. She assisted Dr. Duggan with the Folk Dance Festival at Lawrence October 28, Dr. J. Be Nash of New York Univer~ sity was the speaker at the K. C. Mis- souri Teachers! Association October 28. A luncheon was given for Dr. Nash by the Physical Directors - several from Kansas City, Kansas, attended the meeting. Strong Himman was the speaker at a dinner mecting of the Physical Directors of Kansas City, Kansas, recently. Mr. Yimman is Supervisor of Physical Educa~ tion in Kansas City, Missouri. The Round Table in Health and Phys- ical Education at Topeka Teachers’ As- sociation, was well attended. Dr. Richarc F. Boyd of the State Board of Health addressed the combined session of men and Womens , , Miss Mary Weshburn of Topeka, gave a domonstration of the use of Scooters for Junior High School girls gymnasium clas- ses. The scooters were made at small expense - the girls contributing a few cents toward their construction. Kansas University The Folk Dance festival which was held at Kansas University October 28, was a definite success. With the cooper- ation of the Physical Education Depart- ment, the Y.M.C.A., and the Y.W.C.A., Dr. Nancy Duggan, Head of the Department of Physical Education cf Texas State College for girls at Denton, Texas, came to Lawrence with a group of her college students and conducted the Folk Dancing 'Clinic'. The conference was woll at- tended by Physical Directors from over the State. Among out of state persons attending were Miss Mabel Lee from Neb- raska University and a group of hor students in the Department.