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A MODERN PHILOSOPHY OF
PHYSICAL EDUCATION. By Agnes
R. Wayman. Pp. 231. Illustrated—pho-
tographs and diagrams. Philadelphia:
W. B. Saunders Company, 1938. $2.25.

HE book suggests that a point of

view and a philosophy is neces-
sary for the teacher to use intelligently
the material available in the field of
health and physical education. Also,
how to use that materal in the light
a changing social and educational pKil-
osophy. Although written with special
implications for girls and womén, this
book is applicable to all (male and fe-
male) situations, scholastic, or club
work.

Part 1 presents the underlying phil-
osophy and principles, beginning with
significant social trends, in the chang-
ing world. Today, we live in a “tuned
up” and “wound up” world, which
carries both good and bad significance.
Physical education has become one of
the balance wheels of civilization, and
must see its problems in relation to the
society in which we live. The emphasis
in education has shifted from subject
matter to the individual. In physical
education, where once the emphasis
was on the values of the field as a
therapeutic agent, it is now on the
broader implications of education. The
by-products of activity, such as hab-
its, appreciations and attitudes, have
become more important than that of
skills.

Part 2 concerns itself with implica-
tions and interpretations. The program
should measure up to certain definite
criteria and be built upon the needs of
the individual, as indicated by tests,
measurements, examinations, ques-
tionnaires, and student conferences.
We can have progress only as we have
measurement and profit by it. There
is a very definite trend away from
team games and toward activities
which the student can use in leisure
time. The final criterion of a program
is that it fills the needs of the students
for which it is intended.

HYMAN KRAKOWER

IMMING POOL DATA & REF-

CE ANNUAL (Vol. 6, 1938). Ed-

ed by Earl K. Collins. Pp. 220. Illus-

trated — photographs and diagrams.

York: Hoffman, Harris, Inc. $2
.); $3 (Foreign).

  
  

HIS voluminous, 12 by 9 in. paper-
bound book covers almost every
conceivable phase of swimming pool
construction. Printed on heavy gloss
stock and having a magazine layout, it
contains about 40 articles on such top-
ics as detailed construction costs, sani-
tation, air conditioning of bath houses
and pool rooms, layouts and operation
costs, pool engineering and design,
sterilization of swimming pool water,
recirculating systems, etc.

In addition, there are a group of ar-
ticles on the technical phases of swim-

 

ming. These include mechanics and

SCHOLASTIC COACH

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judging of fancy diving, swimming
stunts, how to instruct the blind to
swim, ing business with
water pagean#s. The book is illustrated
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ATHLETIC INJURIES
tion, Diagnosis and Treatment). By
Augustus Thorndike, Jr., M.D. Pp. 208.
Illustrated — photographs and draw-
ings. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger. $3.

R. THORNDIKE has been a sur-
geon in the department of hy-
giene at Harvard University for the
past six years. In his book, he presents
as clearly and concisely as possible the
problem of prevention, diagnosis and
treatment of injuries received in sport.
The finished product merits a place on
the sports shelf of every trainer, coach
and athlete. It is exceptionally well
written and illustrated, dealing almost
exclusively with athletic injuries and
treatment including protective ban-
daging, taping, braces, etc.

The book has been arranged in three
sections: the first, dealing with the pre-
vention of injuries and the factors in-
cident to this; the second, the types of
injuries received in sport and their
pathological nature; and third, the
more common injuries occurring in va-
rious parts of the body and their diag-
nosis and treatment.

The type and organization of the il-
lustrations are excellent. Many of the
more common athletic injuries are
shown in photographs and often sup-
plemented by roentgen-ray (X-ray)
pictures of the injury. For follow-up
work, the text contains a group of
drawings which show graphically how
to bandage injuries. It is a simple mat-
ter to follow the method of bandaging
since each strip of tape is numbered in
sequence. Included are several of the
bandages made famous by such men
as “Duke” Simpson, Major Frank Wan-
dle of Yale and J. M. Cox of Harvard.

In a chapter on physical training,
Dr. Thorndike lists what he believes
to be the four main features of such a
course: diet, sleep, graduated muscular
exercise and the absence of all drugs.
He has found that a diet of 5,000 to
6,000 calories is necessary in football
and crew and somewhat less for other
sports like track, baseball and hockey.

It is interesting also to observe that
the Doctor subscribes to the theory that
certain athletes are “born” and that
others are not. He attributes this to the
fact that these athletes have a better
coordinating mechanism, particularly
in the control, voluntary as well as re-
flex, of the central nervous system
over muscular activity.

He does not believe in the so-called
“athlete’s heart’ for the reason that
the athlete’s heart is increased in size
and musculature directly in propor-
tion to the size of his skeletal muscles.

  

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