10 ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION.

 

The question as to whether or not their positions were as secure as
are the positions of other faculty members brought forth some cautious
answers. There can be no question but that coaches are still judged in
many places by the sole objective test of whether or not they win! games.
That there is a feeling in many cases that this is unjust is equally true.

The data from the publicly controlled institutions show that 34 felt
that their positions were as secure while 25 thot not. In the privately con-
trolled institutions 66 felt they were as secure, while 41 thot not. In th?
siate teachers colleges 31 answered yes and 3 no. In the combined groups
131 felt they were as secure as other faculty members while 69 thot not.
About 55% felt they were as secure as other faculty members. The study
made in 1924 shows that 49% felt that they were as secure as other faculty
members. The above figures give some hope to those who feel that faculty
rank will make the coach more secure in his tenure, tho the percentage gain
in eight years is not large.

II. Departmental Relation of Physical Education and Athletics.

The work in physical education classes and intramural play is closely
related in many ways to intercollegiate athletics. Much of the work in
physical education must be conducted in the gymnasium and on the athletic
fields used for intercollegiate athletics. The theory courses in football,
basketball, baseball and track are somewhat like those in games and ihe
theory of physical education. The work in many cases is done by the same
men, and the same equipment is used as for intercollegiate athletics. This
is especially true in the smaller institutions. This close relationship makes
it easy to combine them in the same department. In the smaller institutions
it is a financial saving to have them done by ihe same men. The coach b:-
comes a teacher in addition to his coaching work.

In the study made in 1928 some of the administrators felt that the in-
tercollegiate athletics and physical education work could not be combined
successfully. A few said that, when the work was separated, it was more
successful. Some felt that in a large institution the department became
too large. More of them felt that the work was more successful when the
work was combined in one department, and that, to some extent, it took
the emphasis off the winning side of athletics.

The close relationship between physical education, health education,
intramural play, corrective work and intercollegiate athletics are such
that they can be combined in one department.