Future Inactivity
Policy of Physical Ed.

Department to Improve
Health by Exercise

By MARTIN PERRY
In this day of “curtailment” the
,| University of Wichita physical
-}education department is doing its|i
share along that line.

However, it is not tires,  cars,|!
production, or hog-raising that this!i
department is seeking to curtail.

“Curtail inactivity” is the watch-|t
word that might well be posted on
every beam in Henrion Gym-
nasium. Instead of eliminating any
part of the intramural program or|f
physical education activities, Dr.
Laurence Morehouse and the en-
tire department is. seeking to
‘fexpand them.

This policy has been established
for two purposes:

1. In order to get all the men
“|in the University to engage in the
intramural program.

2. In order to actually improve
the health and physical condition
of the students by vigorous
activities,

These purposes are. being ac-is
complished by two different means:
first, by adding activities to the
present program—that is, enlarg-
ing the entire set-up; second, by
substituting more strenuous activi-
ties for the non-stimulating types.

Addition of sports involves the
completion of the “combative”
sports program by adding fencing,
and wrestling to the boxing and};
to the physical education: curricu-
lum. There are, at present, 25
students enrolled in the boxing
course and 16 in the fencing course.
Ten lessons in the art of self-|,
defense, commonly called jujitsu
will be given by Dr. Morehouse|p,
later in the spring. i

Physical education majors will
hereafter take a course in baseball
(hard ball) under the direction of
Coach Paul Nye. In addition to
this, the Intramural Council of the

University is considering adding R
baseball to the spring intramural |;

program.

Another endeavor in the expan-|*
sion of physical education activity
was made in the sport of swim-|}
ming. At the request of a group
of 15 swimmers who had engaged
in previous competition in high
school, the athletic department
attempted to form a swimming
team and provide facilities for
training swimmers. But, as all
available pools in the city are
‘|being used to their capacity, Uni-|,
versity officials found it impossible |~
to obtain a pool.

Substitution of more strenuous
sports involves the elimination of
contract bridge and- foul-shooting
from intramural athletics to leave
room for the new activities. Also,
,ithe two league system which has