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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
School of Physical Education
URBANA

February 27, 1942,

Director Forrest C, Allen
Department of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phog:

I have your letter of February 23 addressed to Dr. Staley,
He is, at present, doing some work with the government and will be
tied up for ; month or more.

IT am sending you two sheets giving you a broad picture of
what we are attempting in our physical fitness or Keep Pit Clinic,
This clinie is for those students who rate low in the Larson test.
In addition to their regular physical education classes, they attend
the Keep Fit Clinic once per weeke Our results from last semester
have been very good, showing an average improvement of 30 per cent.

Physical education has been compulsory for freshmen and
sophomores, and we will continue this policy. We are asking for one
extra period per week for all students who are in the lower 30 per
eent of the physical fitness group.

Beyond this we have stepped up the vigor of our program,
giving students who are taking tennis, for exemple, a vigorous con-
ditioning drill as a supplement to the tennis activity. We are also
urging those who are not high in physical fitness to take the more
vigorous courses end are reserving the less vigorous courses, such as
golf, badminton, ete. for those who already have a high degree of
physical fitness.

The best way to get a real picture of our program is to pay
us avisit. If I am not mistaken, you haven't called on us for some
time. We mow have some four-wall handball courts in which, I am sure,
you could perform much more effectively than you did when we had you on
the single-wall courts -- remember?

Cordially yours,

(Signed) G, T. STAFFORD
Professor of Physical Education