In charge of the physical conditioning program for the naval V-le stu-
dents is Henry Shenk, who also doubles as head coach of football, assisted by
Strait, Kanehl, and Dean Nesmith, instructor in physical education and trainer for
the athletic teams. The Army program is directed by Howard Porter, former Kansas
City, Kansas, physical instructor; assisted by Vernon Hayes, Jackson Austin, and
Elmer Schaake, who also will act as an assistant football coach. Schaake ig a for-
mer K. U. football grad. and coach at Bethany College and Liberty Memorial High in
Lawrence. Hayes did his undergraduate work at Washburn while Austin, who has been
working on his doctorate at K. U. the past year, received his undergraduate and
Master's degrees at Emporia Teachers, where he played football under Fran Welch.

Three obstacle courses now are existant on the campus as part of the
physica] training equipment. One is under the east stadium, used exclusively by
the machinists? mates, and two others are on the south slope of Mt. Oread. One of
the outdoor courses, just being completed, is practically an exact replica of the
one at the Iowa Pre-Flight Training Center at Iowa City. A part of the rigid train-
ing program will consist of obstacle races with a careful tabwlation of individual
performances with stopwatch timing.

The full intramurals program will be arranged as usual, the doctor said,
between the hours of 4:30 and 6:00 o'clock in the afternoon.

This program does not, of course, include the Sunday recreation programs
for civilians, of physical conditioning for for young women under the direction of
Miss ste.. Hoover. All young women are required to take physical conditioning

during their first year of residence at the University.

KWD--dsp 8/6/43