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INSTRUCTION May 3, 1937

Dr. Forrest C, Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phog:

Replying to your good letter of May lst, wish to say that I will be very glad to do
what I can to be of assistance to yous

Now then, regarding the matter of the associations with which you should become
associated, wish to say that the American Physical Education Association is one;
dues $5.00 & year, payable to Elmer Mitchell at the University of Michigan, Then
you will want to join your local district organization, and I believe that
Alfred 0. Anderson with the St. Louis Public Schools is the Secretary-Treasurer,
If he isn't, he would handle your correspondence and tell you with whom to get in
touch,

Now then, there are two things I would do were I in your position, before I made
any very positive moves in the way of establishing a course in physical education,
The first --- and by far the most important --- is to make as careful a study as
time will permit of the type and number of positions you might hope to fill with
graduates of your school. Assuming that you are going to attract most of your
students from Kansas and return them to teaching situations in Kansas, you could.
very well begin by contacting superintendents and principals, asking them whet
they thought the needs of the situation were, I think I would make out sort of a
formal questionnaire, You no doubt have some one in your School of Education at
the University who deals with high school certification or inspection, who could
give you a lot of good pointers in this regard, I shall be glad to go into it
more in detail with you, in case you don't find some one at hand who can give you
the information you want. I think I would follow along the general plan of what
W. W. Charters calls "Job analysis", That means, I would analyze types, kinds
and numbers of jobs available in the field, and then do my best to fit students
to best fill those positions. Of course, in the beginning you will want to be
certain that your basic courses are what you want and taught in the way you want
theme

There is considerable discussion about anatomy, physiology, kinesiology,
physiology of exercise, etc., as a background for teachers of physical education,
I wouldn't be particularly interested in having the anatomy and physciology taught
as they are in Medical School, However, you may find some one who is teaching
pre-medic work who would get the idea of what you want done and set up your
classes on that basis,

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