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who, by the way, has just been elected as the now Uity
Manager of Wichita, to discuss this subject. Then, che
moving pictures, which will be given through the courtesy
of the Board of Park Commissioners of Wichita, will foilow
Mr. MacDonald's talk, will give us 4 vory good idea of the
very excellent prog span of community recreation that has
developed in Wichita,

as the State Board of Health or the state service work
here at the University attempted any education program
prior to this conference?

Yes, there has been a groat deal of educationak work
carricd on in connection with the publication of informat-
ionel material with regard to swimming pool design problems
Correspondence has been had with Consulting Engineers,
Architoets, and others, with regard to the design of pocls
being proposed by various municipalities. And then, for
the last several years, we have been fortunate in having
the assistance of Professor Treece of the Department of
Bacteriology, who has been employed as a special inspector
on swimming pool sanitation. Dr. Treece has been able in
this manner to visit most of the public pools in the state
and to give the operators technical advice with regard to
sanitary problems. Tho demand for information with regard
to swimming pool operation is emphasized by the fact that:
Mr. Hunt, director of athletics at the Newken High School,
held a conference last yeor on his own initdative for
operators in that part Of the state. We were very glad to
cooperate with Mr. Hunt and give him any assistance we
could.

Incidentally, he is on our program this year to discuss
a life guard's duties and responsibilities. Mr. Allphin,
I wonder if you cowld tell me something about your viow-
points regarding this matter of a life guard's duties and
responsibilities?

I am glad you brought this matter up for it is one about
Which I am very much concerned. I think the life guard i2
the most over-worked and underpaid of any profession that
I know. The Department of Physical Education has many ner
enrolled who are interested in summer employment as life-
guards. As you said, this forms an excellent summer-tinic
employment project for high school coaches. These men are
accustomed to planning recreation activities for students
of high school age. I am very glad Mr. Hunt is going to
discuss this subject on the program Saturday morning.

Mr. Allphin, I hope that you will be there and that you
will discuss Mr. Hunt's paper. I agree with you that we
need to have a very responsible person in charge of a publ”
swimming pool and that high school coaches should be ex-
cellent pool operators. Mr. Allphin, you are appearing

on a program Saturday morning giving 2. talk on "Group
Swimming Instruction for Children".