Mr. Anneberg

Mr. Allphin

Mr. Anneberg

Mr. Anneberg

Mr. Allphin

PHYSICAL EDUC/TLON FOR HRALIH

Radio Frogram
February 2, 1939

(Mr. Herbert G. Allphin, Instructor in Physical Education; Mr.
Frank Anneberg and Mr. Leonard Wolfe, students at the University
of Kansas.)

I would like to ask you, Mr. Allphin, whet are the benefits de-
rived from Gymnastics?

Gymastics promote muscular coordination, strength, judgment,
courage, and grace of movement. These develop muscle and nerve
to a notable degree. The more formal methods of gymnastic drills
and apparatus work have of late years been replaced largely by
informal work, games and plays in the physical education programs

. @f the various educational institutions. While educational values

of play and recreation are undoubted, it must not be forgotten
that much of the value is to be gained from the type of exercises
afférded by tumbling and gymnastic exercises.

How do you instill confidence in a group when you begin to teach
a gymnastic class?

“In any well organized and efficiently managed course in apparatus

and tumbling stunts, much emphasis is placed upon the provision
of adequate protection for the performer as he works. The success
of a toacher in this phase of the program of physical education

depends greatly upon his ability to build up self-confidence in

the beginnore Serious falls may be prevented if each momber of
the ¢lass recognizes a porsonal rosponsibility toward his class-
mate, and efficiently guards or "spots" him as he performs. "Spot- -
ting" is the art of using onesclf and available safety equipment
in the most advantageous manner so that misfortune may not befall
the performer.

Why did you become interested in gymnastics, Mr. Anneberg?

Well,.Mr. Allphin, I guess like little Topsy, I just grew into it.
My granddad has told me many times that he was one of the most
active and agile kids of his time. He is now 76 and can walk on
his hands in tho water. My dad built a chinning pole for my
brother and mo before we had started to school. He was always
4nterested in our development. One of the stunts that I now +"
astound people with on the high bar I learned from my dad when 7
was in the first grades It is the muscle grind and is done by
placing the arms behind the high bar with the back of the body
towards it and then swing in a large are over and over the bar.
But you asked mec how I became interested in gymnastics. I really

‘became interested in gymnastics after I came to college and saw

the well-equipped gym and some older boys doing stunts that I had
never scene. The course of study I chose would not permit me to
go out for a major sport, so I naturally drifted into the gym
where I found plenty of activity. It was here at K. U. whero i
learned to walk on my hands.

ind may I ask when you became interosted in this phase of physica.
education?