RaDIO PROGRAM
PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR HEALTH
October 7, 1937

“WOMEN IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION"

Dr. Allen -- Before we begin our chat with you I think you should know something

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about the members of our women's department.

Miss Ruth Hoover, the head of our women's department, is a graduate

of the University of Illinois and Columbia University. Miss Hoover

has attained outstanding success both as a competitor and teacher of
swimming, hockey, tennis, golf, and softball. She served as first
assistant to Miss Nita Sheffiold at Columbia Teachers College. She

was selected on the second all-American Hockey Team as full back during
her student days at Columbia. Miss Hoover's dutics are those of ad-
ministration and the supervision of sports, swimming and intramurals.

Miss Elizabeth Dunkol, is a graduate of the University of Kansas, and
received her Master's degree from Columbia University. Her main in-
terest is all forms of the danco - tap, folk, social and modern. ile
have all enjoyed the wonderful dance programs which she, as supervisor
of Tau Sigma the dancing sorority, has presonted cach yoar as one

of the bright spots of the winter season. Her brilliant success with
Tau Sigma is accounted for by her enthusiastic understanding of the
fine arts and her close association with Ruth Svedensts and Ted Shawn,
outstanding exponents of the dance.

We have a now member of the staff this year - Mrs. Alice Shorbon Bauman,
She is 2 daughter of Dre Florence Brown Sherbon, who has taught so

many years at the University of Kansas, and who is now on leave of
absencee Mrs. Bauman is a former KeUe student and ernduate and for

the past two years has been studying dancing in the studio of Martha
Graham, one of the foremost dance teachers of the modern dance. Mrs.
Bauman also assists with the sports and swimming. As a studont at tho
University she attaincd outstanding success in many ficlds of endeavor,
and it is a pleasure to have her with us in the department of physical
education.

Now, Miss Hoover, will you women who have made your departmont out-
standing tell us more about your activities?

I have been thinking of the many advantages which the University of
Kansas woman of 1937 enjoys compared, for instance with the Kansas
woman of 1894 in the freedom and variety of Physical Bducstion activ-
itics.

Well, Miss Hoover, before we go any further, let's mako one point clear.
There seems to be a general misunderstanding as to what Physical Edu-
cation really is, and I think our listeners should know that the 1937 Bt
Physical Education doos not concern itself with twirling Indian clubs

and cracking dumb bells..