Dre Allen

Dre Elbel

PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR HEALTH
October 20, 1938
"Yansas Youth and Physical Education of the Future"

(Dr. Fe Ce Allen and Dre Ee Re Elbel )

In looking over the interesting items contained in the
platform of the National Health and Physical Education Associa-=
tion, I feel that we can profitably discuss only a few of the
most important ones tonight. Listen to this fulsome set-up,
please, Dr. Elbel --=

A medical examination for every school child.

A class period in physical education each daye

A gymnasium and playground for every school.

Education for leisures

A graded and scientific curriculum.

Standardized physical achievement testse

A teacher fully trained and accredited.

The coach a member of the faculty.

Positive credit for physical education worke

Health habits that endures

An intramural program for after-school hourse

A varsity program that stresses sportsmanship and ethical
conducte

Equipped and supervised summer playgroundse

Provisions for wholesome adult recroatione

Of course you know that Miss Helen G, Saum, the head of the
women's department of Physical Education at Kansas State College,
is president of the Kansas Health and Physical Education Associa=
tione Miss Saum is making a most strenuous effort to acquaint the
citizens of Kansas with the great need of a state curriculum and
a state director of physical education. She deserves much commend=
ation for her effortse ;

The above mentioned requisites are the professional object}
ives of the association and were published in the February and
March, 1930, issues of the Journal of Health and Physical Educatione
By converting these ideas or points into workable projects we would
render a groat service to tho youth of Kansaose May we discuss the
first item - "a medical examination for every school child."

Well, Doc, this is now being done in 37 states, but Kansas
is not onc of them. Certainly the school system in cooperation
with the medical profession could in this mamner render a fine
service to the future citizenry of the state. It is reasonable
to assume that many pupils go through schools never having had a
thorough physical examination, and in many instances working under