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Lawson:

RADIO PROGRAM

PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR HEALTH
May 5, 1938
"A Busy Dean Looks at Physical Edycation"

Perhaps you should ask me this question, Dean Lawson, = but with
the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences so recently approving for
credit toward graduation such a fulsome program in physical educa-
tion courses for both men and women = such as History and Principles
of Physical Education, First Aid, Theory of the Dance, Principles of
Community Recreation, Problems in Intramural Sports, Kinesiology,
Football, Basketball, Track and Field, Theory of Swimming, Theory
of Athletics, Officiating, Tests and Measurements in Physical Educa-
tion, Treatment of Athletic Injuries, Organization and Administration
of Physical Education, Physical Exomination and Prescription of Exer-
cise == all these, in addition to numerous physical activity skill
courses = I should like to ask your viewpoint on the future of the
teachers in physical education. Of course, I should naturally expect
you to speak of the dynamics of teacher personality, and the place
this teacher would have in the social life as well as the academic
life of the school. Would not this teacher have as much influence
as any teacher on the faculty if he does his job well?

Every teacher who is a master of his subject and of the art of
teaching cxerts a principal influence in building character and per-
sonality. The teacher of physical education is in no way an cxcep-=
tion to this rule. In fact, because of the natural interest in his
subject in tho part of all boys ond girls, and o11 normal men and
women, I fully believe the teacher of physical education has a better
than average chance to influonce both his colleaguos and his stud-
entse By the way, Dre Alicn, you have attended the state, scctional
and national mectings of the health and physicnl cducation associa-
tions this svring. What significant things impressed you thero?

Well, Dean Lawson, our nations1 convention of the /mcrican Associ-
ation for Health and Physical Education at Atlanta, Goorgia, hold on
April 20 to 23, was in two sonses a pionoeor ovont in tho history of
the associations It marked the first time in 43 yoars that the
organization has travelled into the far South for its annual mocting,.
and it was also the first conveition of the reorganized and enlarged
Association for Health ond Physical Education. With the dovelopmont
of our three divisions -- health cducators, physical cducators, and
recreation workers will now have a unique opportunity to join forcos
with academic oducators for a fouresquare program of officicnt
educatione

Yes, but how do you explain tho intograting cloments of your so=#
called new program of physical education to make it harmonize with
presont conceptions of education in our schools?