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Woll, Doan Lawson, Is hogld say that the now education recognizes
physical oducation and undertakes to edueato tho whole-childeinghis@
onviromnont by turning to physical education with the recognition
that it has great opportimities to be educationally superior to tho
old traditional academic curriculum. Whether it is or not dopends
on the insight ond wdorstanding of our profession in scoing tho arcas
of oducational superiority in our programe Physieal education is an
activity programe It is made of the stuff of child interosts ond pure
poses: play, rhytha, individual stunts, camping, canocing, dramatic
play and pageants, Tho loaders can soo and answor the child's porplex-
ities and fears about himsclf: how to bo attractivo, how to make
friends, how to dance, how to act at partics, how to have 2 good come
plexion, how to gain and to lose weight «= these are all probloms
that are answered by an efficiont reereation enginocr. Further, I
might add that it recognizes the whole child and his onviromment as
a unit in behavior (fceling, physiology, motor skills, values) - is
in a gamo reacting to othors in that game and the pattern of the game
itself.

Thon your idea of this type of program is that the empmsis is
placed on boing happy and onjoying one's self and in developing not
only powers, but in enlarging tho arons of individual and social
enjoymente In short, do you fecl that modern physical education will
make not only better bodics, but happier and better lives which will
be onriched in personal living and fit more officiontly and happily
into everyday lifc?

Yes, that is truc, Doan Lawson. Physical cducation is, in the main,
iced by yomg, vigorous, attractivo people who are thomselvos active
and happy individuals. It has large wits of oxporience to offer the
child, such as ploy days, pageants, dancedramas, winter sports,
carnivals, May days, camping and outing trips, in which much more than
@ skill is involved os an outcome. It is relatcd to a growing social
philosophy that play is part of the good life and should be mado
available for all people.

But, Dre Allen, are coaches or thoso in charge of physical edueation
in high schools and colleges really concerned about a physical educa.
tion progrom inwhich students participate because thoy like to play
for the fun of it or for the physical gains involved, or are they
thinking solely about building winning tcams or toams which show up
woll in competition? Aro they concerned with or interested in the
alleround cducation of students?

Look at tho trend during the past 25 yoearse Now the coaches arc
getting into tho spirit of toaching, and all coaches will soon be
teachers and we shall not have just the highly specialized coach
(unless it would be in the wmiversitios), but in tho high sehool the
coaches will take part in academics because they will be oducatorse
They will be teachers utilizing their porsonality and prowess in
teaching youth, rather than thinking only in terms of coaching
competitive teans.e