Allen Kauffman Allen Kouffimen Allen Kauffman Allen Kauffman RADIO PROGRAM PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR HEALTH SERIES March 17, 1938 "The Kansas Health and Physical Education Association" Mr. Kauffman, or may I say Earl Kauffman, we appreciate your coming down from Washburn College tonight to collaberate with us in our Physical Education for Health programe May I ask, Earl, how leng you have been at Washburn College as head of the department of Physical _ Education? This is my ninth year at Washburn. However, it deesn't seem that longs You are right at that, but I have seen you for a number of years at Washburn College when we have visited there or when we have competed in our athletic contests, I do not believe I have ever been at Washe burn but what I have seen you very much on the jobe In what school did you receive your training in physical education, Earl, and when did you graduate? Well, I did my wdergraduate work at the University of Illinois, and I graduated in 1929. For my graduate work I went to New York University. In addition to your work as director of physical education you handle the intramurals and the professional training in physical education, do you not? Yes, these are my principal responsibilitics, I also serve as trainer of the football team and as Supervisor of Recreation of Shawnce Cowmtye As president of the Kansas Health and Physical Education Association I especially desired to have you here tonight, Mr. Kauffman, to have you tell us somothing about that organization, All of the physical oducae tors and coaches in the state of Kansas aro planning to go to Pittsburg - Friday and Saturday of next wock, March 25 and 26, not only to do honor to President We Ae Brandenburg, who is cclcebrating the silver annivore sary of his administration of the Kansas State Toachers Collogo at Pittse burg, but particularly many of the carnest youmg mon and women students in physical education’ at’ Wichita University, Kansas Stato Agricultural Collego, Washburn Colloge, and the University of Kansas will assomblo in Pittsburg to learn the newor trends in physical oducatione Well, this is as it should bose Progressive physical cducation takes tho live-wiro individual to koop it in the foreground. Only a short while ago we swung from the old formal Swedish and German idoas to tho informe al rocroational and free play idea, Today the pendulum is slowly swinge- ing back, but it is swinging forword, alsoe I would just like to reitcrate that tho purpose of our Kansas Hoalth and Physical Education Association is (1) to bring togethor tho people who are intorested in physical education, health, recroation,; and sefety cducation and athloties; (2) to focus attontion upon (a) the need for safe living;