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‘ (b) the importance of a balanced omotional lifes; (c) tho val ue of

athletics in terms of better living; (d) the integrating of tho health
and physical cducation program into the regular class schedulee

Well, that is all very interesting, Mr. Kauffman, My, how time fliesé
To think it was back in 1928 the Kansas Health and Physical Education
Association was organized at a moeting of the Physical Education Round
Table of the Kansas State Teachers Association, at Manhattan, Kansase
I have proviously mentioned that you are president of tho association

this year, and of course the president has the answer for overythinge
And when we spoak of organizing we always want to Imow about the pion-
eers who founded tho organizatione Sinde the Kansas Health and
Physical Education Association is in its adolescence, won't you please
give us a sketch of a fow of the pioneers who made this fastegrowing
organization an assured succoss?

Well, Dre Allen, to montion only a few of the pioneers in the Kansas
Health and Physical Education Association I could name Strong Hinman, >
supervisor of Physical Education at Wichita; Le Pe Washburn, director
of Physical Education at Kansas State Collegc, Manhattans Le Pe
Dittemore, supervisor of Physical Eduecati on at Topeka; Miss Irma Gene
Nevins, director of Physical Education at the Kansas State Teachers
College at Pittsburg; and Merle Honre, supervisor of Physical Education
in Kansas City, Kansas. Some of the carly officers of the state assoce
iation later held important positions in district and national organize
ations. Strong Hinman has been presidont of tho Amorican Physical
Education Association, and L. P. Washburn is now se¢rotary of the
Central District. Our state association has representation in both
district and national councilse

Well, thank you, Mr. Kauffman. I feel that the objectives of the assoc-
iation, as oxpressed in the constitution and by-laws, are very much
worth while, and include those very salient points, namely: To awaken
a wide and intelligent intcrest in health and physical education; to
acquire knowledge concerning health and physical educations to encour
age the training of teachers for this fiolds and to secure adequate
programs for the childron of Kansase By the woy, Mre Kauffman, how
many members are thero in our organization?

We now have woll over 200 members, Dre Allene Ever since its birth
the Kansas Health and Physical Education Association has had a steady
increase in growth ond influenece There were approximately 30 members
in the association when it was first organizede

That is indecd interesting, Mr. Kauffman, ond wo are encouraged by this
growth of mombershipe Now, please tell us something about the growth
of this organization.

The first meetings of the state association wero held in comoction

with the Round Tables of the Kansas State Teashers Association, Later
we hold our meetings in conjunction with the Coumeil of Administrations
However, three years ago we broke away from othor tics and inaugurated
the policy of holding our own convention. This convention is held coach