Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. AN ATTITUDE AND A REALITY IN COMMUNITY RECREATION Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education Varsity Basketball Coach University of Kansas Someone has said there are seven stages to man: first, he sees the worlds second, he wants it; third, he starts out to get it; fourth, he would be satisfied with one-third of its; fifth, he further modifies his desires; sixth, he would be satisfied with a space two feet by seven; and seventh, he gets it. | | May we discuss the first three stages of childhood and youth, because never before has there been need for greater effort on the part of parents and older people to be understanding with reference to the problems of youth than today. Our first job should be to try in particular to make sure that boy meets girls in the right sort of atmosphere. Re- creation and recreational leaders have a vital part to play in winning the _ war and winning the peace. There is need in these war times that our homes and our municipal recreation centers should have a vital spiritual influence even trough the word religion be not mentioned. For many years the emphasis has been upon rights under our system of government. Sey ten tea WK teen Sica vemrenties onitann wm emphasis on responsibilities, even though we try to see that such responsi-~ bilities are carried lightly and joyously. Ne: service is in itself an important form of recreation. Never before has there been greater need that all churches, all neighborhood groups, all recreation centers should work tagether in eouperation. ~2m G. Stanley Hall said that man is an ommibus in which all of his ancestors ride. Through the hundreds and thousands of years that man has been struggling with man the competitive urge has been dominant. Our givernment has stressed physical fitness as the most essential thing for our men in the armed forces of our nation. with the soldier and the sailor as the boy's hero, i ts ie bb Cn tates ee the playground teacher and the coach to stimulate youth with a high endeavor of physical fitmess. By physical fitnesu we mean the capacity for efficient performances in the fundemental activities of man, whick are running, jump- . ing, leaping, vaulting and climbing. These should endure under sustained effort in a variety of situations. Quick and efficient control of the body in an emergency situation may save the life of one individual or many. Speed and endurance in the fundamental locomotion efforts are first essentials. Physical fitness is composed of skills plus power plus endurance. A high level combination of skills, power and endurance is practically synonomous with dynamic health, meaning capacity for ones and endurance in vigorous forms of physical activity with relatively little fatigue developing to restrict, or mar the form of the movements, or to lower the threshold of resistance to infection and disease. Sports and other types of physical work which require power and endurance involve relatively long periods of conditioning. Some sports require much more power and endurance than others. Some are predominantly useful in developing general body control and powers; others develop organic endurance, persistant and aggressive attitudes, and tearmwork; others are more useful as media through which sociability and relaxation in leisure time -3- are cultivated. 3 Sports ne as tumbling, pyramid building, circus stunts, apparatus exercises, and so forth, are useful in developing general body control and power. Defensive and combative types of sports, such as football, basketball, boxing, and wrestling are used for developing organic endurance, persistent and aggressive attitudes and teanwork, Swimming, diving, life saving, water polo, boating and canoeing, the environmental : and specialized types of conditioning sports, are used for master of the water. The recreative types such as tennis, golf, dancing, archery, bait and fly casting, bowling, badminton, horsemanship, squash, camping, pingpong, quoits, and so forth, have their place in their fields. Calisthenics cannot be used to develop all types of physical fitness, Our view of physical fitness must be broader. Calisthenics may pro- vide something of & general quality to physical fitness, but routine calisthenic exercises must be supplemented by specific types of endurance feats in special sreas, such as running, jumping, throwing, climbing, swimming, vaillting, and specific sports. Military tactics should beincluded at this time. Calisthenics require mental concentration, while plays and games emphasize mental recreation. Endurance is our greatest need to the individual. Athletic authorities have rated endurance most important over balance, flexibility, agility, strength and power. ‘The most important way to develop endurance is through hard work, repeated or conctantly performed to the limits of one's ahility. More time is needed than is generally available or is commonly recognized. Short one-hour programs two or three times a week generally fail to make a significant contribution to endurance. In time of war the need for rugged youth and citizenry is paramount. Physical activity programs need to be increased to include more of the following: eA 1. Pioneering, long hard work in construction, agriculture, lumbering, camping, hiking, etc. 2. Competitive games and activities, basketball, foot ball, baseball, track and field. S$. Body mecitanies and conditioning activities, Victory Corps physical fitness program, to stress the fundamental qualities of stamina. 3 4, Health supervision, medical examinations, elimination of remedial defects, vaceine treatments, etc. Our desire in physical conditioning and recreation is to make youth physically strong, mentally alert and emotionally stable. This should produce robust health. Health is that state of being whole, sound or whole in body, mind or soul. , It doesn't matter so much what you eat at a meal as long as these five essentials are in the daily fare: whole wheat or enriched bread, ogge Ge ment, milk, yellow anf leafy vegetables, citrus fruits. Dr. Victor G. Heiser, author of Pen tmarkoon teetee Odessy, has said concerning us in the war that “materially we shall live less well, physically we shall work harder, emotionally we shall be ane the cross-fire of disappointments and alarms, mentally we shall be wrestling with new ideas and new facts. We shall need to be tough ~ physically, enotionally, mentally." | ale de een preterit ak tee Galtiegs to ws tf we weld recreate ourselves and so conduct ourselves that we shall at least have these satisfactions to compensate us for what we fase. We should put first things first. That is the basic priority in human affeirs, a ee DR Se a AN ATTITUDE AND A REALITY IN COMMUNITY RECREATION Dr. Forrest C. Allen Vareity Basketball Coach University of Kansas Someone has said there are seven stages to man: first, he sees the world; second, he wants it; third, he starts out to get it; fourth, he would be satisfied with one-third of it; fifth, he further modifies his desires; sixth, he would be satisfied with a space two fest by seven; and seventh, he gets it. May we discuss the first three stages of childhood and youth, because never before has there bedn neod for greater effort on the part of parents and older people to be understanding with refereme to the problems of youth then today. Our first job should be to try in partioular to make sure that boy meets girls in the right sort of atmosphere. Re- creation and recreational leaders have a vital part to play in wiméing the war and winning the peace. ‘There is need in these war times that our homes end our mmicipal recreation centers should have a vital spiritual influence For many years the emphasis has been upon rights under our system of government. How we may well have in our recreation centers an emphasia on responsibilities, even though we try to see that such responsi- bilities are carried lightly and joyously. Neighborhood service is in itself an important form of recreation. Never before has there been greater need that all churches, all neighborhood groups, all recreation centers should work together in cooperation. ce G. Stanley Hall said that man is an omibus in which all of his ancestors ride. Through the hmdreds and thousands of years that man has been struggling with man the competitive urge has been dominant. | Our givernment has stressed physical fitness as the most essential thing for ow men in the armed forees of our nation. With the soldier and the sailor as the boy's hero, it is not a difficult mtter for the playground teacher and the coach to stimulate youth with @ high endeavor of physical fitness. By physical fitmees we mean the onpasity for efficient performances in the fundamental activities of man, which are running, jump- effort in a variety of situations. Quick and efficient control of the body in en emergency situation may save the life of one individual or many. Speed and endurance in the fundamental locomotion efforts are first essentials. Physical fitness is composed of skills plus powe: plus endurance. A high level combination of skills, power and endurance is practically synonomous with dynamic health, meenin; capacity for power and endurance in vigorous forme of physical activity with relatively little fatigue developing to restrict, or mar the form of the movements, or to lower the threshold of resistance to infection and disense. Sports and other types of physical work which require power and endurance involve relatively long periods of conditioning. ‘Some sports require much more power and endurance than others. Some are predominantly useful in developing general body control and power; others develop organic © endurance, persistant and aggressive attitudes, and tearwork; others are more useful as media through which sociability and relaxation in leisure time wo Seo are cultivated. Sports such es tumbling, pyramid building, cirous stunts, apparatus exercises, and so forth, are useful in developing general body control end power. Defensive and combative types of sports, such as football, nasbethall, teudng, eal wrestiing are used for developing orgunie endurance, persistent and aggressive attitudes and teamwork, Swimuing, diving, life saving, water polo, boating and canoeing, the environmental and specialized types of conditioning sports, are used for mster of the water. The recreative types such as tenis, golf, dancing, archery, bait and fly casting, bowling, baduinton, horsemanship, squash, camping, pingpong, quoits, and so forth, have their place in their fields. Calisthenics cannot be used to develop all types of physical fitness. Our view of plysical fitness must be broader. Calisthenios may pro- vide something of a general quality to physical fitness, but routine onlisthenic exercises must be supplemented by specific types of endurance feats in special areas, such as ruming, jumping, throwing, climbinz, awirming, veiilting, and specifies sports. Wilitery tactics should beincluded at this time. Calisthenios require mental concentration, while plays end games emphasize mental recreation. Dihenoen te ecb inant eaud te ee Dele. Athletic authorities have rated endurance most important over balance, flexibility, agility, strength and power. The most important way to develop endurance is - through hard work, repeated or constantly performed to the limits of one's ehility. More time is meded than is gensrally available or is commonly recognized. Short one-hour programs two or three times a week generally fail to make a significant contribution to endurance. In time of war the need for rugged youth and citizenry is paramount, Physical activity programs need to be inereased to inolude more of the following: ovis 1. Pionesring, long hard work in construction, agriculture, 2. Competitive games and activities, basketball, foct ball, baseball, track and field. ? 3. Body mechanios and conditioning activities, Victory Corps physical fitness program, to stress the fundamental qualities of stamina. 4. Health supervision, medical examinations, elimination of remedial defects, vacoine treatments, ete. Ow desire in physical conditioning and recreation is to make youth physically strong, mentally alert and emotionally stable. This should produce robust health. Health is that state of being whole, sound or whole in body, mind or soul. | it doesn't matter so much what you eat at a meal as long as these five essentials are in the daily farn: whole wheat or enriched bread, eggs or weat, milk, yellow and leafy vegetables, sitrus fruits. Dre Vietor G. Heiser, author of The American Doctor's Odessy, has said concerning us in the way that “aterially we shall live less well, physically we shall work harder, emotionally we shall be under the cross-fire of disappointments and alerns, mentally we shall be wrestling with new ideas and new facts. ‘fe shall need to be tough - physically, emotionally, mentally." : | This is the prescription and the challenge to us if we would recreate ourselves and so conduct ourselves that we shall at least have these satisfactions to compensate us for what we face. ite should put first things first. That is the basic priority in human affeirs. | és January 20, 1943. me. CB Sherwood, Hugoton, Kansas. Dear Mrs. Sherwood: Thank you for your kind letter of the 7th instant. ZX will be glad to write an article for the Kanaas Parent-— teacher magazine, and think perhaps a short article would be much better than a long one. How long do you desire the article to be? —— me to stress? ee ee ne ay ee nee ee still have time to —— the article. Sincerely yours, | Direstor of Physical Education, FCA:AH Varaity Basketball Coache February 11, 1943 “Mr. Don Smith, 15620 West 17th Sto, Topeke . Fensase Dear Dons that e Iundred tines morning end night, and I an very me yor WALA be whis fo. strangies your scien. Yes, I remember Dick Pleres very well. He and Den are fine people. With all good wishes to you, I am Sincerely yours, _ Director of Physical Bducation, PCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. PEOPLES GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY MASON CiTy, IOWA CHAS. E. STRICKLAND PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER January 28 ’ 1943 Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: Thanks so much for your letter of Janusry 25, with which was enclosed communication from the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Washington, D. C., regarding Judge J. A. Grimsley of MasonCity. I am referring Commander Hamilton's letter to Mr. Grimsley, and want to take this opportunity to advise you that all of us here are deeply appreciative of your efforts in his behalf. Your Kansas team is coming right along and I hope that I will have the opportunity of seeing you play when you come up to Ames. With my very best to you, Milton and any of the others you happen to run across, 1 am Fraternally yours, President cc — Judge Grimsley Pebruary 3, 1943. Standard 011 Company, 2 West 40th St., Kansas City, Mo. Dear Sirs: I am enclosing the January account sent to me because the credit sale receipt is for Fred J. Allen of Independence, Missouri. I do have a small account with Standard O11 and will be glad to send you uy cheok upon receipt of my bill. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. - Ens. Jenuary 8, 19435. * Nes 6 Mr. Cyrus C. Spangler, 4 North Main St., Hutchinson, Kansas. Dear Cy: Glad to respond to your letter of the Sth instant. I hope this does the job. With all good wishes, I em Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCAsAli Varsity Basketball Coach. January 8, 1943. To Whom It May Concerns I em very happy to recommend Cyrus C. Spangler as a young man deserving careful consideration for officer material in physical training. was a letterman in track here at the University in 1928, but was outetanding in the broad jump However, he was an all round track star and could do several events in near record tine. iis esieaniies Gen Gin Wevetelty ot Dicken ts ned at Wamego, Kansas, High School with splendid success. I knew Spangler very intimately and also mew of his fine ecademic record. He was a very substantial man on the campus and mado many friends. He knows the meaning of the word loyal~ a ee ee University. Spangler is clean, personable, and lead mene He has no bad habits, but on the other hand has a strong personality. I eam very glad to recomend him to you. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. c, C. SPANGLER BUY SPANGLER SPANGLER’S MID-WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 4 NORTH MAIN HUTCHINSON. KANSAS January 5, 1943 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I enlisted in the Naval Reserve, November 12 and am stationed at the Hutchinson base. I now have an opportunity to get into the physical education department here with advancement in rating and the possibility of a commission. Lieutenant Wells, who heads this department, has asked me to get letters of recommendation and turn them in to him as soon as possible. I will appreciate it very much if you wiil write a letter in my behalf concerning my track record at the university. Tom Hamilton, who, as you no doubt know, heads the physical education program for the Navy, is expected at the Hutehinson base early this month. Lieutenant Wells wants me to hand this information to him before that time. In ease you have trouble placing me, I graduated with the class of 1928 and my main event was the broad jump. I coached at Wamego High School after graduating. In the fall of 1936 my brother and I went into the auto supply business here in Hutchinson. He is carrying on the business. I am sorry to have to ask this favor at your busiest time of the year. Here's wishing you a most successful Season. Sincerely yours Opps @ 4 ae Jenuary 8, 1945. Director of Physical Education, FOA:an Varsity Basketball Coach. : EMG Cre cen tSZ wire - Piel ia ee tae AR DEPARTMENT zy nie. Sete a, 3 See SERVICES OF SUPPLY OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL 12. a fy ge gore cxups — ——: we secs si Kenn neth 3 Smith K A NS AS Mo 41:-S:.S 6-40 7-1 3038 GILLHAM ROAD PHONE VALENTINE 0100 Date Received 12/29/he2 CUSTOM CLUB MAKER FOR 20 YEARS. = Ship To At 7. Date Your Order You Same Dr.Forvrest ©. Allen Director ofPhysical Education . | University of Kansas Date to Ship Soon as possib Lawrence, Kansas Via : Best Shop Specifications Sent in ) woods & 10 irons # 21298 Rebalance & refinish We Appreciate This Opportunity of Serving You. If the above order is not in accordance with your ene: kindly advise at once. Very Truly Yours, GOLF CLUBS Pond minis fib-Yor. »»? K enn eth Sm if KAUN SAS ME SS" OU Rt 3038 GILLHAM ROAD PHONE VALENTINE 0100 December Thirty-first ee? ae Bh Dr. Forres? CC. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allens Your clubs came in, and we have gone ahead with the work you have requested. The corrosion on your wood shafts is limited to the part below the tirst step, so we are laying a plastic cover over this, which will prevent further rusting, and will get away from the unpleasant appearance. The shafts haven't rusted enough to weaken them perceptibly, so with this change, | feel sure they will be all right. In working on those jrons, | think poss tbly we will cover the transparent collar with a black sheathyg because here again, we would like to get away from the unpleasent appearance, al- though the staining is not enough tomer! ¥he shafts for strength. i] Glad you have kept your clubs sol nicely,’ Fand | hope that new No. 5 is going to work out to | ae | lt should be a very easy club for you to use. a Very best wishess ce es. Yili © nneth Smith KS/ez Memo re Ralph Schaake Enlisted in V-7 January 21, 1942. Received one letter of inquiry as to when he would graduate. This was in September, 1942. Informed them it would be May or June, 1943, Has been here 10 semesters, now starting the llth. Need 10 hours to graduate - taking those now. Received orders Saturday, January 23; mailed dan. 21. Three certified copies of orders have been returned, and he has withdrawn from school. Ordered to report to the University of Notre Dame on February 1, 1943. Papers sent to USNRS, room 241, Federal Building, 811 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. Ralph E, Schaake Apprentice Seaman, V-7, USNR 4700-45-63 Home = R. 2, Leavenworth, Kansas. \ 2 eS : _ denuary 15, 1945. ir. David L. Shirk, Coach, Senior High School, Augusta, Kansas. Dear Dave: Thanks for your kind words regarding our basketbajj, and may I reciprocate by congratulating you on a fine tean. have heard many fine things regarding the Augusta team this year and I know who should be given credit for it. I am awfully happy to see you doing so well. Give your good wife my kindest regards. Now, regarding the FBI. Dave, I do not believe there is moh chance for you on that because you are supposed to have either a legal degree or business training, or some other experience in the infestigation field. ° Now about your enlisting. You would have to get permission from your draft board to go into any Pield of endeavor that you would went to enter. I knew how you feel, but frankly I do not know of anything you can get in because they have closed the en- listment on everything. | Milton feels the same way and he is talking about endeavoring to enlist in the Marines, but of course he has a child 43 years of age. But he feels the responsibility of getting in and doing — his bit for his ecowtry. Frankly, Dave, I do not know whether you would pass e physical. In fact, I doubt if you would, due to that eye trouble that you had, and your arthritis. Maybe you have entirely recovered, but I believe if I were you I would just sit tight and wait. Then if you should be drafted it takes only a short time wntil you get a chance for officers’ training, and I know that you will make it then. Write m and let me know if you are o.k. physically. In that case you might get into something, but really, with every- thing closed I am at a loss to know how to advise you. I believe I would just sit tight and let Uncle Sam look after his problems. I am sorry that I can give you no more constructive advice on this at present. With all good wishes, I am . Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Senior High Srhool Office of the Principal Augusta, Kansas Jdanusry 12, 1943 Dr FO. ALien Pyvsicel Education Devt. Kanses University Doar “poet: Like everyone else, I keep thinking that I should get into some branch of the service so that I might be able to help. As most of my training is in physical education i featurelly think that thie field is the one thet IT should pet into if possibile. I know thet it is impossible to enlist now, but I thought that you might be eble to refer me to.someone that could furnish me the informction that I might need to be pleced in this field. I really would like to get into the FBI but I do not sunvose I would heve » cualifying chance with them. If you have any data that I could use concerning the FBI I would appreciate hearing sbout it. I see that you have developed another fine team this yeer. I want to wish you the best of luck in working towerd esnother championship season. I heve a pretty good team, we lost to Newton byyfour points end ELDorado by one point. I have three boys gredueting this year that would meke some college fine players. They sre all good students as well as good players. If they get a chance I think that two of these three boys plan to attend KU. The “Big boy" wants to go to Kanses Stete for engineering. I am not trying to tell the boys where to go to school, I just keep telling them I hope thev go on to college so thet I can read and hear great things sbout them. The whole teem is pointing toward the class A state championship this yerr and of course I would feel good if they win the chempionship. In closing I want you to know that I still value your judgment 100% and also thenk you for all that you have alreedy done gor me. Resvectfully go % tin . Devid. L. Shirk DLS/m1 Coach