Sees olympic preparation
Prof views world gym facilities
By RICHARD LUNDQUIST
On a fact-finding tour stretching from London to Hong Kong is Henry Shenk, professor of physical education at KU.
"The purpose of my trip is to study facilities, programs and objectives of college and university physical education departments around the world. I particularly want to compare other programs with our own and get new ideas that may benefit our physical education department," Shenk said.
He said of particular interest will be the beginnings of physical education in Egypt, Athens, and Rome.
Other points of interest in Europe are the "sportsschule" in Cologne, Germany; the Gymnastics Institute in Denmark; the Royal Central Institute of Gymnastics in Stockholm; and the University of Oslo.
SO FAR, SHENK has visited Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In Tokyo, Shenk met with Dr. Micha Ikoi, who is the physician in charge of the health and conditioning of Japanese Olympic athletes.
Dr. Ikoi, who is also professor of physiology of exercise at Tokyo University, took Shenk through the physiology of exercise laboratory. There, graduate students were running students on a tread mill, doing oxygen consumption tests, pulse rate and fat studies.
"One thing that Dr. Ikoi and his students do that may not appeal to American students or faculty is to spend twelve hours a day, seven days a week in the class room and laboratories." Shenk said.
HENRY SHENK
In Manila, Dr. Pas Gomez Ramos, acting dean of Teacher Education at the University of the Philippines, has started a health education center that employs one American specialist and three full-time Philippine instructors.
Shenk said, "This institute, with the backing of the World Health Organization and with funds provided by an American foundation, may provide the badly needed leadership for Asian countries in health education.
Shenk said the most interesting facilities seen to date are:
- The Olympic Stadium at Tokyo, which has a golf-driving platform that can accommodate 60 people.
- The Olympic indoor swimming pool which has been converted to an ice rink for winter use.
A circular, indoor stadium at Kuala Lumpur that seats more than 12,000 spectators and has reserved seats that are individually air-conditioned.
"This is my third visit to Malaysia," said Shelk, "and I have been gratified to find that they are playing softball, which I introduced on my first visit in 1859."
A new gymnasium at the University of the Philippines, which provides three cross-courts in basketball.
During the trip, Shenk will interview between 40 and 50 colleagues, besides having several speaking engagements.
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