The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-06
PHYSICAL TRAINING
URGED IN COLLEGES
Educators Say Conditioning oY stu
dents Is az Necessary az Military
sts7icsiou,--Prc~t-nt system
hNnr.f.


Aa unu@ua} situation has ariseu ia
several of the colleges throughout tae
country e!Bca the introduction of mlu-
Larry training because OF conflict Ia
instruction hetv cen the military and
sAa phystc&l education professors In
some OF the cole es the faculties a nd
s~ustse@ have permitted physical ca
ssaaion 10 become secondary 10 milf
sary training, and IL WAS this problem
~hich held the attention u he society
Of directors OF physical education IN
sellsgee N Ra tweuty-Drst auEUal
meeting at the Hotel Aston yestsr-
DAY.
II was the opinion Of the majority
~ ths many delegates present from
all sections ~ the country that IL
~aS not nece s~sFv to carry ON mill
saxy training 81 the EXPENSE uf nhv-
ssCai sdu cation, hut that program
sou.d be arranged whereby the two
departments coutt 20 operate ana
work harmontously, According to.
sems Of the physical direct ors the Pa
ouItiss OF the colleges we're at fault
because. when military training v4 e
INTRODUCED in the institutions Of learn
Ing. II was allotted part or all ~ The
Nine usuaIly gwen over FOR the oro-
ygara of phvg;csI development
Instances were cited where the mill
t&ry driiimaEters and the physical
directors failed 10 ger along harmopl-
ousiy hscause the military officers took
ever part Of the work OF the physical
1spsrtme ut. The physical directors
naturally believe that n fter the years
they have put IN developing the best
and latest methods @: physical edu-
cation that they are Batter qualified
TO prepare the students physically for
their military duties
What the Director aimed at was
20 arranss program whereby the
two departments couId work for 4
common end ard AVOID any repetition
of the physical pro@rarn committee
~as appointed 10 draft program
which will avoid any CONFLICT between
the physical and military authorities
Ar the war has made a decided
change IN the objects OF physical edu
cation. the delegates we're unanimous
ia deciding 70 map out nn energeucT
program and formulate o plan ~ ply
steal education which win contribute
ths best aid 20 military preparedness
While II IS the function Of the military
INSTRUCTOR 20 Instruct she 'UeYrSFJe
NJ the reserve officers training corps
tn the colleges in military school
science. the physical directors believe
that their physical education should
ps left In their hands
Or. joseph e Rayorotr Of Prince
ton. WHO presided at the meeting.
showed moving pictures OF boxing and
Sayonss fghting rs II Is being taught
at the myitaa environments. The dig
nf1sd college professors sat back and
4 took real enjoyment At the sh owing OF
the movies Of Benny Leonard
Johnny Kifhene and Ktd Mccoy as
dsmorstra.ors OF Hsticurs il was
new experience for these conservative
educators 90 make \ critical inspec-
tts,r o. BENNY i-scnard's left hook and
/ Kilbsne's wicked uppereuf The
tseturss which were shown a. the
h sAsfor Will pc irtvo Fueed, 81 ri th
ss4ssr camps arc travail stations IS
past Of the lnstypStioa1 ~ Boxing
III his xdATesg @a Tho Enlarged
Function o. Phyeseal Education Or
noG~s0fs ,poiatsd spk the important