Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-21
PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
BY Jesse w. ArmiStead
By Jesse w. ARMS

for themselves a more thorough and mental
equipment for the future
Men and women with sound minds and
sound bodies with highly developed intel
lects supported by strong, healthy slneWs
and nerves will be in greater demand in the
future than today. The children of today
are the men and women of tomorrow, and
it depends very largely upon the training
they receive today whether they will be pre-
pared to meet the more trying problems that
will confront them later.
The money necessary to provide ball
fields, tennis courts, basketball and soccer
ball courts, rings and horizontal bars for the
youth will be small when compared to the
alert mind and active body that will at once
be noted in the children who play. No
school or 81 Iool board that expects to be of
real service to the child can afford to neglect
this part of the very necessary equipment
Of the up-to-date school of today.
GA playground for every school, play
space for every child, and every child playing
at playtime, is the program that should be
carried out at every schoolhOuse in North
Carolina" says the bulletin.
At the request of the national committee
on physical education the Playground and
Recreation Association of America has es-
tablished q national physical education serv-
ice to work for broad program of state
and federal legislation and for the develop
ment of the Intelligent public opinion which
will assume both legislation and its effec-
this splendid undertaking the association
seeks the cooperation of every organization
in the country, and the scope of the work
affords broad field in which these organiza-
tons may render invaluable service to the
public school systems throughout the coun-
try. The purpose and attitude of the asso-
citation are expressed by it's president Mr..
Joseph Lee. He says
"The task suggested, is one, of course,
which must have the cooperation of large
number of individuals and organizations.
The thought of the board of directors in ar
ranging for the physical education service as
a special department is to provide means
through which all those interested in this
problem can work together to this common
end. l know that you would agree with us
that it would be unwise for any such service
to be established except upon the basis OF
giving all interested an opportunity to pool
their resources and work enthusiastically to-
gether for this great goal. We understand
that every one who has been working here
tofOre will be ready to continue to give even
more time and thought to the problem as
called upon. In other words, none of those
heretofore interested will cease their work be-
cause Of this request that the leadership be
assumed by the Playground anI Recreation
Association of America, but will expect to
be called upon with many others to pull
steadily together ON this task, which is so
much bigger than any individual or organi-
zatiOn."
Mr.. A. Dana Caulkin, S1S Connecticut
avenue, Washington, D. c., is executive
secretary both Of the national physical edu
cation service and of the national committee
on physical education Any individually or
organization who is interested in physical
education and who is DESTROYS of co-operat
ing in this work, may secure all desired in
formation by writing to Mr.. Caulkfn at the
above address.