The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-15

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Directors for Different States
c. c. Bird, formerly of Ohio, wa;
named director of physical and healtf
education in Alabama. Dr. j.. w
Carr, formerly of the National Ply
steal Education Service, has started
similar work for Kentucky. Robert
G. Cubbon, of the International Com
mittee of Y. NJ. c. A., has outlined
an official Minimum Standard Pro
gram of Physical Education for Mis-
sissippi schools, September, 1920,
to June, 1921.
The general assembly of Virginia,
after passing a law requiring health
examination, health instruction and
the conduct of wholesome physical
activities, has set aside $4,000 for
the state board of education, to be
used for physical education in the
public elementary and high schools,
and an equal sum for the state board
of health, to be applied to child well
fare and school medical inspection.
County boards of supervisors and city
councils are authorized to make ap-
preparations for health examinations
and physical education and the en-
ployment of school nurses, physicians
and physical directors.
Course of Study Mapped Out
The general assembly of Kentucky
has enacted a law requiring the state
board of education to draw up a
course of study in physical educa-
ton for all common schools, occupy
ing periods of not less than 80 min
utes each school day devoted to in
struction in health and safety, ply
steal exercises and recess play. A
manual for the use of all teachers in
common schools will be prepared by
the superintendent of public instruc-
ton in cooperation with the state
board of health. Normal schools
supported wholly or in part by pub
lie funds shall contain one or more
courses in physical education. Boards
of education within the state may en-
ploy supervisors and special instruct
ors of physical education and may al
low the use of school buildings and
grounds after school hours as COM
nunity centers for the promotion of
play and other healthful forms of
recreation.
In Mississippi the legislature has
passed a law which becomes operative
IS soon as federal assistance is avail
able. This law provides that all pu-
1ils in elementary and secondary
schools, whether public, private or
,arochia1, shall receive instruction in
education as prescribed by
he state board of education, which
S given considerable latitude in
up regulations. The law
provides that "the state board of edu-
alton shall make adequate provision
or instruction in general hygiene, in
hygiene, group and inter
,roup hygiene, provision for a regu-
ar periodic and thorough health ex-
mination and inspection; and for
UGH reasonable correlations as may
e necessary for the treatment of
ealth abnormalities through avail
BILE agencies outside or inside the
chool system; and provision for
ducation and health training by
hysical exercises, games, play, re- ,
reation and athletics.
The national physical education
which has headquarters in
Washington, and which was founded
y the playground and recreation as |
ociation of America, had represen-
atives in the three states which took |
legislative action this spring. This {
also supported the Fess-Cap- :
bill in congress. This bill would
Id the states in training and en- I
teachers of physical educa- :
on and in establishing systems of
education which would |
each all children between the ages {
six and IS years. The states which |
ave adopted laws will thus be as !
sted in their fight for physical eff l
The states which have not d
1t taken up the problem will be en- |
,uraged by the national government
make a start. :