The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-16

Illinois, North Dakota, Maryland, Ne;
vada, Alabama and California. In
! 1919, Washington, Oregon, Utah
Maine, Michigan and Indiana, event
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Directors for Different States
C. C. Bird, formerly of Ohio, was
named director Of physical and health
education in Alabama. DIR. 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. M. G. 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
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
centers for the promotion of
play and other healthful forms of
recreation.
In Mississippi the legislature has
passed a law which becomes operative
as soon as federal assistance is avail |
able. This law provides that all pu-
pills in elementary and secondary |
schools, whether public, private or
parochial, shall receive instruction in |
physical education as prescribed by |
The state board of education, which |
Is given considerable latitude in |
drawing up regulations. The law
provides that ''the state board of edu-
,ation shall make adequate provision
or instruction in general hygiene, in
lividual hygiene, group and inter
group hygiene, provision for regu-
ar periodic and thorough health ex-
and inspection; and for
uch reasonable correlations as may
,e necessary for the treatment of
health abnormalitiess Through avail
lble agencies outside or inside the
chool system; and provision for
education and health training by
Mystical exercises, games, play, re-
reation and athletics.
The national physical education
ervice, which has headquarters in
and which was founded
y the playground and recreation as
ociation of America, had represent !
atives in the three states which took
legislative action this spring. This
ervice also supported the Fess-Cap-
er bill in congress. This bill would
i'd the states in training and en- !
Toying teachers of physical educa- :
ion and in establishing systems of !.
hysical education which would
each all children between the ages |.
six and l s years. The states which l
ave adopted laws will thus be as :
lsted in their fight for physical eff
ciency. The states which have not 2
ct taken up the problem will be en-
outraged by the national government
} make a start.