Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-11-25
GIVE IDEAS OF
PHYSICAL TRAINING
INTERESTING DISCUSSION Al
PARENT!TEACHER MEETING
MOST FAVOR ATHLETICS

Falls Parent Teachers Association wa
present at the regular meeting Tuesday
evening at the high school. A very in
teresting discussion took place on tn,
subject Athletics as compared will
general physical training,' same be
ing discussed from, the standpoint OF
the teacher, the student and the parent
Miss Murphy, physical instructor fol
the girls at the high, opened the dis
cussion. She favored calisthenics fol-
physical training, because of the fact
that it takes in more children, whereas
in athletics only limited number par
ticipate. She also opposed athletics
because of the danger to the child s
health which it involved.
Harold Kiewel, speaking from tht
student 8 standpoint, favored competi.
tive athletics, but he said he believed
that more should take part.
Mrs. N. J. Peterson, speaking from
the standpoint Of the parent, said she
believed also that athletics is more de.
sirable for physical training, but thai
at present not enough studel1B take
part. She said that perhaps It would
be well to modify athletics to a Ger
tain extent to eliminate possibility of
injury. Not enough attention is given
in the school to the physical develop
ment of the girls, she said.
George Fortier, student, favored com
petitive athletics in preference to gen
eral physical training. His idea was
that athletics tend to create better
class spirit. The people, he said, do not
take any interest in the inter-class
games, but are keenly interested in the
athletics of, the local school in competi
tion with other towns. He went on to
say that participation in athletics
tends to make one more broad minded
and teaches honesty as the policy in
athletics is to be square. Calisthenics
are not liked by the boys and girls and
they will skip classes if possible. In
conclusion, he pointed out that there
would be greater participation in
athletics in the local schools if the ne.
cessary equipment were provided but
that as it is they are seriously hand;-
capped. --
Charles Sylvester said that he was
very much in favor of athletics in the
schools, and that they should be part
of.the curriculum even to greater ex-
tent than they are here now. Further
more the students should get credit for
participation in athletics the same as
for taking regular subjects. Mr.. Syl-
vester gave a number of examples to
prove the value of athletics, showing
that they help a person in later life.
Furthermore, athletics help to put a
town on the map, he said, and as an in
stance, he cited Alexandria, which no
one had ever heard of until that town
became prominent in athletics. He
showed poster picturing the boy who
is 100 per cent perfect physically and
the one who is at the head of the class
but who is physically deficient and
asked which the average parent would
prefer. In conclusion, he said that we
owe it to the children to teach them
how to keep physically fit and how to
defend themselves. -.
DR.. E. w. Kaiher and Rev. A. c.
Bacon spoke briefly on the subject,
saying that they were in favor Of a
main team in athletics but as many
other teams as possible. DR.. Kaliher
said that the athlete can be singled
out by the way he carries himself.
Erwin Dunphy, athletic coach, ex-
pressed himself strongly in favor of
athletics for physical training. He
said that it is impossible for all to par.
ticipate, but all are given chance, and
he gave two reasons why all cannot
figure in athletics. First, because the
local schools have not enough equip
ment and there is too much work for
one coach, and in the second place, be,
cause the parents of some children will
not permit their taking any part in ath-
1etics. Students must be up in their
subjects and this Keeps some of them
out. Mr.. Dunphy said that he is SER
iously handicapped in his work in the
schools here on account of the lack of
equipment. He mentioned that about
$500 worth of equipment had been
given to the local schools by Carleton
college.
Other numbers on the program in.
cluded vocal solo by Miss Delphine
Hall, short play by pupils of the
Hawthorne 5th grade and two selec
tions by the hi gh school boys glee
club. All Of the9e numbers were thor.
oughly enjoyed.
The program committee for the next
meeting, to b held the third Tuesday
in February, follows: Mrs. E. B. Berg
quist, the Misses Humphries, johnson
and Erickson and Chas. Sylvester and
Earl V. Wetzel. 49,. .-r.
Wiring Of Pierz and was % years old.
Surviving are her husband and three
children, one years, one 16 months
and one weeks old.
The funeral was held from Sacred
Heart church Wednesday morning al
10 O'Clock, Fir. Altendorf officiating