Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-01
MYSTICAL EDUCATION IN
| VIRGINIA GAINS GROUND
kports Show Satisfactory
Progress, Especially in
Rural Districts.
bLD ExEnOIsEs THRICE WEEK
Corresponding Gnin IL Made This
fcnr, APPROX imntcIy F'our-hfhs al
pupils In state WIN Have 1inh
Phykicnl Inspections.

physical education reports for tn"
. 1ool year 1912. as compiled by
By g. Throncr, state supervisor or
8ysical education. and submitted 10
HitS Superintendent Harris Hart.
Hbw satisfactory progress. especial"
rural BchooIa. Mr.. Hart announced
rtcrday.
An important phase OF tho physical
fIcation program is the physical In
8ection OF school children by their
8,chers. the report shows. Tho total
8lonl enrolment for city and rural
hools in i?2l-22 was 52i,s5G or .Nis
mher. SaiSs7 physical Inspections
FRO made for malnutritlun and for
fects Of eyes. hearing. teeth ana
igils. There were $4,000 NOR" phys
81 Inspections OF rural children
tde last year than In the previous
ar. II a corresponding gain is
aho this session. approximately
HSs- fifths OF tho tchool children or
rriina Will. during tho current
sr. havo had physical inspection.
Threo Ersrci.es a Week.
tn 1e7l-27 phyH;cal exercises wore
8nduoted at least three times per
=5k In 2.47o OF tho f.3s7 rural
boots.
rha State Department OF Education
IL made strenuous Efforts - inter
counties In employing physical d..
dtors for supervisory purposes
bong tho nchools the report states
- ut yoas thers wore county phys
6hl directors in Arlington and Nor
Dix. During tho two years in which
L.,
lam has been maintained IN Nir-
MIA, only two counties. Arlington
d Norfolk, where urbnu conditions
Id. employed physical directors. The
: port states This condition viii he
.proved during the presen, session,
Culpcaer Elizabeth CITY. Isl. %:
We hu1ployeG physical directors, &C
riding 10 the reports.
Organize, Supervise md Direct.
3The duties ~ the county physical
fectors are 10 organize. supervise
Ii direct Progressively gradsd
i by physical training program foE
II schools and grades therein. as
I'm as 20 cooperate with other
alth officers and workers The d.
3c,o! teaches physical education
ison IN tn. school room and leaves
o. with The teacher who conducts TINS
pix daily until tho directors next
ISL, when a new lesson Is EXPLAINED
Bd taught In the absenc. OF school
8rscs. the physical director also Is
neCtct TO Cooperate with. and TO
siit, teachers conducting physical
2spections In addition. the director
6ipervts.s activities o. the play
ound and organizes county school
Phle,!e Leagues for graded and high
1hoo!s in basketball. baseball ard
sGE In after school hours the d.
I h. coaches tn. athletic teams. .s-
p i,lly those OF tho larger high
= Sls OF IN. county. and assists "ith
I'd rura! recreation IN general.
EHli. important health and physical
ucst'nr program s. ga.nirg ground
Virginia under IN" provision ~
West Law I. IS hoped mat shortly
e BODY will be provided for as amply
thu mind In tn. education o: tho
HslnY generation The experiences
tho world war revealed tho an
rrat;ve need % physical education,
o report states Virginia, thrcuE n
bly, constituted agencies. Is seeking
NEE. this need