Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
$50 GOLD BADGES WON
BY DISTRICT CONTESTANTS
Physical Education Department Presents
Trophies in Three Glasses Under
Health Program.

Awards for physical efficiency have
been presented TO 4.lSl elementary
:chool nupils who successfully passed
t.* tcet5 OF physical ability prescribed
BIT the Department of Physical Edu.
cation of the District Public schools
ii was announced yesterday by DR..
Eehecca Stoneroad. director.
With different featS set for accom-
pliShment by the boys and girls. three
individual tests. with their respective
awards, were given, In the first test
for boys. for which q certlncate was
awarded, the winners were required to
execute a standing broad Jump OF D
feet Q inches, to chin horizontal par
four times, and to run a 60-yard dash
in 8 SIS seconds The girls first test
requires a 50-yard dash in seconoS;;
a i-foot walk on q balance beam, ana
q basketball throw of so feet.
Silver and Gold Badges.
The second test, offering an award
Of a silver button, demands OF boys,
a standing broad jump of 6 feet 6
inches: an overhead basket ball throw
of IS feet. the Ginning OF hori-
zontal bar six times. and the successful
passing of a general health test. the
girls second test. with an enamel PIN
as the award. requires the completion
of a potato race in 20 seconds, a "a
foot walk on a balance beam with
bean bag on the head while fancy
steps are executed; the pitching of a
basket ball goal two out of five times,
and the passage of the general health
test.
The third test. introduced for the
first time this year. offered gold but
ton To boys who. having passed the
second test in a previous year, ran
60-yard dash in 8 seconds. made
running broad Jump Of - feet. pitched
three strikes" out of a possible six
throws with base ball, and who rated
above the average in posture and
physical exercises. The winners OF the
gold buttons also were required TO
weigh not more than 10 per cent, be-
low the average for their age and
height, and to maintain a ''gooc' or
excellent" record In general health
habits. The standards for the girls
third test were similar to the require
ments met by the boys. with the ex-
ception of the athletic events. IN
these. the girls were required to pitch
basket ball goal three out of five
times: make running catch Of vol
ley bah three times within ID seconds.
and comlete potato race in Is seconds.
1ss Boys Pass Third.
In the nine school divisions I,i3S
boys passed the first test, Dol met the
requirements of the second test and
1e5 passed the third test In the tests
for girls 1868 passed the first 697
passed the second and 1877 met the
third.
Announcing the names of the win
ners yesterday, DR.. Stoneroad explained
that the tests were based on scientific
study of the physical abilities of
children of the elementary school age,
so that no child would be seriously
overtaxing his capacities. AS further
safeguard of the cilildren's own well
fare. DR.. Stoneroad explained that only
one test could be taken in single
year.
The idea is not to develop the
spirit of competition with one onother,
DR. Esoneroad said. but to encourage
children to bring their individual abili-
ties up to q specified standard"
The winners of the three awards. ac-
corciing to division, school grade and
test, follow: