Evening star., 1938-03-17
D. c. SCHOOL BODY
CALLS NEW PLAY
PARLEY MARCH 50
Recreation Aims Outlined
at TWo.Hour Conference
of Officials.
TEACHING IN PROGRAM
EMPHASIZED BY BAYH
Speaker Explains That Physical
Education Is Divided Into
Two Divisions.

The Board Of Education will meet
a second time with the administra-
tive heads Of the District recreational
agencies to discuss the King bill for
unification Of the agencies at , pm.
March 80.
Decision to hold this conference
was reached at q recreational con-
ference yesterday in the Franklin
School, at which various recreation
officials outlined their general objec-
tives for the information Of board
members.
At the end Of the two-hour time
limit set for the session by Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle. president Of the board,
several speakers had not been heard,
and the group decided to hold the
second meeting.
First speaker at the conference yes
terday was Birch E. Bayh, head Of
the health and physical education
department. for white schools, who
outlined the recreational aspects Of
the schools physical education pro-
grams.
Creation Of Interest.
A prime object of these programs,
he said. is the creation of interest Of
children in physical activity of a car
ry-over nature that will be useful to
them in after school years. He en-
phasized that teaching" is q definite
part Of the program and urged the
coordination Of policies, ideals and
programs by all recreational agencies.
Robert A. Maurer, vice president of
the board. interrupted to inquire IT,
a program of teaching on play
grounds might not interfere with the
desire Of the children to use them.
1T all depends on the type of
teaching" replied Mr.. Bayh. with
the correct leadership, I don't think
so."
Lewis r. Barrett, co-ordinator Of
recreation. inquired If leaders on the
Fairgrounds had to be the same physi-
cal education teachers who handled
the children in their instruction
periods.
THAT would be the ideal set-up."
Mr.. Bayh responded, but 1t u at
present impractical
Divided Into Two Parts.
Mr.. Bayh explained that school
physical education Is divided into in
struction and Laboratory work" In
instruction periods the children are
taught various games in an effort to
take them out of the dub" class and
thus arouse interest to continue the
sport.
DR.. E. B. Henderson, physical edu-
cation head in the colored schools.
seconded Mr.. Bayh's remarks and
added that physical education teach
ers have a fine opportunity to ad-
vertise recreation to stimulate pupil
interest.
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples. director
of the Community Center Depart
ment, described in detail the activi-
ties of her department, including a
badminton class from the British EN-
bassy and reducing classes for house.
wives and women government en-
ployes.
Have you done all in your power
to cooperate with the other agen-
cies?" she was asked by Henry /.
Quinn. board member,
Absolutely" she replied.
Miss Baker Final Speaker.
Final speaker of the day was Miss
sibyl Baker, supervisor Of the Play
ground Department, who outlined
the history Of her department and
its work in cooperating with the
schools.
Emphasizing that the playground
agency is programming department
that has always had to borrow" most
Of its sites for activities, she said this
borrowing" provided long experience
in co-ordinating with other agencies.
Miss Baker said she was in fulta ac-
cord with the objectives laid down by
Mr.. Bayh and expressed the hope
there would be closer cooperation
between their groups.
The supervisor warned against some
duplication Of activities and such
things as boys playing hard all after
noon and going back at night for
exacting physical activities with boys
clubs. These are dimculties that can