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results, they said, in not getting the
full benefit of the physical training
| period, and in students having to
rush to the next class not always
100 per cent clothed in order not
to be late.
Aims at Five Periods.
The Board of Education has au-
thorized a minimum of two periods
a week and up to five periods where
facilities permit in the senior high
schools. The high schools average
from two to five periods a week
but only one-Calvin Coolidge-has
the five-period program for all STU
dents. 1t is this program that the
health and physical education de-
partment would like to see in all
senior high schools and which would
along with expansion of the school
medical services of the health de-
partment, do much to reduce the
! large percentage of District men
rejected by the Army as physically
unfit.
1t would take an estimated 43
additional instructors to put five
periods a week in for all students
in all senior high schools.
Of the pupils polled at Coolidge,
there was not single protest on the
program which has been called by
Hardy Pearce, acting director of
health and physical education in
the white schools, ideal. But
one boy did say he wasn't keen on
having it every day.
Three Activity Periods.
! Coolidge has three activity peri
DDS and two of hygiene studies a
week. There was general agree
ment among the students polled
that classes could be smaller. Com
mentS included:
Il like our gym program very
much. especially because We do have
! it for five days week, but I would
prefer having activity periods in
stead of hygiene or first aid twice
a week"
Like the program? Definitely
1t is healthy and good exercise"
Yes, but the boys don't have
enough activity. We need more
ping pong and other such games. -
Il like gym more than hygiene
I feel the classes are too large
Il like it. I have rest period ir
which I have a beach chair anc
blanket and try to sleep. One thins
I think would benefit the girls tax.
ing rest program is to have 6
study hall. They would not have
/ to climb stairs and could get home.
work done so they could 60 to bee
earlier"
Here's what some of the Other
students think about physical ed
ucation:
Western.
PERSONALLY I like physical edu.
cation because I am quite a bit
overweight and by taking gym eXer'
cises I will probably be able Il
take off few extra pounds Alst
feel better after a gym period
Physical education is my favoritt
period. However, I don't seem t.
have enough time for dressing prop
erly. If We had more time to make
ourselves preSentable for the mex
class, it would be swell"
! Il like physical education because
of the sport of it. The only improve
ment would suggest would be long
er dressing time"
Physical education to me is abou
a $3.50 subject. I like it because O.
the sports and awards that can b'
won and after a few periods it re.
lakes fellow. I dislike it because i
takes me quite while to dress
| making lIle ldLe lot CLASS.
L don't like physical education
because I think it's waste of time
that could be put to better use: fol
instance reading or studying"
Il don't like physical education
because we don't do the things we
want to. 1t could easily be i'm
proved by taking a vote on the &C.
tivities. Besides this I think we
should be allowed more time fol
dressing"
Il dislike it because after I've
taken a period and go to my next
class I feel tired and worn out. My
opinion is that they should only
have it during last periods
Central.
Il think our gym program is rea
good We play most all kinds OF
sports and most boys enjoy it. How
ever, a large majority of the boys
take cadets or other sports. Be-
cause of this none of the sports are
overcrowded"
About a month ago I could have
said plenty of things 1 didn't like
but now it's okay."
Il like it very much. It's diff
ferent. Most schools have those
boring. useless gym classes but Cen
tral, we've got good one
For the past few months pro-
grams at Central in physical &c
have improved lot Before we ac.
tually start the class, we exercise
which makes us feel more like play.
ing games"
Sure we've got a good program
Good teachers and all of us try te
cooperate"
There has been talk of cutting
programs out after school due tt
the war, but I think it's silly. Nov
is when we need physical training
more than ever"
Roosevelt.
insufficient, due to the fact tina
the students do not cooperate. I
a student can get by, being laZ.
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