Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
Program Arranged
For Physical Fitness
Farley Opening Friday
Conference at 6. w. U.
Will Be First Of
Kind in District

Many local educators are ex-
pectee to attend George washington
University's general conference on
physical fitness this week end. It
will be the first of its kind to be
held in the District.
Six physical education directors
from the services. including repre-
sentatives of the WAC and
WAVES, will address the opening
session at 8 pm. Friday in the uni
versity's hall of government. They
are expected to describe the needs
of the armed forces and the par
ticular type Of physical training
they prefer.
Speakers at Roosevelt High School
on Saturday will discuss the Office
of Education's recommendation of
physical training and follow the
discussions with demonstrations in
the high school gymnasium.
Other speakers on the opening
night will be Harry S. Wender,
chairman OF the District Recreation
Board, and Miss Louise Stitt. di-
rector of the division Of minimum
wage and labor legislation of the
Women's Bureau of the Department
of Labor. They will discuss de-
mands for training on the civilian
front.
Service Speakers.
Service speakers will be 1t. Col.
Theodore Bank. director of athletics
and physical education of the Army;
James E. Pixlee. director of physical
training for the Army Air Forces;
Comdr Gene Tunney, director of
physical fitness for the Navy;
Comdr. Tom Hamilton. director of
the pre-flight section of the Bureau
Of Aeronautics; 1t. Jenny Turnbull,
offlcer in charge of physical training
for the WAVES, and First Oficer
Dorothea A. Coleman, assistant to
the chief of the training division of
the WAACS.
Saturday the conference will move
to Roosevelt High School to hear
addresses by experts from the
once of Education and by DR..
George c. Rutland, District health
officer. Panels of local educators
will discuss specific problems of
training before the demonstration in
the afternoon.
The conference has been arranged
by Assistant Professor Walter H.
Meyers and Miss Ruth H. Atwell,
directors of physical education for
men and women at the university.
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin will greet
the conference Friday night. and
Athletic Director John Busick will
preside over the luncheon at 1890
pm. Saturday at the high school.
Saturdays Program.
DR.. James H. Fox of the school Of
education will preside over the Sat-
urday morning session, introducing
as speakers DR.. Jackson r. Sharman,
Miss Dorothy La Sale and DR.. Ruth
circuit. specialists in health educa-
ton for the Office of Education.
Boys and girls from Calvin Coolidge,
Anacostia, Roosevelt, Eastern and
Mckinley High Schools will give
demonstrations in the gymnasiums
under the direction Of their physical
education instructors.
Hardy L. Pearce, director Of phys
zeal education for the public schools,
will preside over the boys demon
strations, and Miss Atwell over the
activities for women. Among the
local officials on the discussion
panels will be Recreation Superin-
tendent Milo F. Christensen, 1t.
Comdr. Max harrington, Metropol-
itan Boys Club: Charlie Fyfe, Boys
Club of America; Miss Ann Nc
Clean of the Girl Scouts Of America,
and Miss Mildred Robertson of the
health department Of the public
schools.