| Show WILL ST START ART I I NEW SYSTEM J I OF TRAINING f t Director W. W E. E Day to Inaugurate Inaugurate rate Monthly Tests in PhYsical Physical 1 cal Education Work ALL PUPILS TO TAKE PART Better Beter Posture Will Wi Be Taught Taught- Inter Interschool chool Athletic Meets i 1 WilI i Be Held Often Ofen j jA A ANEW A NEW Y system of physical education I win will wi b be Inaugurated In the city ly public schools this year nar b by William Wilt Will Wi- Wi iam ham E E. Da Day director of physical education edu ration cation In the Salt Lake Lako public schools 1 verv J-verv ry pupi excepting those physically disabled will wi take part and monthly tests will vIll be made at every school chool cf et the et city tho record of oC each school to be ie compared with wih the records of other I schools Each grade will nJ be given ten lessons besona In gymnastics Including setting up tx- tx EX- EX marching calisthenics dancing ng steps and anti two to Barnes fames or contests In Itt addition there will wI be five other gan games ts for competition by br all al pupils there will wi be the regular contests con con- con con- tests among amons the schools such as baseball base base- ball bal running basketball and other I f j forms Corms of sport port Ten minutes will wl be directed each day to a 0 play period In ever every school At this time tame the garies gares will wm be taught and contests pulled off oc s so that every pupil pupi will wl learn at least leat twenty twenty five games during the tho Year year Director Day d declares clares that considerable attention also alst will wi be paid to the development of oC character and ho will wi strongly emphasize clean sport during nil all al instruction To Teach Folk Donces I r 1 wish every schoolhouse was equipped with a big gymnasium with showers and a swimming pool as thou then the work could be Increased cd and be made more thorough and effective says san Director Da Day Two folk tolk dances will wi be taught to s tho the girls of every grade in the schools of the city Another scheme to be worked out Ht nt is 13 isa a new course In posture for pupils Considerable attention will wi be paid this year ar to this phase of ot physical Cd c education tol i and It will wi be the principal work rork in the setting up exercises Dla Diagrams r ms vill iii I b be bl Issued an and distributed among the students showing a good a a. R poor posture an ana an exaggerated pos ios ture Every room will wi be graded for lor posture posture pos pos- ture b by the teachers Those that ere ere- e good will wi be given A those thos poor B. B The percentages percenta es will win be determined ty tT dividing the good posture b by the enrollment enrollment enrolment en en- of the rooms and will II be on the board ever every day says Director Da Day This has a a far reaching reaching effect as It causes a keen rivalry among mong the tle tle different rooms and schools each room trying to get set a perfect l age agE Marching In schools will 1 be entirely t for efficiency and mn many emergency drills dris will wU be given during the year nar emergency Drill Held Hed Jackson school yesterday At A t the tho more than pupils marched out of atthe at ot the rooms and emptied empted the schoolhouse In one minute thirty five seconds durIng durIng dur- dur thirty curan cur cur- trill drill These Thes dr f Ing an emergency enc The will tIll wil be held in all al schoolhouses within the next few weeks Besides the regular physical education 1 tion work there will be the wi athletic ton competition The he purpose e of or ortho tho the new system according to Mr Ir Da Day is that every school boy and girl can cm er e take part In iii physical educational work and learn the proper manner m in which to pia play all al games ames most benefIcial to growing children At U the end 0 of ever every month there thero ym i of ot athletics athletes be n a test on somo some branch or play In au all al schools and the average will bo he taken At the last of ot September Septem Septem- wi in the running running run run- ber bet tho the tests teats will bo taken ning broad Jump wil the supposition b being that the pupils wilt will practice during the tho LL month on this event wi Next ext month iJ th the and other chinning contest will wil be bo held chinning events throughout the tho school year rear 0 |
