| Show Physical Need Claims Calling for improvement in the athletic program of Guilford E. Garness Professor of Physics and Chairman of the Physical Education pointed out that a major in Physical Education is often taken the course of least Purdom said that it was his wish to see the Physical Education department which comprises approximately fifteen per cent of the student body made as strong as any of the other seventeen departments in which majors are Commenting upon the values of athletics in building Dr Purdom the opinion shared by sports alone cannot build It can teach but character building comes only from a synthesis of sports with academic Purdom is not in favor of the recent trend toward athletics back into the hands of the and the hope that colleges will produce more competent coaches who will be properly trained to manage Outlining a program of Purdom favored the cut- ting out of all gate receipts and financing the physical education program entirely from endowment he would relieve a good deal of the pressure and criticism brought to bear on the physical education department from supporters when things go While favoring the awarding of athletic scholarships to deserving Purdom does not fel that the pooling of funds pro vides the best He deems it best to have a close tie up be tween the recipient of scholarship aid and the donor since this procedure provides an added incentive for the boy who knows he is being backed by people at |
