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Editorial
August 27, 1936
The Western News
Libby, Lincoln County, Montana
What is this article about?
The editorial supports Bonners Ferry schools' new policy of providing physical development courses to the entire freshman class, addressing criticisms of limited athletic training and emphasizing mass physical education for Olympic competitiveness, as noted by sports writers on the Berlin games.
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IS THIS A WISE PRACTICE?
The Bonners Ferry papers carried an announcement last week to the effect that an innovation would be started in the Bonners Ferry schools this year. It is that the entire freshman class will be given a course in physical development. This, we believe, will prove a wise practice. In spite of the growing popularity of high school athletics, the criticism is sometimes heard that football, basketball and similar sports give systematic athletic training only to a comparatively few of the total number of students. The well-meaning critics suggest that the athletic program ought to include classes in physical development for all the pupils. The benefits of corrective gymnastics could thereby be given to all students who may be in need of it.
It is interesting to note that some of the nationally known sports writers, in their articles descriptive of the Olympic games at Berlin, advanced the thought that if America is to continue a prominent contender in those games it will have to take up in a larger way the physical development of the on-coming generations, and do it by a mass method.
The Bonners Ferry papers carried an announcement last week to the effect that an innovation would be started in the Bonners Ferry schools this year. It is that the entire freshman class will be given a course in physical development. This, we believe, will prove a wise practice. In spite of the growing popularity of high school athletics, the criticism is sometimes heard that football, basketball and similar sports give systematic athletic training only to a comparatively few of the total number of students. The well-meaning critics suggest that the athletic program ought to include classes in physical development for all the pupils. The benefits of corrective gymnastics could thereby be given to all students who may be in need of it.
It is interesting to note that some of the nationally known sports writers, in their articles descriptive of the Olympic games at Berlin, advanced the thought that if America is to continue a prominent contender in those games it will have to take up in a larger way the physical development of the on-coming generations, and do it by a mass method.
What sub-type of article is it?
Education
What keywords are associated?
Physical Education
School Athletics
Olympic Games
Bonners Ferry
Corrective Gymnastics
What entities or persons were involved?
Bonners Ferry Schools
Olympic Games At Berlin
Nationally Known Sports Writers
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Physical Development Courses In Bonners Ferry Schools
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Broader Physical Education
Key Figures
Bonners Ferry Schools
Olympic Games At Berlin
Nationally Known Sports Writers
Key Arguments
Innovation Provides Physical Development To Entire Freshman Class
Addresses Criticism That Athletics Benefit Only A Few Students
Suggests Including Physical Development Classes For All Pupils
Corrective Gymnastics Benefits Those In Need
America Needs Mass Physical Development For Olympic Success