Broward Community College - Silver Sands Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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The Philusophy of Physical Education The futile effort of climbing hand over hand up a vertical fifty-foot rope, the acute chest pains after a long run, the migranes from over ex- ertion, and all of the muscle aches and pains that come with the strain- ing of an out of shape body. These are the qualities that make physical education one of America's unwel- come educational endeavors. It has no doubt entered the mind of many an out of shape student to call it quits and remain flabby just for the sheer ecstacy of being able to sit and watch others torture themselves. Why are you taking physical edu- cation courses? Are they really neces- sary? What sadist dreamed up these weird courses? Sit back and exercise your eyes for awhile and you will understand why there are phys. ed. courses and what's more, what's in it for you.

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nueuvwufwt-ufnwff-un. an 1 V .sp to .1 l Li lllffif' ,ff ii' I I nnvur-ev U ' llllllilll ,. 1, , i -fs., EUUSIN -1 I . The fact that Bob has been a finalist in every state speech tournament this year lends credence to his ahility. The fact that he has placed first or second in a majority of the contests confirms his effectiveness. He is proudest of his victory at the Florida State Invitational Tournament at Tallahassee where he spoke on respecting Vietnam XVar dissenters. He later taped the speech for the use of Flor- ida State University. Bob was born twenty years ago in Forest Hills, Long Island, New York, and is a graduate of Chaminade High School in Hollywood. He became intersted in forensics in his freshman year at BIC when two of his friends formed the first speech and debat team on the campus. Bob has tried many categories of speaking but fayors oratory and oral interpretation. Public speaking can be very beneficial to a student and Bob thinks his experiences 'ihelped me get an honor- able mention for Sophomore Man of the Year. But hc has found more than just glory and acclaim in Forensics. Public speaking has allowed me to express my yiews on the political and social issues to a great number of people. In the National Forensic Tournament held recently in 5 i N -cr ' Miami Beach, Bob was a semi-fina'list. This along with his other successes has encouraged Bob to major in speech when he goes to FSU this fall and hopes to become active in the usenior circuit of forensics. As for this summer Bob has his work cut out for him as he is working in Senator Eugene NIcCarthy's presidential campaign. XVhy did B,lC's championship speaker choose to support Senator Mc-Carthy? 'Because Senator McCarthy stood up alone when it counted the most. He stood the chance of losing everything he had worked twenty years to get when he announced his candidacy for the Democratic Presidential Nomiantionf' And what if McCarthy's bid is unsuccessful? Then we at least owe the man a debt of gratitude for his attempt to bring this country back to political and social responsibility. Along with his forensic abilities Bob takes the respect and admiration of his fellow students with him when he goes to FSU next fall. Bob has one regret though, I wish we had a display case so the students could see and be proud of all the Forensic teams' trophies. It better be a big trophy case if there are more Bob Van den Bergs coming to Broward. 19

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The first and most obvious explana- tion is that the state of Florida re- quires that junior college students take a specified number of physical education courses. The other reason is explained by the theory that a healthier citizen is a better citizen. Look, for example, at the courses offered. They aren't there out of sheer coincidence. They have been system- atically chosen for you keeping in mind both variety and student prefer- ence. If a student would like to see the introduction of a new sport frugby?D or the extention of an old one, he should see Mr. Rex Brumley, director of the HPR department. Then, if enough interest is shown in that sport, Brumley will be the man to get things rolling. From him it goes to the administration where it will pass through an investigation. This involves the answering of such questions as: What is the cost of such a program? Can we afford it this year? What would be the cost to the individual student? Is it prac- tical? Do we have the space andfor equipment? Are enough people in- terested in it? And most important, do we have. or can we get, an in- structor that not only knows the sport but can effectively teach it? From the general tone of these questions it would seem that the cause was hopeless. But this is not the case. These are the same ques- tions that you would ask if you were making the decision. Most, if not all, of the sports of- fered at BJC are geared to the activity as well as to the facilities available to the student. Bowling and skin diving are two courses added to the curriculum because of their feasibility as well as their popularity in the South Florida area. Unam1ed defense is another course offered because the students requested it. Already existing sports such as baseball, basketball, and tennis have been expanded and developed be- cause of expressed student interest. Intramural competition in these sports is subsidized by the student activities fee. The same fee covers a portion of other sports such as golf and the aforementioned bowling and skin diving. Due to this subsidation, courses which would ordinarily cost a small fortune can be offered at the lowest possible cost. Those students who take the uni- versity parallel courses Ctennis, hand- ball, gymnastics, etc.l are taking credits paid for by all of those who put forth a physical education fee during registration. Thusly, most of the costs to the individual student is kept to a minimum. It is interesting to note that the administration and the physical edu- cation department agree on one fact: most of the courses are offered be- cause they can be continued after graduation without the expense and bother of high priced equipment. The college hopes that the individual will continue to develop the talents which he has discovered and that they will become an integral part of his every- day life after he leaves the junior col- lege. Brumley expresses the hope that this talent will develop a person's self confidence, sociability and sense of fair play. Physical education is the education through the physical not of the physical, say Brumley. It may sound strange to say that you are training your mind through your body so that you can better control both your body and your mind - but it makes good sense. It must be remembered at all times that the mental and physical educa- tion works together. As the mental strives to create aims, rules, methods, and respect for another mind, so does physical eduction strive to create the individual who will display these es- sential attributcs on the physical level. Physical education is attempt- ing through the efforts of its instruc- tors to develop a more active and thus a more perfect human being through active participation in the physical sports. Competition with others, a healthy competition, to at- tain onc goal in life. active interest- both mental and physical. 21