Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Boston Bouve Still growing In liberal arts, they concen- trate on the mind — the mean- ing of life, the social sciences. In business they deal with the numbers — the costs, the prof- its. But in Boston Bouve College, they work for the body. Physical education, recrea- tion education, physical ther- apy and health education are all part of Boston Bouve. The Boston School of Physi- cal Education was founded in 1913 to train women in physi- cal education. Those women, unlike today ' s student, paid $100 year tuition and a per- centage of their first-year ' s sal- ary after graduation. In 1964, the school became part of Northeastern and was rechristened Boston Bouve. From there it was golden. The only majors available when the school merged with Northeastern were physical education and physical ther- apy. A year later, in 1965, rec- reation education was added and health education came along in 1972. Perhaps one of the most demanding majors in the entire university is physical therapy. Students are pre- pared, through classwork and hospital experience, to work with the physically disabled of all ages in hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes. It ' s tough, demanding and — if you make it — rewarding. Students concentrate on the more liberal arts as well as sci- ences during the first two years and then move on to the more professional courses — anatomy, kinesiology, neurol- ogy, physiology and clinical medicine. Field experience comes in the form of cooperative place- ment in various hospitals, clin- ics and other health institu- tions. Working with the disa- bled, young and old, can be a frustrating, depressing and, fortunately, often happy expe- rience. The job and classwork demand intense concentration, perseverance and drive. Health education majors are concerned with teaching and all levels — with emphasis on drug abuse and use, mental health, aging and health prob- lems. Students in this five-year

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units. The merging in 1971 of the two formerly separate col- leges, pharmacy and allied health helped bridge the com- munications gap between the professions. Allied health offered pro- grams in medical laboratory science, respiratory therapy, medical records administra- tion, dental hygiene, physicial assistance, radiologic technol- ogy management, nursing home administration and hematology. — Theresa Strahan

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program work in hospitals and community centers, learning about family and community health problems. Recreation education majors specialize in community recre- ation, therapeutic recreation or outdoor education and con- servation. The program is wide-rang- ing — and includes study in arts and crafts, music, thera- peutic recreation sports, out- door education, school camp- ing and park programming. Students work indoors and out with children and adults in youth agencies, recreation departments, hospitals and other institutions. In addition, students spend time at the university ' s Warren Center, in Ashland, which Dean Catherine Allen calls an outdoor lab for Boston Bouve College. The department conducts during the summer a six-week camp for the severely handi- capped, in conjunction with the Easter Seals program. The physical education majors are trained to teach at elementary and secondary lev- els, and may minor in athletic training, coaching, dancing, or the sciences. They also spend time at Ashland, and in their senior year are assigned to various student teaching positions in schools in the Boston area. Boston Bouve has changed with the times, according to Dean Allen. An associate degree was established in therapeutic rec- reation for nursing home directors, and was run out of University and Lincoln Col- leges. A part-time master ' s pro- gram in physical education and recreation education in 1970. The growth has been enor- mous — 10 graduates in 1915, and 1500 last year. Health and recreation edu- cation have become increas- ingly attractive to incoming freshmen, and physical ther- apy and physical education continue to grow. — Mary Concannon