Panzer College - Olympia Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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|rsJ , ' 5lra. ' r5J|3Jrslr£Jfa)fairaJBlRlr faiaraJfaJiaJralRjf5JiaJiaJ[alra)[aJRj| raJrdral[Blfar rara History of the College Panzer College of Physical Education and Hygiene was founded in September, 1917, while this nation was engaged in the First World War. From data collected by the selective service at that time, it was discovered that thirty-three per cent of the men called for national service were physi- cally unfit. Throughout the nation physical education was made compulsory in the public schools by the State Legislatures. In New Jersey, the Pierson Act stipulated that, There shall be established and made a part of the course of instruction in the public schools of th; State what shall be knOvvn as ' A Course in Physical Training. ' This act became school law, but there were no instructions in the State for the preparation of teachers of physical training and hygiene. There- fore, in the fall of 1917, a group of interested men and women established the Newark Normal School of Physical Education and Hygiene in the city of Newark. Randall D. Warden and Matthias H. Macherey, Supervisors of Physical Education in the Newark Public Schools, were elected President and Vice-President respectively, of the newly founded institution. The cur- riculum was a two year normal course in physical education and hygiene for both men and women. Mr. Warden and Mr. Macherey relinquished their connections with the school in 1919, and Henry Panzer was appointed president. Property was pur- chased in East Orange and a new building erected in 1926. Immediately after the change in location there was a reorganization of the school into a teachers ' college. In December, 1928, the State Board of Education of New Jersey ap- proved the four-year curriculum and authorized the college to grant the de- gree of Bachelor of Physical Education. The name of the institution was changed by the Board of Trustees to Panzer College of Physical Education and Hygiene in honor of its President, Henry Panzer, who died in October, 1932. As his successor the Trustees selected Miss Margaret C. Brown, who had been Dean and Registrar of the College since 1921. In 1938, the State Board of Education gave Panzer College the authority to confer a degree of Bachelor of Science of Education. The year 1943, the twenty-sixth anniversary of Panzer College, again found the nation engaged in another World War. To meet ' the exigencies caused by the conflict, the program was accelerated so that the young men who would be called for service could finish their courses and thus be better able to serve their country. The four-year course has now become a three-year program by using the summer sessions. Half the men alumni and many under- classmen have joined the for ces and are serving on far distant shores. The records of their achievements reflect the quality of their education. Prt( e Tliree T

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