Panzer College - Olympia Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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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 selec- tive service at that time, it was discovered that thirty-three per cent of the men called for national service were physically 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 instruc- tion in the public schools of the State what shall be known as ' A Course in Physical Training ' . This act became school law, but there were no instructions in the State for the pre- paration of teachers of physical training and hygiene. Therefore, 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. Ma- cherey, Supervisors of Physical Education in the Newark Public Schools, were elected Presi- dent and Vice-President respectively, of the newly founded institution. The curriculum was a two-year normal course in physical education and hygiene for both men and women. Mr. Warden and Mr. Macherery relinquished their connections with the school in 1910, and Henry Panzer was appointed President. Property was purchased 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 approved the four-year curriculum and authorized the college to grant the degree of Bachelor of Physical Education. The name of the insti- tution 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 suc- cessor 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 in Education. The year 1944, the twenty-seventh anniversary of Panzer College, found our nation engaged in another World War. Records show that two hundred and twenty-nine alumni and students, including six women, have en:ered the armed forces. The college program was streamlined to meet the needs of a natio 1 at war for teachers. The four-year course was accelerated to three years by using sum ner terms ; extra-curricular activities were re- duced; and many faculty changes occurred. Yet through it all, scholarship was main- tained, and the class of 1944 graduates well prepared for teaching. Page Three