Queens College - Silhouette Yearbook (Queens, NY)

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DIFFEHE T ELAN In these days of hell on wings and wheels more is required of the hu- man mechanism than in any other time in history. True, we may have machines to kill with, but working those machines and rebuilding what they have destroyed is no push-but- ton job. It is Work that requires quick reflexes, sharp nerves, and ust plain physical endurance. lrVorking on this thesis, the Physical Education Department at Queens College has been making re- visions in its curriculum for the past year. W'e have retained the social dancing classes and the badminton classes--but something new has been added, and more will follow. What has come? Calisthenics have been going on in each physical traina ing course for two reasons-to con- dition and loosen up the body and to make the student more responsive to commands. The so-called heavy', or more vigorous activities have found a def- inite place on the curriculum. Ju-

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TEP This means today! the new military drill course. It is not a grand scale military show with brass bands, shining boots and clank- ing swords-but just a group of fellows who, realizing what lies before them, want to use their spare time to prepare themselves as best they can without giving up their college until they are called. The course is not wide in scope-there is no advanced and technical mili- tary science. Its purpose is . . to school prospective draftees in the modern revised military movements and the corresponding command drills and to afford each individual with a chance to issue commands with the proper inflection and timing in accordance with the oflicial military practice .... And so physical educa- tion enters a new phase-at least new for Queens Col- lege and no one can deny its place.

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do, more commonly known as jiu jitsu, has been very popular with the men. Weight lifting was also started in the after Pearl Harbor semester. The Physical Education Department believes that lifting 175 pounds for a semester or two will make you a mighty useful citi- zen in this war-and rightfully so. And then there are the other body- builders-wrestling, boxing, and tumbling-muscle and nerve condi- tioners, all. And what will come? llr. Dambach and his department, working in conjunction with the Medical Oflice, have outlined a plan for a more comprehensive survey of health conditions among the student body. There is a threefold purpose for this program, let the student know how he stands physically-let the college know how he stands physically- and let the old Draft Board know too. This means that the student will go through a much more detailed examination in the future-including measurements of speed, endurance, explosive power, and just plain brawn. From these tests the Nledical and Physical Education Oflices will make charts showing the school's norm so that each student will be able to see exactly how he marks up physically in relation to his fellow ealth Classzficatzon Part Wa OPhsEd If the war strikes directly at Queens College your life and the students will depend on your strength speed courage and discipline points out the Physical Education Department in its latest report That you may have to give -first aid tight fires extricate people from the ruins of buildings in case of a bombing is the :basis ,for the plea to you to 'get into good physical condition and to acquire the skills which will en- able you save lives. To facilitate you in your task, the department will shortly embark on a three point war time program consisting of classi f - of the student .- ' lth groups, 1' Rewszons ment intends to use the dynamo meter to test grip and arm strergth, the weights to test lift ing ,ower dashes and Jumps to test sp.. d In order to confine the tests as much as possible to the determinati-on of pure strength the department will for instance eliminate the crouch in the sprints. Tests of coordination or motor ability will be given in each of the Phys. Ed. courses and the students be similarly on these factors. The complete classification will be intended primarily to show the student where he stands in regard to his health, and to give the department a general idea of the health level of the school. It ' Q.-. ,- help guide , gt ,, , anti bowl adde this eig i students. 5 ' U 'r fe , 0 0 V I O 0 o ' ll , i - ' 7 I ' - . , r lives of your friends and fellow . 1 . i I 9 i Q , Y' , A ' re ' ' ' ' C , 5 7 S e f . 7 1 i ls , , be r F e N S-l I c i si x x .ii i L 0? ' K n - a 17