University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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ii Lathrop Hall WoMENS Physical Education LTHOUGH the Department of Physical Education for Women did not come into being until 1889, work in Physical Education really started in 1878. At that time volunteer classes, under the direction of an untrained but enthusi- astic Freshman, were held in Ladies ' Hall, as Chadbourne was then called. These classes continued in a rather desultory fashion until the work received recognition from the Regents in 1889. That year classes were held regularly in Chadbourne Hall in a small room used jointly with the Music Department. The following year the work was made a requirement and since then growth and progress have been constant and rapid. From its humble beginning in one small room the Department has expanded until now it has outgrown Lathrop Hall, the Field House, and present outdoor play space. We are look- ing forward to the time when Lathrop may be taken over as a Women ' s Union and when a new and adequate gymnasium will be built adjacent to enlarged and permanent play fields. The Department assumes as one of its main responsibilities the promotion of wholesome physical recreation in interesting and suitable form for all women in the University. In the past two years, intramural athletics have made enormous strides and now, in addition to the regular required sports, over fifty ditferent groups voluntarily and regularly participate in intramural activities all year along. Another important phase of the Department ' s work is the four-year course in Physical Education which was established in 1911-12. This has as its object the training of leaders and teachers in this field and at present the graduates of this Department are filling important positions in leading institutions throughout the country. ' .. .c: r Blanche M- Trilling Director of Women s Physical Education t-9]

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jviiijuisnun Mens Physical Education George Littli DtrectoT of Athlttics CASUAL observer is entirely unfamiliar with the functions of a department of physical education, or athletics, in the colleges and universities today. Wisconsin, in keeping with the present trend in this field, has been a leader in broadening her athletic policies. The athletic director is facing a distinct obligation in the conduct of his physical education program. This obligation is one due the entire student body and is just as important as the development of winning intercollegiate athletic teams. It is toward the end of benefiting every student in the univer- sity that many changes have been made in Wisconsin ' s athletic program. The professor is charged with the mental training of students. It is of equal importance that the physical education department realize that these same students must be developed by a strong physique. A sound body is vital to the success of any young man in his life work after graduation. The student, before being assigned to any type of athletic work, is given a thorough medical examination. He is then classified according to the character of his physical make-up. The department then prescribes one of three courses for each boy. The abnormal physical type is usually called upon to represent the institution in intercollegiate athletic competition. The subnormal receive special work in corrective exercise. Their deficien- cies are studied. Every effort is made by staff members to remedy the physical weaknesses in these boys by careful supervision of their activities. The great majority of students are classified as normal types. It is in the conduct of the program for these students that Wisconsin has introduced the new theories mentioned above. The idea at the bottom of several recent alterations has been to teach the boys to enioy their exercise, and to take part more generally in team games. It IS our aim to give the students something that they may carry away with them. In other words, we hope they will form habits of exercise which they will continue to practice after their days in college. In this connection Wisconsin has made it possible to acquire regular credit in physical education by competing in intramural athletics. Here the element of team play has been emphasized and the proper supervision provided. Thus, the participants in our intramural program are learning to enjoy their exercise and at the same time are profiting by the same. To properly conduct such an athletics for all campaign, increased facilities have been acquired. Both indoor and outdoor playing areas are being added each year in Wisconsin ' s effort to do her part physically for every student in the university [HI

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Sunset The Summer Session O UR Summer Session has earned through successfully the first stage of its new experiment, nine-u ' eeks courses for graduate students, in order to shorten the number of years requisite for obtaining a higher degree by summer study. Last summer, eighteen professors gave courses to more than two hundred post graduates, most of them teachers, each of whom was thus enabled to earn half a semester of residence credit. During the coming summer, an en- larged staff will offer approximately fifty courses in the nine-weeks session. The plan offers better facilities for intensive graduate work than are possible in the six-weeks term, and it is the belief of the faculty that all graduate work may soon be moved over on the longer term basis. As yet, however, some graduate work and all undergraduate courses are maintained on the six-weeks basis as hitherto. The undergraduate may earn a third of a semester ' s credit. The privileges which are more highly appreciated, however, I judge to be those of taking electives not otherwise available, of completing special requirements, such as those for the teacher ' s certificate, and of making up delinquencies. For these purposes, the six-weeks session seems to suffice, and it will probably be some time before the demand becomes strong for a longer term for undergraduate work. Should it he demanded, however, the need will be met. The Summer Session, while a recognized part of the regular work of the University, is designed to meet special educational needs, and every effort will be made to keep it responsive to legitimate demands which may be made upon it. Scott H. Gooonicht DiTectoT of Summer Sesiton Ijo!