Most normal schools had gymnasiums with physical directors, but student participation in athletics and recreation lagged¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 1909 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Fifty-eight of 78 responding schools had gymnasiums in charge of physical directors, yet too few students participated in athletics, and only 33 of 61 responding schools said a majority of students get sufficient recreation. → Arthur Heche 1909

Evidence¶

Arthur Heche 1909¶

Arthur Heche. (1909). A Report on the Teaching and Practice of Hygiene in the Public Normal Schools of the United States. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.jstor.org/journal/jeducreducpsyc

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Questionnaire returns on physical training. Fifty-three schools require gymnastic work. The returns on athletics indicate "too few students participate in this form of exercise," and some students are barred by lack of grounds and supplies.

"Fifty-eight are thus supplied, while 20 report that they are lacking in this particular."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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