The Health bulletin [serial] - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

10 The Health Bulletin September, 1951a good program for their own particularschool or administrative unit. The basicphilosophy of physical education isclearly stated through the discussion ofthe child, his needs, and his ways ofacquiring motor skills. Schedules andprocedures for setting up a program areoutlined. Standards for facilities andequipment are suggested.The game area describes suitable activitiesfor physical education in grade1-8. All analysis of skills developedthrough lead up games is given. Thissection also contains relays with thegeneral teaching suggestions, rhythms,individual and dual sports, stunts andtvunbling and many other activities thatchallenge the interests of our boys andgirls because they parallel with thenormal growth and development of each.Desirable types of physical activityon body mechanics, self testing activities,recreation, camping, intramurals,aquatics and special day programs arealso presented because these activitieshave become an important phase ofphysical education programs.The general purpose of this newcourse of study in physical educationis to provide an abundance of practicalmaterials that can be used by classroomteachers in rural and city schools sothat their teaching will be more effectiveand it is a hope that each one willrealize a feeling of satisfaction from theuse of the new bulletin as a guide.HEALTH EDUCATION WORKSHOPCHAPEL HILL, N. C—JUNE 11-JULY 19, 1951By Annie Ray Moore, Health EducatorSchool Health Coordinating ServiceRaleigh, North CarolinaNot all the way from Manteo toMurphy but from Hatteras to Rutherfordtoncame the 30 teachers, principals,and supervisors to attend the HealthEducation Workshop. These participantsrepresented all grades from 1 thorugh12 and principals and supervisors too.They came from the following coimties:Catawba, Chatham, Cumberland, Dare,Durham, Gaston, Forsyth, Harnett,Mecklenburg, Onslow, Randolph, Rowan,Rutherford and Wake.Again this summer the workshop wasjointly sponsored and carried on for sixweeks by the University of North Carolinaand the School Health CoordinatingService of the State Department ofPublic Instruction and the State Boardof Health. Charles E. Spencer, Directorof the School Health Coordinating Service,directed the workshop. The N. C.Division of the American Cancer Societyand the North Carolina TuberculosisAssociation provided financial assistance.Many participants receivedscholarships from their own county orcity Tuberculosis Association, CancerSociety, or School Health Fund.These school people came to the workshopto get help in solving health problemsand to improve their own schooland commimlty health programs.The first several days were spent ingetting acquainted with resources andin identifying and defining health problems.Then by planning together the participantsand staff were able to providemany experiences through which theparticipants were able to acquire scientificinformation and practical techniquesfor solving these problems.Each participant had a variety ofexperiences. These activities includedworking in large and small groups, committeework, field trips, film showings,panel discussion, demonstrations, lecture-discussions,interviews, physicaleducation and recreation.Visiting consultants to the workshopprovided scientific information and aknowledge of resources. These consultantscame from the University staff andcommunity, from the official and volun-