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A SURVEY OP THE STATUS OP GOLF IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM A Ti>©sis Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Physical Education The University of Southern California In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts by William M« Archer June 1950 UMI Number: EP62868 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Dissertatioh Pubi &b»ng UMI EP62868 Published by ProQuest LLC (2014). Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 4 8 10 6 - 1346 P. fS p*”Fo5* ^ Ibid., p# 5o6# 2 golf on the Sabbath* Golf in the United States* Throughout the settlement period of America, golf was a relatively unimportant gomo and because of disuse it soon was forgotten entirely. The sport was revived late in the Nineteenth century due to the interest of wealthy Americans who had toured England and Scotland* They returned very enthusiastic about the game. It is only about sixty years since it was introduced* Most of us can remember when the opportunity to play the game was the privilege of the wealthy alone* Now in almost every community there are clubs to fit the limited pocketbook# “Play on public golf links started in 1922 under the auspices of the United States Golf Association*,f3 Golf in schools and colleges* Golf has also been recognized as a useful activity by the majority of the nation’s colleges* Many preparatory schools, particularly in the Eastern states, have their own golf courses* With many of the high schools of the nation patterning their curricula from the outstanding colleges it is quite con ceivable that the secondary schools of the nation will soon be fashioning a curriculum that includes golf* “Golf is an ideal medium to provide enjoyable exercise with an element 3 Ibid., p. 5114-. 3 of sport and falls within the physical limitations of every normal boy or girl*M4 II• STATEMENT OP THE PROBLEM The purpose of the study was to determine the status of golf in the physical education curriculum and to arrive, on the basis of the findings, at constructive recommendations* The study was particularly concerned witht a* Is golf considered a suitable activity for the physical education program? b. To what extent is golf taught in the physical education program in high school? c* What is the average yearly cost of a golf program? d* If golf is not included in the physical education program, what are the reasons: III. LIMITATION OP THE STUDY The study was primarily concerned with the physical education program* Information was sought concerning inter school golf competition as compared to the number of schools teaching golf* Central California, the area from Bakersfield on the South to Redding in the North, was the area from which ^ Ben Thompson, WA High School Golf Program, Scholastic Coach, IX (November, 1939)# P* 22. k information was sought* IV. IMPORTANCE OP THE STUDY The physical, mental and moral development of the individual have often been stressed as among the most im portant aims