The Growth Of Physical Education In The State Teachers Colleges Of New York In Relation To Certain Socio-economic Factors

Sponsoring Committee: Dr* Leonard A* Larson, Chairman Dr. John C. Payne * and Dr. Louis E. Raths THE GROWTH OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGES OF NEW YORK IN RELATION TO CERTAIN SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS SAMUEL ANTHONY WILLIAMS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Education of New York University 19^0 fShtglf,accepted *»fBPR 1 013Sg The student hereby guarantees that no part of the dissertation or document which he has submitted for publication has been heretofore published and (or) copyrighted in the United States of America, except in the case of passages quoted from other published sources; that he is the sole author and proprietor of said dissertation or document; that the dissertation or document contains no matter which, if published, will be libelous or otherwise injurious, or infringe in any way the copyright of any other party; and that he will defend, indemnify and hold harmless New York University against all suits and proceedings which may be brought and against all claims which may be made against New York University by reason of the publication of said dissertation or document. Signed Samuel A. Williams Dedicated to Ruth and Tony ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS While recognition cannot be given to all who have contributed to this study* appreciation may be expressed to those who have given special assistance in the development of the study and in the collection of the data* Professor Leonard A* Larson* who was Chairman of my committee* gave freely of his time and energy as counse­ lor and critic* without whose help the outline may never have been completed* Professor Jay B. Nash* who guided the preliminary research* was also a great aid in the development of the sec­ tion on philosophy* To Professors John C* Payne and Louis E. Baths* the other two members of my committee* 1 am indebted; to the for­ mer for teaching me how to do historical research and for aid in finding and stating the problem; to the latter for direct­ ing the research into channels which could reasonably bear fruit. Mr. Ellis H. Champlin, Director of the Division of Health and Physical Education* and Mr. Caswell M* Miles* Chief of the Bureau of Physical Education* made a major con­ tribution to the development of this study* by making avail­ able sf>ace in the Division* time of their own and of their ill ^ " staffs * and records of both the Division of Health and Phy­ sical Education and the Bureau of Physical Education* as well as offering encouragement and advice. The following members of the State Education De­ partment were mos t helpful by offering suggestions for re­ search and in making available records of the Department: Hermann Cooper* Assistant Commissioner for Teacher Education; J. Cayce Morrison* Assistant Commissioner for Research; Edward S. Mooney* Supervisor* Teacher Education; Wayne W. Soper* Sta­ tistical Services; George A. Roberts* Statistician for the Division of Health and Physical Education. Presidents of the eleven State Teachers Colleges* Librarians* Directors of Health and Physical Education and their Staffs* Deans of the colleges* and Financial Secretar­ ies gave generously of their time and effort in the location of data for this study. Oliver C. Carmichael* Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York* and Dr. Alvin C. Eurich* President of the State University of New York* were especially helpful in the encouragement of this study and in directing me to the sources of help at the State Education Department. Finally* appreciation is due my family* and my friends. To my wife* Ruth Sadler Williams* 1 owe a debt of gratitude for encouragement and assistance. The constant In