The Administration Of High School Health And Physical Education In The Texas Pandhandle

This thesis, having been approved by the special Faculty Com mittee, is accepted by the Graduate School o f the University o f W yom ing, in p artial fu lfillm e n t o f the requirements fo r the degree o /_-M s t e r _ o J _ A r t s _______ ________ Dean of the Graduate School. Tinf.n March 26, 193'2 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. THE ADMINISTRATION OF HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE by Jess White VH A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Educational Administration and the Graduate School of the University of Wyoming in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming December, 1951 R eproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. U M I N u m b e r: E P 2 5 3 8 1 IN F O R M A T IO N T O U S E R S T h e quality of this reproduction is d ep e n d e n t upon the quality of the copy subm itted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleed-through, substandard m argins, and im proper alignm ent can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely e ve n t that the author did not send a com plete m anuscript and there are missing pages, th e s e will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright m aterial had to be rem oved, a note will indicate the deletion. UMI ® U M I M icroform E P 2 5 3 8 1 C opyright 2 0 0 7 by P ro Q u est Inform ation and Learning C om pany. All rights reserved. This m icroform edition is protected against unauthorized copying un d er Title 17, United S ta te s C ode. P ro Q u est Inform ation and Learning C o m p an y 3 0 0 North Z e e b R oad P .O . Box 134 6 A nn Arbor, M l 4 8 1 0 6 -1 3 4 6 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. HEBARD ROOM ACKNOWLEDGMENT The writer wishes to express his sincere appreciation to Dr. Maynard R. Bemis of the University of Wyoming, for his advice, encouragement, and helpful criticism in the prepar­ ation and completion of this study. Jess White Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page I. INTRODUCTION ...................................... Importance of the Study 2 Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Method of Procedure ... 4 . . . . . . ................ 5 Classification of schools into sizegroups . , 5 Number of inquiries returned ................. 7 ....................... 8 Tabulation of results A REVIEW OF PREVIOUS STUDIES OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS . . . . Study by Roy Paris Br amine11 Other studies III. 1 Statement of the P r o b l e m .................. Scope of the study II, . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 9 ..................... . . . . . . 13 Basic Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 INTERPRETATION OF D A T A .............. ............. 18 Comparison of the total enrollment in the schools with the enrollment in health and physical education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Schools requiring teachers of health and physi­ cal education to have special training other than that for coaching ........