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Chicago Normal School of Physical Education, for example, presents a two- 

 or three-year physical education course which includes games for all ages; 

 coaching of athletics; playground training; pageants and festivals; music; 

 folk, character, group, social, aesthetic and interpretive dancing; playground 

 program making; campcraft; Girl Scout and Camp Fire Girls work. The 

 Columbia Normal School of Physical Education (Chicago) includes in its 

 courses, games, sports, folk dancing, pageantry, children's plays, com- 

 munity drama, arts and crafts, story-telling, music, organization, and park 

 administration. The Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union 

 (Indianapolis) offers two, three and four-year physical education courses, 

 including campcraft, play and recreation festivals and pageantry, games, 

 dancing, apparatus work, nature study, handcraft, boating, swimming and 

 athletics. A summer session in camp at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, includes 

 courses in sports, games and dancing. Northwestern University offers 

 courses in physical education, playground management, pageantry, tech- 

 nique and methods, social centers, community organization, recreation 

 leadership. Practice teaching on playgrounds and in social centers is 

 required. Many other schools of this type might be mentioned. 



The Recreation Training School of Chicago, which for a number of 

 years has been training recreation workers, has been amalgamated with the 

 College of Liberal Arts of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, and 

 courses are being given in dramatics, games, playground administration 

 and various phases of the recreation program. 



These examples are typical of what educational institutions colleges 

 and normal schools and special physical education schools are doing to 

 help in the training of recreation workers. 



Because of the need for a post graduate school giving definite courses 

 of training for recreation executives who are to assume responsibility for 

 the organization and administration of community-wide recreation pro- 

 grams, the Playground and Recreation Association of America established 

 in 1926 a national recreation school. The course covers one year. Appli- 

 cants for admission must be graduates of approved colleges or universities, 

 or have the equivalent in training and experience, and must satisfy the 

 committee on admissions that they possess the capacity for leadership. 



The course at the present time includes the following subjects: 



Games. How to lead and teach games for all ages. 



Athletics. Emphasis upon learning, organizing and conducting major sports basket ball, baseball, football, 

 soccer. 



Social Recreation. Planning recreation programs for churches, clubs, neighborhood groups, industrial groups, 

 picnics and community gatherings. 



Community Music. Training in appreciation, song leading, use of introductory instruments, organization 

 of choruses, bands and orchestras. 



Community Drama. Emphasis upon simpler forms including story-telling, charades, pantomime, pageantry; 



