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for the rural districts. Besides the general training courses for 

 physical directorships, special emphasis is made on personal 

 hygiene and school hygiene and school inspection, physical diag- 

 nosis, first aid and home nursing, with opportunities for hos- 

 pital practice for the training in the duties of the rural school 

 nurse; games, athletics and folk dancing with special reference 

 to organized, directed rural recreation; psychology and child 

 study, rural leadership and administration and rural sociology; 

 and the practical organization and conduct of a department of 

 entertainments, demonstrations, festivals and pageants. We feel 

 that teachers with faculty for the work, with enthusiastic inter- 

 est and such training will solve the health problem in the rural 

 districts of New York State. 



The oft-repeated assertion that the rural communities are the 

 basic social organization upon which rests the stability of the na- 

 tion still holds true. A proper conception, therefore, of rural 

 physical education, is a fundamental educational necessity if 

 a definite program of development is needed. An adequately 

 trained personnel to put this program in operation is the first 

 step in this direction. In some of the states, this idea is already 

 taking definite form in legislation and in educational organiza- 

 tions. A nation-wide movement to this end is indicated for the 

 near future. This body can do no more constructive service for 

 the general advancement of physical education in America than 

 by a sane and enthusiastic support of that important phase of 

 physical education so urgently needed in rural communities. 



WHAT THE PEOPLE LIKE 1 



523 COMMUNITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA 



WARREN II. WILSON 



Baseball 29 per cent. Skating 3 per cent. 



Social and picnics. .18 per cent. Dancing 3 per cent. 



Pool and Billiards.. 13 per cent. Cards 3 per cent. 



Moving picture Basketball 3 per cent. 



shows 11 per cent. Football 3 per cent. 



i Adapted from ''Rural Survey in Pcnna.," p. 17. Department of the 

 Church and Country Life, Pros. Board of Home Missions. 



