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Show Weber College belongs to the National Junior College Athletic Association and competes with the leading junior colleges of California, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah. This program has made it possible to widen the interest and increase the support from the Ogden Community and the college. The Community Physical Education Program attempts to promote recreation and to educate people of the community in physical skills and attitudes toward physical activities that are benefiical to maintaining their mental and physical health. An average of over one hundred people attend this program each day of the year. Classes, tournament, leagues, free play, clubs and mixed recreation are offered to members of the gymnasium. The objectives of the Division of Physical Education are: (1) to develop in each individual a spirit of play and recreation that will carry over into adult life and compel him to engage in wholesome activities: (2) to develop sufficient skills in motor activities that enable each individual to enjoy and to understand the benefits of physical activities; (3) to aid each student to understand the strength and limitations of his body through instruction, medical examination, and analysis of activity; and to correct defects remediable and strengthen weaknesses; (4) to develop in each individual the degree of physical fitness that he needs in his particular vocation and daily life; and (5) to develop and foster sportsmanship and friendships through the activities of the Division. Requirements for all Weber College Students are: (1) a medical examination by the College Physician at the initial entrance of each student, (2) three quarter hours of freshman physical education, and (3) Health Education 1 or 2. Substitutions for these requirements may be made by the testing program given by the Department of Physical Education and Health Education. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION C. L. Anderson, R. N. Hirst, R. K. Swenson COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Health Education 1. Personal Health. A course dealing with the health problems of the college student with special emphasis upon individual needs and ability to discriminate between good and poor health advice. Required of all freshmen. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Anderson; Swenson 2. Personal Health. Designed for students majoring in engineering and technical education. One quarter hour. Spring. Swenson 5. First Aid. The Standard and Advanced American Red Cross First Aid Course. A Red Cross Certificate is awarded to a candidate with a satisfactory grade. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Spring. Staff DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION C. L. Anderson, M. H. Gregory, M. C. Mecham, C. Slater, R. K. Swenson Physical Education Classes for Men It is recommended that a student pursuing a major in physical education complete Physiology 1, Psychology 1, Home Economics 6, Physical Education 9, 31, Health Education 5; and six quarter hours of physical education including Physical Education 1 and 6; Recreation 2, 8, 26, 27, 28. The following subjects will fulfill Weber College requirements for Physical Education for freshmen men students: Physical Education 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8. One hour may be accepted from P.E. 3. 1. Freshman Activities. A course designed to acquaint the individual with the rules and techniques governing team games, combative sports, individual and self-testing activities; and to develop the individual's ability to participate in the listed activities. Required of all freshmen. One quarter hour. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Staff 3. Advanced Activities. A course for sophomores in advanced activities designed to develop skills. A. Archery Autumn B. Badminton Autumn C. Skiing Winter D. Volleyball Winter E. Squash Winter, Spring F. Water Sports Spring G. Golf Spring One quarter hour. Staff 5. Competitive Sports. A course in varsity athletics. One sport is selected each quarter from the following: 5A. Football Autumn 5B. Basketball Winter 5C. Swimming Winter 5D. Boxing and Wrestling Winter 5E. Tennis Spring 5F. Track and Field Spring 5G. Baseball Spring One quarter hour. Staff 6. Elementary Swimming:. Designed for non-swimmers who fear water and can neither float nor propel themselves through it. Instruction in fundamentals, such as breathing, floating, side-stroke, simple crawl, and elementary back-stroke is given. One quarter hour. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Staff 7. Intermediate Swimming. Designed for the student who has mastered the simple elements of swimming and is ready to progress to the more advanced strokes and simple diving. Upon completion of this course the student should have developed an ability to care for himself in any ordinary swimming situation. One quarter hour. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Staff |