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Dr. Robbins spoke to a group of delegates from the Ontario Association for the Supervision of Physical and Health Education during a two-day conference in Cam- bridge. The public should be more involved in various fitness programs according to Dr. Stuart Robbins, associate professor of physical educa- tion at York University. He made national news recently when he said physi- cal education should be a Many leading experts In physical education and health met in Cambridge. Feb. 27 and 28 to discuss the controversial topic of physical education and health programs in Ontario schools. The conference was host- ed by the (hitario Associa- tion for the Supervision of Physical and Health Edu- cation iOASPE). It was attended by approximately 100 school physical edu- cation consultants from across the province, as well as several classroom and school board administrators. Pg 6 - Watcdoo Chronicle, Wednesday, Hard. 2, 1977 Phys Ed consultants do the "health huiitle" By Monica Frim compulsory part of every made available nation-wide . school curriculum. Robbins said. By Monica Frim Professor emphasizes need for fitness Within a two year period, the number of Grade 13 (Year 5) students putting Wilfrid Laurier University as their first choice of uni- versity has almost doubled. In order to improve the present education programs in schools. they must be As of this date. 1,009 first. Two years ago the Grade 13 students applying, total was 506. to enter university this fall Other statistics revealed During Sunday night's meeting, representatives from York University. the University of Western Ontario and the Ontario Teacher Education Col- lege in Hamilton discussed teacher training pro- grams in physical education Conference chairman was Don McKee. physical edu- cation consultant with the Wate loo county board of MW&M. He said the aim of the conference was to discuss the benefits of a more compcehensive, com- pulsory physical education program in all schools and the steps which must be taken to realize that goal. N More students pick WLU first tt suggested that the p blic could be shown films on various physical educa- tion programs. More confer- have listed WLU as first choice in their three-choice application form to the On- tario Universities Applica- tion Centre .at Guelph. Last year, 708 put WLU first. Two years ago the at these institutions. Joe Strobel and Maureen Bird led delegates through the "Health Hustle". a 12-minute exercise routine accompanied by music. Although the hustle is not presently used in Waterloo County, it is being con- sidered by the board. in the morning exercises include students, teachers. principals. secretaries and even Janitors. it's an "off- beat, fun" routine used to make fitness more enjoy- able for participants. Stro- bel said. . 'rhisirograrh is present- ly used in about 60 elemen- tary schools. Participants ences could also be made Dr. Robbins also mention- pants. available to teachers as well ed the possibility of a gov- One as a series of prepared pack- ,emment funded data bank of lems ages of teacher material resources (classroom activi- gram which could be used in class- ties) which would give in- metho rooms. _ centive to fitness partici- eight r He emphasized the im- portance of getting rid of the stigma which the public has associated with physical education for the past severalyears. Dr. Don Bailey, profes- sor of physical education at the University of Saskatch- ewan and cedeveloper of the Canadian we Fitness Test and of t Life bro- gram for Action, used by YMCA's across Canada, highlighted Monday eve- ning's session with a talk on Where it all Starts. that 3,208 students in all have applied to enter Wil.. frid Laurier University this fall as either their first. second or third choice, up by 36 per cent over last year's 2,357 at the same date. said Wayne Sommerville. Children should not have a physical education con- to worry about not being sultant for the Waterloo picked for the school team. board. hesaid. The percentage growth Children should not have be achieved through in- to worry about not being novative activities which picked for the school team. involve community partici- he said. patina. he said.;. He blamed physical edu- furing the conference, cation for developingasense p rticipantt were in- of failure in children and volved in a complete over- said that teachers should view of the current physical be more sympathetic to education program from the unskilled rather than the kindergarten to grade eight skilled. ' in Ontario. said In order to get children to think well of themselves, you have to start by positive reinforcement. This can "The real benefit of physical education lies in the self-concept it gives to a youngster". Bailey The university will admit about 1,055 students to its first year this fall, includ- is the largest for any uni- versity in Ontario. And it is in dramatic contrast with the overall ér6wth rate of only.2.7 per cent for all universities in Ontario. Delegates t participated in an evaluation of the curri- culum as well as a series of fitness and exercise pro- grams. A wide range of exhibits from manufacturers of health and recreation equip- ment was also featured. The growth was distri- buted among all areas of study. Percentage increase this year over last year for some areas (with the pro- vincial average increase for all universities in brackets): general arts at WLU up 37% (4’5? V. honors arts 23% t47r, V, general sci- ence 53% (1‘92); honors science 40% (IR, V, honors music 41% (-.6Foi; honors business 41% (21% i. . "While there has been a trerurtoward those areas that appear to be most directly career-oriented, such as business, it is inter- esting to note the solid per- centage increase in those entering traditional arts courses at WLU," Dr. Peterssaid. One of the greatest prob- lems in changing the pro- gram is getting enough methodology into people in eight months, he said. Wilfrid Laurier Uni- versity remains among the smaller universities in Ontario, limiting its enrol- ment to a total of about 2,900 full-time undergraduate students in all years. . Dr. Frank C. Peters, WLU president, said he is "highly gratified" at the number of students select- ing Wilfrid Laurier Uni- versity as their first choice. ing Grade 13 students. Grade 12 specials, trans- ferring students, adult spe- cials, and those from other categories. THE TREASURE TROPE 16 Union St E Waterloo 745-6173 Prinknash Pottery OPEN LUES. -SAT, 10:00 - 5:30