~^alley Bugle, Bailey, North Carolina, April> 1951
Page 7
Letter from St. Dept. Reveals Need
for Curbing of Competitive Athletics
By M, Weaver
In a letter from the of
fice of the county Supt»
of Schools recently, three
paragraphs were quoted
from a letter sent out by
Dr. J. Henry Highsmith,
Director of the Division
of Instructional Service.
Dr. Highsmith's references
were to athletics in both
elementary and high school*
They are being quoted be
low. Each patron, teacher,
and student needs to have
this information. It v/ill
support and help to ex
plain the stand taken by
many school people in
limiting athletic contests’
to a reasonable number.
(1) '"It has been called to
iry attention a number of
times that too much time
is being spent on competi
tive athletic activities,
particularly in the elemen
tary school. Perhaps we
have thought of competi
tive athletics as being
confined to the high
school» That is not true
any longer. There is evi
dence that too much empha
sis is being placed upon
activities which are not
educative for younger boys
and girls and which are
positively detrimental*"
(2) "The instructional pro
gram in elementary echools'
or high schools must not
be neglected. Ihis program
requires time and the nec
essary amount of time for
teaching cannot be sacri
ficed without detriment to
boys and girls
(3) "It may be that we
chflll have to refuse to
accredit those elementary
schools that over emphasize
competitive athletic activ
ities to the neglect of
the more fundamental as
pects of the school’s pro
gram. " .
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