Physical Education Course
I. Gymnastics:
1. Elementary: 3 thirty-minute periods a week. (1) Swedish floor work for general posture; (2) Work in control of breathing; (3) Marching tactics for form and accuracy; (4) Light apparatus work: (a) Wands, (b) Dumb-bells, (c) Indian clubs; (5) Heavy apparatus for coördination; (6) Simple dances and rhythm work for grace and poise; (7) Simple plays and games.
2. Advanced: 2 forty-five-minute periods a week. (1) Gymnastic dances containing more than three figures; (2) Swedish and Danish weaving dances in correlation with study of textiles (Academic Department); (3) Folk dances of Sweden and Russia for form; (4) Modern athletic dances for grace and poise; (5) Athletic Competition: (a) Running and jumping, (b) Relay and obstacle races, (c) Hockey and basket ball.
3. Special corrective work for spinal trouble or poor position: (1) General floor work for mobility; (2) Free-hand work: (a) Single assistive and resistive exercises, (b) Hanging exercises with and without assistance, (c) Work with iron dumb-bells.
II. Hygiene: Talks on hygiene are a regular part of the work, and aim to give each girl a knowledge of her body and of its functions that will enable her to care for her health in an intelligent manner and to establish in her mind ideals of correct living which can be made practical in her surroundings.
1. Personal Hygiene: (1) Brief survey of the body as a whole; (2) The use of the mouth, nose, larynx, trachea, and lungs in breathing; (3) Care of nose and throat: (a) The nose as a source of infection, (b) Dangers of enlarged tonsils and adenoids, (c) Treatment of colds; (4) Structure and care of the teeth. (5) The Digestive System: (a) Organs directly concerned, and (b) Their care, (c) Disorders of the Digestive System; (6) The Nervous System, Brain, and Spinal Cord; (7) The Skin, (a) Structure and Use, (b) Hygiene of Skin; (8) Heart and Blood Vessels; (9) The Hair; (10) The Ears; (11) The Eyes; (12) The Feet; (13) The Hygiene of Clothes.
2. Domestic Hygiene: Construction and furnishing of Home: (a) Internal arrangement, walls, and coverings, (b) Ventilation, (c) Heating, (d) Lighting, (e) Water Supply, (f) Plumbing and Drainage, (g) Toilet rooms, (h) Disposal of Garbage and Ashes, (i) House Cleaning, sweeping, dusting, cleaning, and use of disinfectants.
3. Foods: (1) Nutritive value of foods; (2) Purity of food materials; (3) Cooking—Cooking utensils; (4) Planning of meals.
4. Diseases: (1) Causes and Transmission; (2) Contagious diseases, care, prevention; (3) Hygiene of sick room; (4) Insects and vermin; (5) Infectious diseases.