PHYSICAL EDUCATION ROUND THE WORLD
Philip Smithells’ Career HILIP SMITHELLS took his first lessons in physical education at Bedales in England, a progressive coeducational school which employed Swedish and Danish trained teachers. He was at Clare College, Cambridge, where he took honours in English and
Economics and was one of the founders of the Cambridge Education Society. A co-founder was Norman Lloyd-Williams, now second-in-command of educational activities at the BBC, who is married to Noni Wright, a New Zealand actress, Leaving Cambridge, he took a special course in physical education at Loughborough College, and then spent five years at a Norfolk public school, teaching physical education, specialising in remedial work-and English. From there he went to Exeter University College as director of physical education. During vacations he studied further courses in his subject in Denmark and Sweden, and wrote chapters in two standard textbooks on physical education. In 1938 he gained his travelling scholarship to America, being the first English specialist to go there officially. Returning to England, he next attended -an international educational conference at Zurich in 1939. At this he was chairman of the physical education section. Subsequently he was present at the Ling Centenary at Stockholm, a festival in honour of the founder of scientific physical education. Sixteen thousand delegates were present*from 22 nations, the greatest feast of physical education ever staged. The English Are Progressing The ‘Swedes and Danes, Mr. Smithells noted, still lead the world in. physical education, but the English, who have modified the Scandinavian. systems to suit their own problems and traditions, have made big steps in the last 20 years, Since he has been in New Zealand Mr. Smithells has given frequent broadcast talks from the National stations. He has béen heard in the "This Changing World" series of talks in the Educational Session,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 95, 18 April 1941, Page 9
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302PHYSICAL EDUCATION ROUND THE WORLD New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 95, 18 April 1941, Page 9
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