Word: geer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Geer, director of physical education at the university, will be in charge of the course, and among the additions to the teaching staff this year will be Mr. Alfred Brodbeck, physical director of the Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club, and Professor H. E. Hamlin '15 of Simmons College. There will be fourteen other instructors and number of student assistants, and the enrollment is expected to exceed to exceed that of 1921, the 35 the year of Harvard summer courses in physical education, when 284 student representing 33 different states were registered...
...Myles P. Baker '22, finished fifth in the association out of six clubs, facing practically the same opposition as in this year's schedule. Their improvement this year is due to the excellent coaching of Henry Cowles of the Harvard Club, and the cooperation of Mr. W. H. Geer, director of Physical Education at the University...
Upper classmen wishing to join any one of these classes should sign up in the blue books which have been placed at Hemenway Gymnasium, the Squash Courts, and at the Big Tree Swimming Pool, or they may register at Mr. Geer's office. Freshmen may elect boxing as their regular physical training exercise but must sign up for the classes at the office in Wadsworth House...
According to figures given out by Mr. Geer's office, 556 Freshmen are taking some form of exercise. Of these 322 are in organized sports, while the remainder, 237, are in unorganized athletics, including tennis, which has not yet been organized for Freshmen this year. Crew, as usual, is the most popular sport, running forty ahead of its nearest competitor, tennis. Though only 87 are signed up for track, there are considerably more out but are temporarily signed up for some other sport such as soccer or football. At present only 16 men have signed up for lacrosse and this...
...Schedule of instruction has been thoroughly revised this year by Mr. Geer. Each morning of the six-week period will be given over to theory courses and each afternoon to graded classwork in the schoolroom and playground games, athletic practice and coaching, gymnastics and other exercises...