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PHYSICAL EDUCATION 227
PE. 1, 2, 3, 4. PHYSICAL EDUCATION. 3 units; first, second and third
terms.
. The physical education program of the Institute is based on intramural
and intercollegiate sports in which all students are required to
participate during all four undergraduate years. The intramural sports
comprise competition between classes, clubs, fraternities, in all sports,
including football, cross-country running, track and field events, baseball,
basketball, swimming, boxing, wrestling, tennis, handball, etc., and
is required of all students not taking part in intercollegiate sports.
The intercollege sports comprise competition with other members of the
Southern California Intercollegiate Conference, of which the Institute
is a member. Representative freshmen and varsity teams, trained by
experienced coaches, in the major sports are developed. Fair-spirited
and clean-cut athletic competition is encouraged as a part of the physical
program for its social and physical values, and as a foundation for
genuine college spirit. During the freshman and sophomore years, all
students are given physical examinations and strength tests in the first
and third terms. These tests are used as a basis of comparison with
other men of the same weight and height. Corrective or special exercises
arc prescribed throughout the four years for thosc who cannot compcte
in intramural or intercollegiate sports.