Emma Lou Wilder: She Came to Teach

[摘要] This study is concerned with the life and contributions of EmmaLou Wilder to the field of physical education at Wisconsin State University-La Crosse, to the La Crosse Community, and to the State of Wisconsin. Background experience as a grade school teacher and as a playground worker, and her education at the Posse School of Gymnastics at Boston and the University of Pittsburgh prepared Miss Wilder for her position as a teacher of physical education at La Crosse. La Crosse was the only teacher;;s college in the State of Wisconsin designated for the specific purpose of training physical education teachers between theyears 1912-1958. Emma Lou Wilder was instrumental in the development of the physical education curriculum and worked for the inclusion of therecreation major, the health minor and the master;;s degree program. She served the women physical education students as placement director and adviser from the time of her arrival until her retirement. Emma Lou Wilder;;s dedication to her profession was expressed in her exemplarylife, her interest in her students, her contributions and leadership in professional organizations, and her participation in campus and community affairs. The influence she had on her students and on thephysical education profession is felt throughout the state and thenation. Emma Lou Wilder retired in 1956, to Ouray, Colorado, afterspending thirty-five years of her life as a physical educator.

[发布机构] University of Wisconsin

[效力级别] Physical Education

[关键词] Wisconsin State College (La Crosse). Division of Health;Physical Education;and Recreation -- History;Wilder;Emma Lou;1891-1980