Hearst Gymnasium
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Healthful activity has remained a fundamental goal of the instructional physical education program. However, the forms in which this is to be achieved have changed considerably over the years. Initially, at Berkeley and elsewhere, "gymnastics" (i.e., various prescribed forms of calisthenics exercise) formed the basis of curriculum.
In the early 1900's, sports like tennis and swimming, and basketball, as well as folk and aesthetic dancing, were added. |
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During the 1920's and 1930's increasing numbers of Americans were becoming attracted to sports and the curriculum expanded to include (for men): basketball, softball, touch football, wrestling, fencing, badminton, handball, squash, tennis, swimming, tumbling, soccer, track, and social dancing. The curriculum for women included field hockey, softball, archery, badminton, fencing, tumbling, individual exercise, and several forms of dance. Today the Physical Education Program offers classes ranging from court sports like tennis and badminton and team sports like basketball and volleyball to aerobics, resistance training, yoga, and martial arts, as well as various forms of dance. Several thousand students enroll each year. Explore specific historical areas of physical education on the Berkeley Campus by selecting from the top left navigation bar. |
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