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Department of Physical Training Department of Physiology and Physical Culture Dr. Anna Gove Dr. Miriam Bitting Maude Broadway Ruena West State Normal and Industrial School walking period

The Beginning of Physical Education on Campus: 1892 – 1917

Dr. Miriam Bitting, first campus physician, ca. 1892 When the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG) first opened its doors in the fall of 1892, the Department of Physiology and Physical Culture was in place. Its purpose was to educate the students in the care and training of their bodies and to encourage health […]

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