Letter from James H. McCurdy to Divisional Secretaries and Athletic Directors (May 13, 1918)
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A letter from James H. McCurdy to Divisional Secretaries and Athletic Directors written on May 13, 1918. In the letter, McCurdy asks if they could give De Groot their earnest cooperation as he figures out his new position. McCurdy writes what he will be doing now that De Groot is taking over the Division of Athletics. James Huff McCurdy, M.D. (1866-1940) graduated in 1890 from the YMCA Training School, now known as Springfield College. In 1895, Dr. James H. McCurdy returned to the school as an instructor. He contributed to the field of physical education in many ways, including his studies on the relationship between heart rate, blood pressure, and motor tasks in adolescent boys. In 1924, he published one of the first texts for Exercise Physiology. Dr. McCurdy was the Director of the Division of Athletes, Hygiene and Health for the American YMCA among American troops in France.
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