Charles H. McCloy
Presented By: Cody Merrill
Life Span
• Born in Marietta, Ohio on March 30th, 1886.
• Died in Iowa City, Iowa on September 18th,
1959
Schooling
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Earned Ph. B. at Marietta College in 1907
Studied at John Hopkins Med School from 1910-1912
Ohio State for a brief year in 1913
Shortly after going to China for 13 years as part of the department of
education and National Council of YMCA’s.
• Finally, Earned his Ph. D. at Columbia University in 1932
Career
• Taught PE at a few colleges.
• Served at young men's Christian Association
locations in China and U.S. (1905-1930)
• Professor of PE at University of Iowa the rest
of his working life.
McCloy’s Specialty
• He was a specialist in Anthropometry, or the analysis of motor skills.
• He used this to accommodate the variability in students abilities.
• He also used it to classify students based on age, stature, and there
weight. He used this information to evaluate their productivity.
McCloy’s Philosophies
• He believed that the educational side of being healthy is much more
important than the development of physical skills.
• He also believed that we should use measurement to develop and build
skill.
• He argued that people were too into the idea of being good at the sports
and games instead of focusing on the health, wellness, and education.
Interesting Facts
• He was fluent in Chinese.
• He had many articles and a few books that he
wrote. The most popular being his book, Tests,
Measurements, in Health and Physical
Education.
• Many of his writing was translated into several
languages and sent to other countries.
I agree with McCloy’s Philosophy.
• I would use his philosophy within my routine as a
Health Promotion major. It is obvious that not
everyone is as gifted athletically as some of us,
therefore we as teachers need to make the
accommodations. I would make sure I would teach my
people everything they need to know about living a
healthier and happier lifestyle. I would use
measurements to make sure they could see where they
need to improve and where they are succeeding. I
would also make sure they don’t feel like it’s a
competition with others. I would make it more of a
competition with themselves, and challenging them to
make it to the next level.
References
• http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/archives/guides/rg99.0139.htm
• http://depts.washington.edu/bhdept/facres/CurrSports%20Med%20Repo
rts.pdf
• http://books.google.com/books?id=QP8u1RHKQAUC&pg=PA91&lpg=PA91
&dq=charles+h+mccloy+anthropometry&source=bl&ots=VGD8ZV4DeF&si
g=WrFHbdPYDpLJyxkqaSVLM9w40o&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mc0KUePAMYPY2QWijYCoAQ&ved=0C
DcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=charles%20h%20mccloy%20anthropometry&
f=false
• http://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/tests-measurementshealth-physical-education/page-1/
Questions for you
• Where was the majority of his college days
spent?
• What extremely good University did he
Teach at?
• Which part did McCloy feel was the most
important part of Physical Education?