A Book of Views of The Chicago Normal School of Physical Education, 5026 Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, established 1903. Frances Musselman, Principal.

Oblong 8vo; printed wraps with yapp edges bound with a dark olive cord. No date, but one team photo has '23 painted on the ball. 16 leaves with 24 pages of photographic plates showcasing student life at the Chicago Normal School of Physical Education. Many photographs of student groups and scenes of student life, including dormitories and school facilities. Very Good with minor bumping to yapp edges, toning to first and last leaves. 1 copy in OCLC (Penn).

The Chicago Normal School of Physical Education was a women-only physical training college established in 1903. Trapeze artist Frances Musselman was principal in the 1920s. She advocated for expanding from a two to three-year course of instruction, believing that there was both a need for expanded, accessible teacher training. Wary of the 4-year teacher colleges she saw usurping the role of normal schools in a post-WWI boom in attendance: "Institutions everywhere have found it necessary to become more exclusive, when the cry of the times seems to be for more inclusive-ness. What we know in the sports world as an 'elimination test' is not fair in the educational world. It is not democratic. It is not patriotic. It is not American... Educational opportunities must be open to all." The Chicago Normal School of Physical Training endeavored to offer a pragmatic course, supplemented with experiential training at a summer camp run by the school. See: "Professional Training In Physical Education. Report of a Conference Arranged by the United States Bureau of Education and Held in Washington, D. C., March 30, 1927," (5-27).