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Title
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Carl Betz - Pioneer in Physical Education
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Description
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Portrait and biographical article about Professor Carl Betz (1854-1898), a physical education teacher from Milwaukee, in 1885 making Kansas City "the first city in the country to have a permanent physical education program in its public schools," serving as supervisor of physical education and director of music in the Kansas City School District.
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Date
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1984-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Deaths and Funerals: Miss Alma Betz - Obituary
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Description
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Photo and obituary for Alma Betz, "90, of 300 West 51st Terrace, a teacher in the Kansas City public schools 46 years and the daughter of the late Carl Betz, founder of physical education programs in 1885." Teacher of kindergarten and German and English at the University of Missouri and Paseo High School.
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Date
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1978-08-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Carl Betz
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Description
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Portrait of Carl Betz. Identification on back of photograph reads: "Carl Betz Sr., My Father" and "Carl Betz (1854-1898), this is the way he looked during the years that he was in Kansas City. (1885-1898)"
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Date
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1890~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gone But Not Forgotten: Carl Betz 1854-1898
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Description
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First paragraph of article states that part of the article was prepared in 1962 by Mr. Betz's 3 daughters. Carl Betz was a pioneer for his time in the field of physical education and worked for the Kansas City School District. He also was a musician, born in 1854 and dying at the age of 43 in 1898. Article details his life and includes picture of him.
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Date
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2000
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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SC88 Carl Betz Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Carl Betz was a pioneer in the physical education curriculum in the Kansas City public schools in the late 1800s. The collection consists of two boxes with programs, manuscripts, artifacts, photographs, miscellaneous published items, etc. Betz was also a musician.
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Date
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1880~/1988
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
