Abstract
This paper is reformatted and reprinted as part of the 40th Anniversary of the American Journal of Health Education (originally School Health Review) Health Education – Our Heritage. The original article appeared in Volume 1, School Health Review (November 1969, pp. 5-9). At the time, Warren R. Johnson was professor of health education and physical education at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. A commentary on the 2010 relevance to health education of Dr. Johnson's paper immediately follows this reprinted version.