This document is an examination of the legal provisions for physical education in elementary and secondary schools in the state of Indiana, based upon the Legislative Acts of 1919. The paper is divided into three sections, examining (1) the general relationship between the State Board of Health and the State Department of Public Instruction, and the duties of the Division of Health and Physical Education; (2) the aims and purposes of the course of physical education established under the 1919 Acts and physical education requirements for graduation as stated in the ADMINISTRATIVE HANDBOOK FOR INDIANA SCHOOLS; and (3) a comparison of the Indiana requirements for physical education with those of other states, as drawn from statistics in the STATE REQUIREMENTS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, published by the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation in 1973. (MB)