Buschman Selected to Head City High School Atheltics

Buschman Selected to Head City High School Atheltics

By Joe Barta

A. A. Buschman, associated with local schoolboy athletics for 34 years, has been elected the new Director of Athletics and Physical Education for the Dallas Independent school district.

The Dallas school board, in its regular Wednesday night meeting, named the organizer of Dallas' elementary athletic program tot he position which P.C. Cobb will resign at the end of this school year.

Acting upon the recommendations of superintendent W. T. White, the board also approved these other personnel changes:

Election of Mr. Cobb to a newly-created position of athletics consultant.

Election of Herman A Cowley, former Thomas Jefferson coach, as athletics coordinator.

Promotion of Morris Brantley to the post of physical education consultant.

Dr. White, in announcing the appointments, said: "We are keeping together the two men who have been most responsible for athletic growth in Dallas."

Under the new plan two new positions were created: athletics coordinator and athletics consultant, Mr. Buschmann's position is basically that held by Mr. Cobb, only boarded to include the physical education programs which he helped develop.

Mr. Cobb, who has reached the mandatory retirement age of 70, has been given the position of athletic consultant because "he's an important part of that gram grow," said Dr. White.

In his new capacity, Mr. Cobb will be primarily responsible for equipment and general supervision of playing fields. He'll move his office from the administration building to P.C. Cobb Field House.

Cowley, who will be 58 in April will devote full time to assisting coaches and handling details pertaining to athletics in the junior and senior high school.

Brantley, who has been Buschmann's right-hand man in promoting the physical education program in elementary schools, will in essence be taking the job he helped created. He will be in charge of all physical education programs.

Ralph Fulton, an assistant to Mr. Cobb for the past three years, will continue in his present capacity, but as an assistant to Mr. Buschmann.

Buschman at 64, has been in the Dallas system since 1927, and has been associated actively with Mr. Cobb for 33 years. "This makes it ideal. I love the people I'll be working with. I look upon this as a tremendous thing. I'm elated."

Mr. Cobb viewed his new position this way: "Naturally after 42 years I'm egotistic enough to feel I might be able to be of some help to Al and the others. And too, after being at it that long and working 16 hours a day at it I wouldn't know what to do if I were not associated in some way with Dallas high school athletics. I just wouldn't know what do do with myself."

Cowley, who has been in the Dallas system since 1932, looks upon his promotion as "a wonderful opportunity. It's a big responsibility. Right now I think our high school program is one of the best in the country. I'll work hard to keep it that way."

Brantley, like Cowley, was unaware of the promotion when contacted by The News. "It's wonderful. The job presents a real challenge. There's a lot to be done. I'm going to try to do it."

The announcements came in the wake of rumors which has circled the city for months. Mr Cobb's role in athletics is looked upon as one of the leading positions in the nation.

Thursday, February 14, 1963
Dallas Morning News
Section 2, page 1