tennis courts rented for this purpose, or on the
magnificent grounds of the Reich Sport Field adjoining 
the Olympic Stadium. The location of the
gathering places is advertised in the Strength
through Joy monthly bulletins or on factory billboards 
and the participants are expected to attend
that nearest to the place where they live.
 
 The Sport 0ffice claims that during the past
year it helped found between 5,000 and 6,000 new
Betriebssportgemeinschaften, or factory sport clubs,
embracing some 500,000 workers. It estimates that
in 1937 over 8 million people took part in its courses, 
or in sport events arranged under its auspices.
Statistics furnished with respect to the personal
status of the participants are interesting. Strength
through Joy authorities state that between 60 and 70
per cent of those attending the sport courses are
women. The age of the majority of women participants 
runs between 20 and 30, and that of the men
between 25 and 35.
 
 The Sport Office has in all about 1,500 instructors 
associated with it, 300 of whom are paid
to devote their whole time to Strength through Joy.
Those hired on a part-time basis receive a minimum
atandard fee running between RM 4 and 6. The office
claims that it has had little difficulty in attracting 
in this way instructors who are desirous of
piecing out their earnings by working with Strength
through Joy, particularly during off-season intervals.