The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-24
Demonstration of the Great Value of
Physical Training With Young Men

one OF the great achievements in
America for health and physical
strength is the movement toward
physlcal culture. Scientific training
OF Young men and young women Is
revolutionizing dress and habits and
practices that make for a weaker
nation OF men and women.
The physical culture movement
which has always been taught more
or less in our city schools and prac-
ticed in a small way by many per
sons has grown in this city to
regular organization OF fine young
men and the pity is that just such
an organization is not effected among
the young women Of the city.
With the exception or Wednesday
and Sunday nights the Robson hall
presents a very busy and interest
ing scene Of young men drilling and
training. Last night while a crowd
OF thirty was going through the work
one young fellow kept wheeling.
Somebody has been smoking cigar
cites" said the physical director.
Yes" said the wheeling young fel-
low, but no more of 1t for me.
And in that there was fine lesson
for the boys in the physical culture
class. These boys are shown that
they cannot do the physical nor the
mental work with the boy who leaves
, out the bad habits.
One young man taking the vapol
bath said:
For four weeks | have taken from
three to four vapor baths a week
p and during that time | have quit the
p use of tobacco entirely and have
gained nineteen pounds. | spent last
summer at Mineral Wells TO recuper
ate my health and | find with ply
sical culture | am growing strong
leaving off habits that tend to break
, down my health and no amount OF
money can be compared with the
good resultsh have received"
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Daz and has received many conces
sions from him. Another interest
with more money and an eye on
certain great natural resources of the
country has been antagonized al
court by the former. The interests
of the latter in change of admin
istration seems obvious
General Carter's order reads as fol
lows:
Under instructions from the war
department, the base for the division
has been established at Fort Sam
Houston. Tex, under direction OF
Bngadicr General Joseph W. Dun,
can, L. S. \. The property account
ability of officers belonging to the
division will be limited to the arti-
Clcs of equipment and supply which
are to actually accompany the divi.
sion in field service, under the pro.
lection of field service regulations
and general order No. %, war de
partment, 1908, organization com
mandcrs will see that the transfers
of property necessary to meet this
condition are made TO the proper of
ficers of the base with as little de-
lay as possible. No articles of tent
age equipment for transportation not
provided for in field service regula-
tions and general order No. %. war
department 1908. for field service,
will be allowed transportation in
event that the division is ordered to
take the field.
Conducting investigation.
AT present the division will be
regarded as in a permanent camp,
prepared to move with field service
allowance only. For practice march.
es authorized tentage and permanent
camp equipment will be left in camp
with proper guard to insure its pro-
lection. Should orders be given NOV
ing the division from this permanent
camp. orders will be issued from
headquarters for the disposition OF
the authorized camp tentage and
equipment which need not at present