New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-05
10000 TO 'SWEAR OFF"
Young Athletes Go Into Training
for June s Exhibit.
ADOPT HEALTH RULES
Early Hours, Plenty of Water
and No Coffee or Tea the
Regimen for Competitors.

Ten thousand elementary school boys
who are TO take part In the Public Schools
Athletic League demonstration in Cen
trail Park on June s are to be asked 10
swear OFF, from now until they appear
before the public as samples OF healthy
American boyhood The swearing on.
however. has little to do with alcoholic
beverages or Characteristic league al
ready has made pledges in these direc-
lions unnecessary. The little fellows, Of
course. do not drink, and the league has
developed school sentiment against the
kid with the butt as an enemy o.
school athletic supremacy
The new swearing off, is calculated
10 bring sorrow 10 the cheap candy store.
the bakers of cheap pies and crullers and
greasy pastry and the vendors Of, highly
colored soda water The pledge Is calcu-
lated 10 bring JOY TO the milkman and
the maker of tooth brushes and soap and
towels. 1t also will probably add ma
/ terially TO the number OF bedroom win
dows kept open at night. ard greatly in
crease the amount OF city water that
finds its way to the bodies OF the little
athletes.
The rules laid down are simply carefully
worked out health protective methods in
eating. sleeping. bathng-habits which
every parent ought TO insist that his boy
follow at home all the year round. Here
is the special hygienc programme for
boys who are to be in the demonstration.
as worked out by Dr. c. Ward Champion.
secretary Of the league and director of
physical training in the public schools:
Go TO bed at o'clock after a thor
ough wash and cold splash over chest
and trunk; teeth and gums well scrubbed.
Clothes and books ready for tomorrow.
Bedroom windows open top and bot
tom.
Rise not a minute later than o'clock.
Go through two-mnute drill and hygienic
exercises for demonstration. Clean lace
and neck and scrub hands. Finish up
with a big cold splash and hard rub all
over. See that feet and legs are clean,
and rub them hard to get them into con-
dition. Brush teeth and gums thoroughly.
Breakfast and all meals:
NO coffee No tea. Drink milk, little
at time.
Chew all food to pulp. Ask your
teacher what foods to avoid.
NO smoking.
Before school look yourself over Am
! clean from head 10 toe? Arc all my
clothes clean and in order down TO the
skin?
do I stand up like an athlete
This programme. as prepared by DR..
7 H. Oh W q
heartily Endorsed by the demonstration
committee consisting OF Gustavus t.
Kirby. president Of tho Amateur Athletic
Union. chairman. 5. II. Guggenheim. DR..
Luther Halsey Quick. Or. Edward W.
Sttt and Vincent Astor.
In discussing this health pledge Or.
Champion said:
1--WE have not tried 20 lay down an IDEAL
training diet or system We do not claim
that these suggestions are complete. Our
idea. however. Is 20 get the parents TO CO.
operate and insist on THE schedule at
home We therefore have suggested
measures which will be easy for any
home 10 follow. We leave the actual
food suggestions 10 the teachers. because
they can NJ their prohibitions TO the nat
ural dietary II the school district.
We shall not try TO tell a boy what he
should eat. but rather what he should
avoid. In this way we will lower. rather
than increase the diet cost. for 1t is sur
prsing how much money is spent by
boys for sweets and cakes which are low
In nutritive value We, We have gone far
enough so that the parent who sees that
his boy does these things will notice re
suits very quickly"