Evening star., 1917-09-09
Gospel of Physical Training
To Be Spread Throughout u. S.
"Senior Seruice Squads Keep Government Aids and
Business Men Fit, to Fouov Cabinet Club
Organized by Walter Camp.

The physical culture club organized
among cabinet members and other prom
selres physically At to carry on their
great war work-under the personal di-
recticn of Walter Camp. the famous
Yale athletic authority-is going to spread
its influence into every government de-
partment and throughout the country.
For seven weeks these government Of
hciale, including four members of the
cabinet. four assistant secretaries and
members of important commissions, with
q total membership of thirty. have been
deeoting an hour and half four morn
. ings each week to these physical culture
SO much benefit has been derived by
the pfiicials that it was decided this
morning at the last drill before taking a
squads should be organized in all the
government departments. Mr. Camp an
Hounced that he has had requests from
more than 400 places throughout the
branches Of Senior Service League to
= keep the business and professional men
Of the country in trim.
Plans Discussed at Breakfast.
The last drill for a couple of months
was held this morning in the garden of
William Kent of the tariff commission,
at 1925 F street northwest. whose home
has been used as a clubhouse by the
oflcials 1t was followed by breakfast.
At which the plans to spread the gospel
Of physical training among the hun
dreds Of thousands of government en-
ployss and generally throughout the
country were discussed
Walter Camp. who has devoted more
than twenty-five years to the study OF
recreation as a means of preserving
mans physical condition. was the prin-
cfpal speaker. Secretary Franklin X.
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spoke. Among the prominent men pres
ent were Bolivian Minister Calderon;
Merritt o. Chance. Washington post
master: Byron r. Newton and Oscar T
Treasury; Franklin D. Roosevelt. as
sistant secretary Of the Navy John
c. Koons. first assistant postmas.
ter general: Sir Eustis Percy, OF
the British embassy: Louis F. Post
tssfstant secretary Of labor; Daniel c.
Roper, vice chairman Of the tariff COM
mission: Edwin F. Sweet. assistant sec
retary Of commerce; A T. Vogelsang
Shelton Williams. controller Of the cur
rency; Walter Warwick. controller OF
the Treasury: George Otis Smith, d.
rector Of the geological survey, and
DR.. Thomas W. Page of the University
of Virginia
Messages were received from Secre-
tary McAdoo and others who were out
of town or otherwise prevented from
attending
Nesd Of Conservation of Energies
Mr Camp stated that his experience
his convinced him that "the majority
Of men past forty years lose much In
ef3oiency physically and break dowr
because OF the lack of systematic and
scientific conservation Of their physica
energies. This subject has easily gain
Cd public attention in recent months, or
account OF the strain Of war demand
and the situation furnishes opportunity
therefore. for special consideration o,
this. subject"
M. Camp has established this yea,
an, experimental group of more thar
one hundred men at New Haven
These were taken through a carefully
prepared course Of training over a pc
Rod OF ninety days. This training II
no tYay interfsred with business OF
professional pursuits. The men select
"a ware leaders In the community ant
those upon whom the pressure Of bust
ness for two years had been severe. NJ
0A1 under foety-Ave years OF age VA
1neo0 1neo eao t1eSntn1 camp.
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