The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-21

Oregon men, called to the colors
during the greatest of all wars. were
physically the cleanest in the entire
United States Army.
Such is not the mere boast OF any
citizen Of this state, backed only by
a high sense of local pride, but 1t is
the established record Of the United
States Army communicated to the
Oregon Social Hygiene Society by
Rupert Blue, Surgeon-General, thus
giving it the greatest possible weight.
AS will be seen by perusal of the
foregoing telegram from Surgeon
General Blue, tabulation of 1,000,0 900
of the first reports received from
camp surgeons places oregon in the
lead with rate of fifty-nine hun.
dredths of one per cent (which means
less than six men to the thousand) i,
or, compared with another wire from
him, this states standing is but a
fraction lower than Is times ahead of
the state with the highest per cent OF
infection, which was eight and nine
tenths per cent (eighty-nine men to
the thousand).
This constitutes one OF the grandest
and proudest records Of the whole war
period and, great as has been this
states part IN all patriotic endeayors,
nothing could fiji tho hearts OF It's
people with a higher degree Of pride
than the official acknowledgment from
the National Capital that Oregon's
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others in clean manhood.
THAT the work OF the Oregon So
cial Hygiene Society, carried forward
for but seven years, should produce
such magnificent results. is a subject
of the most gratifying kind to the
entire Board" said Executive Secre-
tary Cummins. Every one of the
men who have worked so hard to
bring about the result regard this Of
ficial notification from the Surgeon
General as a complete vindication OF
the program sought to be carried for
ward In this state. That the public
will respond to sane, clear facts, right
beyond doubt. Educators. who have
assisted greatly in the work, may we'll
feel that young men under their tute-
Iage will absorb the benefit to be de-
rived from information along physio-
logical lines, rightly administered.
Barents must now see plainly that
their children should have the truth
as to their physical beings and that.
having this, untold good will result"
Future generations, following. are
bound to demonstrate the benefits OF
Oregon's clean manhood, as set forth
officially" commented A. +. Flegel,
president of the Society. This rec
ord cannot be oyerestimated 1t is a
glorious achievement"
"The full significance Of the official
announcement from DIR. Blue is diff
ficult to grasp" said Adolphe Wolfe,
treasurer OF the. Society. Dealing as
1t does with human life and morals, II
is, in larger sense, more important
than many other achievements, not to
detract one whit from any OF them.
At the outset, many good people
doubted the ability of the Oregon So
cial Hygiene Society to accomplish
worthwhile results. think now.
however, no further comment need
be had. Surgeon General Blues tele-
gram Is sufficient"
Lieutenant Colonel p. c. Field. d.
vision surgeon OF the S1st Division at
Carp Lewis. has officially credited
the splendid record made by orsssD
rmsn TO the educational work that h4R
sssn aAd 10 being done BY the ostsSH
>1AaAl Nyeisss Society. .,s