The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18
NATIONAL MOVE
FOR PHYSICAL !
REGENERATION
Started BY National Security
League Through Committee
Headed BY Waiter Camp

Headed BY Walter Camp.
Impressed b. the TACT that - pr
cent Of the young men called to the
colors in the draft are being rejected
for physical disability. the National Sc
curity League has started . nation
wide movement to promote the phys
ical welfare Of. the youth Of the land
through the organization By communi-
ties Of branches. Of . Committee on
Physical Reserve, Of which Walter
Camp, veteran trainer Of athletes 10
chairman. In answer to . letter sent
BY the league to the mayors Of al the
cities in the country Of over 5000 pop
ulation asking them TO appoint COM
mittees to cooperate with Mr.. Camp,
200 committees II 80 states have a.
ready been appointed to carry out the
idea. Associated with Mr.. Camp on
the Committee On Physical Reserve
are william g. Anderson, member Of
the Advisory Committee Of Yale Uni-
versity Gymnasium, and Joseph b.
Raycroft member Of the War and
Navy Departments Commission on
Training Camp Activities.
.Eeonomlc Disaster"
In discussing this new effort Of the
Security League, 8. Stanwood Menken.
president Of the league. said:
*The National Security League has
taken up. this work because the coun-
try cannot afford without serious eco
nOmic disaster to lose the benefit Of
the service Of nearly ons-third OF the
men who are drafted for military duty
because Of physical un0tness and
whose places must b taken By those
who have Dependant. The draft ng-
ures show that - per cent Of the
men are physically unit. The work II
necessary, a, With the strain upon
American brain, i = essential that
public attention b focused upon the
need OF paying also due regard to
physical safety. The efficiency Of the
human engine and the ability OF the
man-power Of the nation to Withstand
attrition, and the extra work that the
men who are doing things have to
bear at present, makes Il important
that these men should recognize the
part that physical exercise plays IN
their ability to bear their full load Of
work.
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Furthermore, with the difHculty IN
supplying ! full quota Of labor Tor in
dustries, It II necessary that the man.
power Of the nation should be In
creased BY the maximum measure of
physical strength. Every individual
has q direct interest In seeing that this
result IL brought about. Al @ eco
nomic matter, each life Is estimated to
be worth to the nation $1,000 and we
cannot afford to waste any part Of
this most valuable national asset. Al
q human matter we cannot ~ q Chris
tian people, supposedly representing
the highest intelligence and civilian
ton, allow our people to neglect the
simple things which would save them
IL fully understood.
1.-The work which Mr.. Camp has un-
dertaken Is q movement Of such nation
wide Importance and 20 manifestly
| needed that Its mere presentment will
commend It to every thoughtful. Ameri-
| can"
sThorouehly Agree"
Some Of the Endorsements Of the Sc
CURLY League idea In organising this
nationwide campaign for physical 70
generation read:
Mayor Council o. Scranton. Pa, Il
thoroughly agree with you q to taking
ARE d our young men physically and
morally, and ] I'M pleased TO cooper
ate with you.s
Mayor Rasmusesn o. TairpoEt Har
Dor. @. AAnything that viii promote
the welfare and manhood q our younG
men throoGhout theoe United etatel
has ny TN Qmpathy.s
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