South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-04
OUTLINES PLAN
FOR MORE WAR
GARDENS HERE
F. {. Wolfe, Recreation Di-
rector, Tells Chamber of
Commerce Wider AppIiCa-
tlOn of Training Needed.

Holding out physical training as a
means by which the manhood ana
wCmanhood Of the country can be
placed upon much more efficient
iasis. and Offering the recreation
plan as one Of the means by which
this efficiency may be attained. r..
p. Wolfe. director of the Municipal
Recreation committee, outlined the
plans Of the committee for the com
ing year at the Monday MONDAY
luncheon of the Chamber Of Com
TCerce
Mr.. Wolfe also pointed out the aid
that the recreation plan is giving the
national food administration food
conservation plan through the gar
dening work being done in South
Bend. lie said:
a comparison of official state
ments on the physical efficiency II
men examined for the American
army with those of men examined
FOR the German army show up some
hat TO our discredit. the physical
efficiency OF German men being ap-
that OF American men. There must
be some reason for this. That rea-
son Is not far TO find It exists ln
the very much more perfected sys-
tenn of physical training found in
Germany. 1t behooves the United
States TO co something TO bring up
the physical co-eHicient of its men
strength. Physical perfection is Of
value in the ordinary pursuits Of life
as well as in war activities The rea-
liZatiOn OF the necessity for doing
something has struck home 10 the
minds of educators and officials all
over our country. This fact is man
ifesting itself in renewed interest in
physical training.
Must Not Let Down.
The necessity of not letting down
i'm our recreational activities in the
city CT South Bend is no less than
elsewhere. If child who has leisure
time is not offered an opportunity
for wholesome recreation, the prob
ability is that some other activity
less helpful viii take its place This
is equally true Of adults. When re-
leased from the daily grind of the
mill. we have 10 tread in order 10
live. then We strive 10 become what
we would be If we could When we
are free. we pursue those ideals
which indicate and create characte~.
&C. that leads us toward wholesome
things. music. art. debate. golf. ten
mis-. horseback riding and all of the
other things that are wholesome and
good. then our lives are rounded out.
balanced. and significant.
I'VE do not need 20 be instructed
upon the Importance of having a
leisure time We do. however. need
TO be instructed upon the manner Of
hest spending that leisure time.
Garden Work Important.
zone phoSe OF the recreatiouaI ac-
iNities undertaken by the municipal
recreation committee has been that
# gardening This work was start
ad as YOU gentlemen no doubt well
know. i'm the summer of 1915. when
clean up. paint up and home gar
len campaign was staged under the
auspices of the Chamber of Com
mcrce clean up. paint up committee
md the garden department OF the
municipal recreation committee. For
lack Of time I cannot go into de-
all Of the results of that work any
more than 10 say that they were so
.pparent as 10 arouse considera bl le
'aVorabie popular comment That
year we had 1917 homes entered i'm
DE garden contest. There were so
.acant lot gar3.ns and 155 school
sarden. 10 IT, by -o re. i'm size The