Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
NATIONAL MOVE
FOR PHYSICAL
REGENERATION
Started by National Security
League Through Committee
Headed by Walter Camp.

curity League has started nation
wide movement to promote the phys,
zeal welfare Of the youth Of the lane
through the organization by communi-
ties of branches of Committee on
Physical Reserve, Of which Walter
Camp, veteran trainer Of athletes, is
chairman. In answer to q letter sent
by the league to the mayors of all the
cities in the country Of over 5000 pop
ulation asking them to appoint COM
mittees to cooperate with Mr.. Camp
200 committees In 80 states have al
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 E.
Raycroft, member of the War and
Navy Departments Commission on
Training Camp Activities.
Economic Disaster"
In discussing this new effort of the
Security League, S. 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 one-third Of the
men who are drafted for military duty
because Of physical unftness and
whose places must be taken by those
who have dependents. The draft fig
ures show that % per cent Of the
men are physically unfit. The work is
necessary, as. with the strain upon
American brain, 1t is essential that
public attention be 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 1t important
that these men should recognize the
part that physical exercise plays in
their ability to bear their full load Of
work
Life Worth $1,000
Furthermore, with the difficulty In
supplying a full quota Of labor for In
dustries, 1t is necessary that the man.
power Of the nation should be in
creased by the maximum measure of
physical strength. Every individual
has a direct interest In seeing that this
result is brought about. AS an eco
nomic matter, each life is estimated to
be worth to the nation 81 900 and we
cannot afford to waste any part Of
this most valuable national asset As
q human matter we cannot as Chris
tian people, supposedly representing
the highest intelligence and civiliza.
ton, allow our people to neglect the
simple things which would save them
if fully understood.
1.-THE work which Mr.. Camp has I'M
dertaken is a movement Of such nation
wide Importance and so manifestly
needed that it's mere presentment will
commend it to every thoughtful Ameri-
can"
Thoroughly Agree"
Some Of the Endorsements OF the Sc
curity League idea in organizing this
nationwide campaign for physical re-
generation read:
Mayor Cornell Of Scranton, Pa, Il
thoroughly agree with you as to taking
care of our young men physically and
morally, and l am pleased to cooper
ate with YOU
Mayor Rasmussen Of Fairport Har-
Dor, O., Anything that will promote
the welfare and manhood of our young
men throughout these United States
has my full sympathy"
Mayor Hincke of Plnckneyvills, III,
81 am very much In favor Of this move
ment."
Mayor Hickman Of Altus, Okla, 81
assure you that l look upon the num-
Der Of young men rejected in the draft
for physical disability with grave con-
Germ, and 1t is gratifying to me to
know that steps are being taken to
remedy this condition of affairs"
Mayor Bardine of Juniata, Pa, 1--WE
are ready to work hand in hand with
any object that is for the upbuildlng
of our town and will make it better
place In which to live"
Mayor Barron, Eau Claire, Wis, Il
am very much interested in the sue
cessful operation Of your plan"
When Child "FaIIs."
When a child fails in school, mnst
II always be the fault Of the childf May
1t not be the faults Of his parentsl Or
of the school which he attends7 Inves-
legations have shown that there Is a
host Of children whose mental slug
gishness is due to physical causes, DR..
N. P. e. Groszmann writes in HUI
manitarian. Even conservative esu-
mates place the percentage of children
suffering from some physical ailment
at rs; this means about 18,0O00 900 chill
dren Of school age In this country. Al
most all Of these ailments are remov-
able, even prsventable. They range
from decayed and maladjusted teeth
with their manifold sad effects upon
the efficiency and the temper Of the
growing child to such serious defects
as nervous disorders, tuberculosis,
hlindneaA AAa-
The Crucial Moment
'Then." said the young man with &
tragic air, as he was leaving the room.
this Is your final decisionT
1T Is, Mr.. Carrots" replied the
young girl firmly.
"Then," he replied, his voice betray.
ing an unnatural calmness, 'there 70
but one thing more to add"