Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-29
Protect Nations Greatest Asset
mr THOMAS ID. WOOD, ID. ID.

| War arrows spotlight OF convincing clear
nuenee ".'d tompiaceney o. our oTetsr r,| pup.
nc ar snahsn 70 ,ne uep.ns s resaru"s '"e
we are beg inning 10 suspect, II iot TO fully
menta. 10 thc integrity ava i'crinancnce oil :,
nation tnan are seientnc prog ress. po!i.cat
noinie accomplishment. are ploiosieai sound!iess
and mtness-.ne meath Vi the peop!e
essen,a'. IS az the present .lise me most en-,
| app"..vu the hummer young men, in DoOn
capAD.o Of a..enusmg ln..f country; VINO re-
JectcG Tor min.ary service because oi physical
| some tmere are who in view recent reve-
OF the M. ion. And yet 1t mas been known Ior
years before TINS Great war eng uihea o u.s. ina
chiIulcn OF this country were handicapped By
Although some of the defects which in
capacItating our young men Tor miiitary en-
our citizens tor the business OF lie. develop III
ate adolescence OF adult me. yet many OF them
IN the Mobilization OF our nations RESOURCES
more dramatic or impressive tnan the It.s....., :,
spectacle of these young men be!ns tr"i"eH
There are records even OF men in our great
Tor military service. which show that in multi
tude OF cases, and with" SIX months alter the
health in vitality in physteal ana general chi
eieney has 6ssn n aEst s and enec
tive health care and physical educAtton for the
young in the army and navy:
Lives being ueedlcSSiy sacrihccd huna n
in enormous quantity Is lett only par
tally devclopcd; economic loss OF staggering
| extent occurs, because sci,atic Knowledge ana
! ot needless weakness and disease. and Tor
| the constructive development OF the potential
| resources OF the children OF our country.
efficiency of the German empire III inns
| is due in important part 10 the
| health work. the national program OF
! health care and education which has been con-
duct that country for the last half century.
! The pioneer development III school hygiene oc-
/ CURED in Germany. The movement for open
| air schools began there. Many OF the best
! examples of experiment and accomplishment IN
| ~. field Of health edu aton have occurred in
! the country which to-day hurlS fearful menace
, nj the safety of freedom OF the civilized world:
| We must learn, from the hcndish power Of
! despotic Germany, important lessons Tor the So
! luton OF vital problems which pcrplcN dcmoc-
!
! HOSPITALS. for supplies, for medical care of the
! soldiers in training; for our men who are
! Of the country And the best that can be done
! in all this program is never really enough
! But what of the basic needs OF the great dra II
| army of the nations children who must supply
| the human units of the citiZenry Of the next
! generation: who must bear the burden Of cvili-
| about the neglect of these children who hold the
| future Of civilZa ton in their immature lives?
: The question can find an answer only in a ma
| tional program of health education, particular
. as applcd to the schools and which must in
| cludc: health examination. and supervision OF
| n hygicnc school management; provision Of an
| ADEQUATE and rational physical education, and
| better prepa RIA ton OF teachers for health cdu-
| cation.-Copyright 1918