El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-01

ilowinr which All in class one will be
summoned for physical examination
This viii require about two weeks,
IL was estimated.
dean Of organized athletics at Fort
y Bliss, addressed himself 10 discus
sion of athletics as fostered by the
army 'Y." Col. Glover spoke with
out preparation. supplying for Col
s r. II. Tompkins. who was unable
to attend the conference. He said
that two years ago II he had been a
soldier running a couple Of miles af-
ter nine or ten hours OF drill and
military routine. or had witnessed
the men jumping hurdles and en-
gazing in other strenuous training
activities he would have declared TO
himself that said soldiers had been
loafinE on the drill grounds. But,
said the colonel that was before We
/ knew as much as we do today about
the office OF socalled informal
athletics among the American sol
Becomes An Enthusiast.
The colonel admitted that he had
become an enthusiast upon the sub
( ject Of post sports. and recommended
to the army "Y' that II lend its sup
bort at once to the creation Of facil-
tiles for the play OF basket ball SOC
Ger football and push ball These
three games. according to Col
/ Glover. will interest the soldier at
this time OF the year above all
others. In closing his remarks the
: colonel thanked individuals identi-
fled most closely with athletic fea-
I lures OF ''Y'' work for what they had
I done in cooperation with the mill
[ tary at Fort Bliss.
sIcNary Speaks OF War Visit
James c. McNary. well known
/ banker, spoke briefly upon the sub
/ ject Of his recent visit TO France in
I the interests Of the Y. NJ c. A. He
4 also stated that FL Pasoans counted
as one Of the pleasures OF living
! here their access to military men
and affairs. a relationship which the
! citizenship OF the city had enjoyed
Z over a period OF more than score
l OF years His account Of what he
3 saw in France was sketchy, because.
+ he explained. there is little need Of
] telling a group Of officers OF the
/ American army what is going on
/ over there" and particularly any
Z thing about the part that the army
I ''Y'' is playing in the development
I Of victory in Europe.
His subject was "On the Firing
/ Line" Mr. McNary acknowledged
{ the subtle compliment couched in the
/ subject Of his address, but suggested
] that was one Of the places that he
I had not particularly haunted But
at that he unloaded a lot Of per-
! sonal information about what is 60
1 ing on under the drum OF incessant
and the 7. NJ C. A. is right VI at
the front with the boys. doing that
which the military, occupied with
/ Steiner tasks, has no time to do for
the wounded and the homesick." he
! concluded.
Trenkie Praises a'Y" Methods.
The second line OF ~ endeavor,
0 ~ HnH
/ Otto Trenkle. who was born on the
! German borderland and educated in
his minority in Lorraine and in
I Paris Mai Trenkle praised
methods. contrasting them with the
selfish. one track system Of German
tutelaEe. He lauded the French
methods Of instruction. but re-
marked that. although entirely dem
! ocratic, they had for their central
objective the perfection Of military
sufficiency.
Likes the Social Feature.
Capt A. l. Marek discussed the
social feature OF army ''Y'' work.
stating that he had found this phase
OF the work TO be basic, because,
the ~" first engages the soldiers
interest, gets him into the 'Y" zone
by what il offers him recreauOnally-
Il is after the ''Y'' secretary has
proven that he knows how TO be So
cable and make the soldier feel al
home that he is able TO bring the
other lines OF y" appeal to that SOL
diers' attention Capt Merck &C
knowledged the army's debt to the
W for having come 10 the camp
with its entertainment and program
OF helpfulness, rather than Of Turing
the soldier 10 the ~" distant from
camp and military surveillance.
Christian Soldier Best Fighter.
The inspirational or religious side
81 rnrnfnn Sc
orally known. is the heart Of the
work, was talked over as the Of
ficer regards II by Capt ". L Kline.
He set out with the proposition that
no great cause had prospered with
out the announcement of the church
and that the army "Y'' Is the
church's manifestation Of spirit and
prayer in this war. He said all
thinking officers know that the
Christian soldier IS the best fighter.
He said that the 7. N. c. A had
done as much. II not more. than any
man understand what he is fighting
for. Until now, in his opinion. there
is not a man in the American line
who is not firmly grounded in con-
viction that the cause IS right and
Discusses Music and Morale.
One OF the most eloquent speeches
Of the evening was delivered by
Lieut. ". J. BOoher upon the fifth
phase Of 'Y' activity, Music" The
subject formally announced was
Music and Morale" The lieutenant
said he would not undertake to de- 4
fine either music or morale. because
he was reminded OF lecture he 4
once heard on wit and humor and the I
only funny thing that happened for I
an hour and a half on that occasion /
was the speakers serious definition /
Of humOr-"a juXtapositlon Of incOn- ]
gruous concepts"
Lieut. Booher proved his point Of I
morales debt to music by generous I
allusion to incident. such as the /
singing of the stately 'Marsellaise."
the vogue Of 'Tipperary." and the 1
swing Of enthusiasm back OF the sing I
songs held on the Fifth cavalry par
ade grounds periodically. The ex-
When IN need Of a purga-
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