Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-19
DR. ?. N. HARDOLD LEFT
IMPRESS ON MEAD|TES
~ educational Director Was Ac-
live in Bringing Best Thought
to Soldiers in Camp.

since September, 1918. DR.. p. M.
8Afbbld has been in charge OF the
educational activities of the ~" at
Camp Meade. He left Monday to. re-
turn to his home In Lancaster, Pa.
The work of his department as
gulned gigantic proportions at times,
especially in the days when the de-
4 reIopment battalions under Maj. Ar
thur r. Deering were at their highest
pOiAt in numbers and efficiency. 1t
was the work Of Secretary Lemberg.
under DR.. Harbold's direction. which
played an important part in the
reaching OF English to thousands OF
men 90 that they could get better
idea OF military commands
ln coming to Camp Meade he re-
Alwned his position as president of the
Eemnwylvania State Normal School at
MikierMRilIe, where he bore an envi-
able reputation as an organiser and
&eAcher. He plunged into his task
here with xest and before many weeks
smoothly, only to have his plans In
lerrupted for six weeks by the ''fiu"
tpidemic.
Fought the "Flu."
nut with DR.. T. g. Mcwilliams. the
camp religious work director of the
Dr. Harbold entered into the
HX'6, efforts to serve the sick soldiers
and their relatives with unusual self
nncriHce ana devotion to the interests
az the cause. He visited the hospital
daily and was OF inestimable value IN
Nileviating the suffering brought
about by the scourge.
40 soon 40 the epidemic had passed
he re0rgMnt1ed his forces and found
things working well when the armis-
Aice was signed and the whole aspect
az educational work was changed.
Uivining that ordinary methods
would be unsuccessful he made the
work Of his department effective by
the introduction Of vastly enlarged
Ing topics Of the day. The govern
.1iaentss plan to enlist soldiers in farm
work and all branches OF industry
where their support would be needed
Was indorsed by DR.. Harbold in
pfactical way which resulted in hun
tlredp of men adopting the govern
naAnka offer.
Motion pictures, q visual way Of
advocating tired and listless soldiers,
wac proven q fine means OF putting
across an idea. and he did not fail to
fAlfe advantage OF this method in
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ssEAther Of Franklin sY.'"
Upon the opening Of the Franklin
eAutnnmNnt for the Signal Corps in
the fall DR.. Harbold, with Secretary
Roger Care, began the "Y" service In
that section in onc-room plant in q
government barracks. This was con-
tinled many weeks until the formal
oneninE OF the hut in that area. DR..
fkarbold was known to many signal
,aen as the father of the Y. NJ C. A."
Ia Franklin. He was especially pleased
with the results Of the work there
and found the soldiers responsive to
HIS efforts in their behalf.
50 successful had been his efforts in
Meade that the national war work
council decided to use him in connec-
ton with the important conferences
held In different states along the line
pf extension work. The effort was to
Ink upf efficiently the work in the
campo with the work for returned
apldiere In the civil communities, and
mr.. Harbold was found especially well
eaQipped to perform his portion of the
IN everything he did he let self-in-
terese play small part, and he plan
ned big things for many units, no.
taDly the 4fTth Reserve Labor Bat
talon. colored troops. who were given
special facilities in elementals at the
close Of the training period.