Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-14
WOMAN PHYSICIAN
GIVES VALUABLE
ADVICE TO GIRLS

DR.. Phebe PeRrsall recently re-
turned from attending two confer
ences in New York city, one a
model health demonstration and
the other an international confer
ence of women physicians on so
cial hygiene. Both of these confer
ences we're under direction of war
council of national. organization of
Young Women's Christian associa-
ton. In speaking Of her visit she
said:
During the war period ma
boys were declared unfit for
vice because Of physical dele >
often unsupported. The boys III
service were taught methods of
health which they no doubt will
nasiums or universal training,
should this be established
THE women have also had an
awakening in regard to questions
OF their personal health and they
also wish to be At for service in
home, shop, in stores, etc.
During the war many women
physiCi7ns sent out by the war
counCi, national organization of
Young Momen's Christian associa-
ton, TO talk to young women near
encampment and to women who
were employed to release men for.
service, about social hygiene. found
q great need for a genuine health
change. They found young women
anxious to be physically fit for SER
vice and to be At for postwar
work
When the armistice was signed
these lecturers knew that they had
only begun their plans for young
women and were anxious to con-
tinue, so the council decided to
continue their plans in this way.
They knew that in many eommuni-
ties there were already organized
associations for young women and
the best plan seemed to be 20 use
these existing organizations.
This war council then invited
women physicians and physical di-
rectors from the association
throughout the. country to come to
New York city and visit their model
center as they had been able to
work it out and to confer. together
on better plans for health of young
women.
To the conference on social ny
giene were also invited about fifty
women physicians from overseas.
Dr. Meredith, DIR. Berthe, DR..
Rucker, DR.. McClintic and other
women physicians of New York
city, together with their physical
directors, Miss Wilde, Miss Ber-
tine and others examined all Wis
iting women to demonstrate their
methods.
This model center was located
in a remodeled apartment house in
the heart of New York city, with
no frills. no pretense at architec-
tural value or expensive apparatus,
but they were reaching the young
women. They found that girls were
anxious to know how to correct de-
fects, anxious to know how to be
fit and they considered that il girls
in New York city were anxious.
girls throughout the United States
were also anxious.
These visiting women physi-
clans and physical directors went
every night to this center where
girls we're examined and directed
about their special exercises. On
the gymnasium floor were young
women doing their corrective work
as well as general classes for bas-
ketball, volleyball, etc.
THE plan is this: Have an ex-
animation, see if muscles. posture.
health habits, eating and recrea-
ton habits, exercise, etc, are best
for making you fit for your daily
duties. A happy young woman
means much in community and a
healthy young woman is usually
happy young woman. 49,.
Join the physical department of
Y. w. c. A Rock Island Young
women's Christian association be-
gins its gymnasium work Nov. 10.
1t is for you. Begin right, be e4-
amined, correct defects and have
good time. Swimming classes,
basketball classes, etc, will also
be organized for all who are fit.
"a challenge has been thrown
down in every direction to all
Americans. The days of recon
struction give opportunity to cast
aside methods which were not ade-