The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-21
IADIEE TEACHING
FRENCH TO PLAY.
ercy r. Carpenter Trans
ting Rules Of American
Games Into French.

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PARIS. April 21.-Percy R. Carpen.
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m, rE5nfa rnlas Sor tho French sol.
~. IN nractjcaIlv al, American
100 ha1 sretnrned n America ~
~ ,,,ss,,srattora So- tarins bis TOM.
y. ~ 1890 r~hera he 1viiI nndartaka
& saGnnrt a the Erench qovernment
3 :; w ~ ~ Trench civilian ,,nnlation,
IN ~ NAV
4 ~ 4. $3.50. -.
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\ 49, 4 nriI 1915 and recently made
SssSn,he1. ~ 4he Frecch Nation.l ;1onn-
5 'sIfteo ~ phveical E1dnca+;on md ca.
mi t4vStane nm, nnohabIv viii eYert
! fESnrsts a Sinance IN tho coming cen.
sSttors If French lads than Kaiser
I'M aver l,onad to
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sa.En tus rIencn government ana
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Ia sisnt OF aosolutely notnhg tnat
Ey lll, - a ~, wdy Denelit tne natioh OF
osople. me nlst movement. OF recog
atLavn .OioWMs Tue introduction Oh
ne sLnienc program into tne rogers
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5us IeneIai Cottez soon reallzeo
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INV 7 ySss.,. ssot - +hasa scboa,s - he
tFaiiied. And 1t ia a significant fact
.i1iat all the men sent to take the course
between January 5 and March / oil
ihis year were the school teachers of
RANCE.
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! III &. -. t-A' Q. eN''
sle Iesuit OF tne advantages al
reaiizea through tnls work ac'
sH.saes nave Deen started among CIV
'lsns. tnese acuvl.ies nave conferred,
q tAr, among tne eniloren OF villages
'lN IN pupaic ana private SCHOOLS;
kngns tle Roy SCOUTS; III tue athletlc
zi9ps &or men anu women, anu amona
knss Iiremen OF Pars.
During hostilities Mr.. Carpenter, in.
tiIucted the Regional Directors to SEQ
That all field directors, where it was
possible, devote some Of their spare
Z Lime to the young boys Of the villages.
When one realizes that the fathers and
older brothers OF most OF these chill.
lren had been at the front since 1914
he value Of this service becomes ap.
parent
IN many places these lads were in
tited to come to the Foyer athletic
!, Held and learn American games under
1 he supervision Of the American direc-
tor IN other places organized classes
we're conducted in the schools. Amer
lean directors made frequent excur.
sions with troops OF Boy Scouts into
tbei country. And In many VILLAGES
eYen the young girls were taught vol.
lev ball and other games. These young
+ misses were constantly coming to the
tieids to ask the director il American
iris played athletic games. and when
they we're answered in the affirma.
i've they were never satisfied till they.
too. were taught.
The American .sY" director who was
teachine at Joinyille obtained nermis.
lion to give demonstrations at the fire
4 Etations In Paris. The result was that
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