El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-25

I facts OF history. civics. industry. and
D the common technical ubiects. as the
. gas engine telegraph telephone. cleo
I tricity, etc A large interest has been
manifest in this particular activity.
Library Is Appreciated.
One OF the most appreciated pieces
OF educational work In the Y NJ C.
A buildings is the library The war
E service bureau OF the American L.
brary association has equipped each
i OF the buildings with an extraordinary
assortment OF fiction and technical
books Every effort IS made by that
organization 20 furnish exactly the
books the soldier needs without re-
spect TO cost The result IS that the
Z II c. A buildings have about 1000
books on their shelves and from 5000
to 5000 Of these are read every month
Not n College Course. But
The educational department cannot
accomplish large things IA the conduct
Of formal educational work as would
be found IN q college or city school
system II Il can maintain the SOL
dier's interest In the better things OF
life that come with mental activity
and training. II viii have accom-
plished its task With as high as &c.
600 men in some form Of educational
activity in this district. some good
will result not only 10 the men, but
Physical Work In the Army aY.7
The space at hand is altogether too
small TO tell the fun st1rf Of -he ath-
letic and other physical work accom-
plished at Fort Bliss during the past
year. This section is under the direc-
ton Of ". A. McCulloch-
Practically all phases Of the i'm
portant branches Of athletics has had
a thorough try OUT by men thor
oughly versed in the fine arts Of the
Really excellent work has been done
in the development OF boxing, hand-
ling all the minutiae OF baseball, foot
ball, basketball vOlleybau games ana
leagues. QuOits. and a legion OF IN
formal games have been promoted
Soccer is now barely coming into its
own-a magnificent game which is val
liable from every physical standpoint
Athletics Are Encouraged.
We have cooperated and endeavored
to do our utmost in handling the great
field days and swimming meets-a
multitude OF them, and we have done
much IN compulsory boxing and other
military atheltics-even in sing-songs,
which after all is a phase Of our work
IN some sense.
Special work for detectives result
ing most eXcellently has been a large
part Of the work at the base hospital
+ AlAAouEn LllaL q Out small part
Of the whole work done there by
walter Williams. who serves that
building.
The camp physical director IS a
member Of the athletic council OF Fort
Bliss, and has acted as the secretary
Of that body for over eight months.
There are now eight "Y' buildings
besides the headquarters building. and
another going up, where there IS real
live work, athleticaly speaking, 60
ing on whenever there are soldiers
available from their military duties,
and II IS q common thing for many
OF the men TO say they would far
rather stay at the 'YT building and
do" athletics and play games than
90 down town.
Every building has a good and
usually q plentiful assortment Of ath-
letic Equipment, which Is available
free to any soldier any time ne has
time to use Il. II desired a -Y" man
coaches in any game played and
boosts the enthusiasm and morale as
much as possible.
Equipment does not last long on