Evening star., 1922-03-26

physical education, which was introduced IN l9zo
and reintroduced early in the present Congress
with revisions including the elimination or the
provision for compulsory physical examination OF
school children. which was opposed In hearings
held in May. 1920 and January and February.
1921. is also pending before the House commit
tee on education and the Senate committee on edu-
cation and labor 1t provides for the creation OF
division Of physical education. in the bureau OF
education which shall cooperate with the states
in furthering physical education and training the
appropriation authorized being $10.ooo.00o for the
first fiscal year, and for each subsequent year an
amount sufficient to alot 81 per child Of school
age to each state accepting the terms Of the act.
AS provided in the Towner-Sterng bill. no money
shall be apportioned to any state failing to pro-
vide an equal sum for the same purpose.
approximately 31ooooo.ooo was lost last year
In the public schools through absence Of enrolled
children because of i'll health, while young peo-
pie in industry. under the age Of nineteen lost
through i'll health total of 71.250000. according
to Senator Capper who estimates that IL these
amounts can be reduced by even 10 per cent more
will have been saved than the entire cost involved
in the proposed legislation.
An omnibus bill introduced March II by Rep
resentative johnson of Washington, chairman Of
the House committee on immigration and natural
ization. provides for the transformation of the
bureau of naturalization Of the Labor Depart
ment into a bureau Of citizenship with greatly in
creased powers. revises the naturalization laws,
and establishes elaborate system for the regis
tration and education of aliens, the costs to be
betrayed from fund to be derived from the an
nual fees of IS required Of registrants over twen-
ty-one, and SO from regisrants between eighteen
and twenty-one (no fee to be collected for wife
registered by her husband) expended, with the ap-
proval Of the Secretary Of Labor by the director
of the bureau of citizenship, who Is charged under
the Secretary with the administration Of the act.
the Offices of commissioner of naturalization and
deputy commissioner of naturalization being
abolished.
In this bill Incorporated provisions for
the separate naturalization and citizenship of
married women separate bills exclusively provid-
ing for which have previously been introduced by
Representative Rogers Of Massachusetts and Rep
resentative Raker of California.
The johnson bill greatly improves the present
condition of American women marrying or who
have married aliens by permitting any woman
living in the United States who has lost her cit-
zenship by reason Of her marriage Immediately
to regain it on application to authorized court
Official, and by permitting any American woman
who may hereafter marry an alien to retain her
citizenship during residence in the United States,
and during residence abroad provided sae reg
listers at stated intervals recording with an Amer
ican consul her desire and intention in good faith
to retain her citizenship.
On the other hand. it makes it considerably
harder than at present under certain conditions
for other American women now married to allen
husbands At present an American woman who
is either the widow Of or divorced from . for
eigner may. II living abroad, regain her citizen
ship by registering before an American consul,
or automatically by returning to the United
States. Under the proposed law she must i'm
medately preceding the filing of her petition live
continuously for at least five years in the United
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