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npidiy STS aseido ens ae Bae see ee, fivity and standard of Tis, ‘ould amount to perhaps one billion dullars annually, in addition to the cost of the programs itself; The fact that the United States would be con: milted to a policy of militarism similar to that which had developed in Germany under the Kaiser e) +f d. The fact that the United States’ effort in World War I had not been delayed by Jack of trained soldiers despite the popular assumption to the contrary. (It was alleged that the delay was actually in the obtaining of equipment. ; e. The training, like battleships and other material preparations, becomes obcolete rapidly and con- acquently oi’ . unlearnine ane relenenine’ 7 arareeces SET Su POenrning precesste would be necessary if and when war returned; f, The manpower Joss might be keenly felt on the farms, even more than in the factories; and g. An efficient and voluntary system of physical edu- cation carricd out locally would produce a much stronger population with a more resourceful spirit if defense were needed in the future. ~ 4 WOULDN'T IT BE A GOOD THING TO ADOPT MILITARY TRAINING FOR ITS PHYSICAL BENEFITS TO EVERY YOUNG MAN? Some men do benefit physically from life in the Army or Navy, with much beiter food, often, than they had at home, vigorous exercise, regular hours and out- door activity. Muiceover, it is true that the pereentaze of rejection of nen called for military service reveals a shocking lack of physical fitness in the United States, Major General Lewis B. Hershey, Director of Selective Service, said on February 25, POU4 that more than half of the resistvants were failing ta pass physieal and mental tests. with S.5C0,000 already classified 4-F, However, even after rejecting this large pevcentase before induc- [6] tion, the pre. Sigh rate of discharge for physical mental deficien..es (tens of thousands every month from batile casnalties) indicates that the Army prov no over-all solution, What is needed instead is very complex—(1) be food and nutrition for children, (2) more adequate nm eal care and hospitalization for those who need it thre the development both of private and public facili (3) an enlarged Public Health Service to combat demics and venereal disease; (4) a much better phy: education program in our achools with periadic mec and dental examinations; (5) stress on games and sy and exercises that cen be continued with enthusiasn later life. a lifetime of bad environment. A year of military training will not overc & WHAT HAVE EDUCATIONAL BODIES SAY ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL VAI OF MILITARY DRILL? With the exception of those bodies whose mem receive federal or private moncy for military tru {The Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universi The Association of State Universilies, and The Asac tion of Military Schools and Colleges) no educationa sociation has gone on record, to our knowledze, favo military drill in the schools as good education. American Physical Education Association, the World eration of Education Associations, the Departmen Superintendents of the National Education Associa! Commissions appointed to study the question by | Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia and New Yoik, all 1 fone on record oenposing military training as the Lie “) oo Pa o poett? POS Par y framing SS ale type of training for young people. The Department of Superintendence of the Nati Education Association said: We must teach our punils te make the passece fron love of country to lave af manlind, fove of humanity, z transition which civilization feaches us ta make, hin which the spirit of military drill cannet make, but rathe tends ta prevent. 7] . ioe ao ere aE es rai as yes eats Be No ye ar ‘ re Pere Fey