Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-21 | Page 5 | "Wash Dishes and Sweep Floors," Athletic Director Tells School Girls

"Wash Dishes and Sweep Floors," ; Athletic Director Tells School Girls j I T11LEDO O., Sept 1 Unless the I lghsehool girl of today la taught the -re it neod of physical training, school gUdj will b weaklings poor mothers and Inefficient business Women wlth- . In 10 years. That Is the word of warning sent iout by MIS3 Amelia Armbruster. for 1" years physical training director in ihe j puldU si hools of Toledo. If mothers would make their slaughters wash dishes and sweep floors occasionally. ' she says "the girl ! w ould be getting some needed exercise." exer-cise." (WNOI NTM I.VM WORK. Ten years ago, according to Miss Armbruster high school girls throughout through-out the country were athletic and went I in for ilng and bur work Girls cannot can-not stand that work today, she de-IClereS, de-IClereS, and many who attempt It become be-come Internally Injured "The present-day school girl is flat-thested. flat-thested. frail of body and easily exhausted," ex-hausted," she says. Auto rides instead of hikes, movies instead of proper exercise late par-tit-; and improper clothing, . are given I y Miss Armbruster as the chief reasons rea-sons for lack of vitality In the school girls one girl sllll In word school, ac- I cording to Miss Armbruster, attended ii' movies in one month. I l.i: id 1 i 1 OMJB MASC1 MM.. 1 'In w Inter some of these girls como to school in thin georgette w'alsts and 'tiny silk camisoles They hop around :thc school in tight skirts and Krench-liceled Krench-liceled Shoes, .'nl are tightly corseted throughout the day ' MOhy Ol the plrls are afraid to take up physical! training, Miss Armbruster says, because they fear they will become be-come masculine Tiny are afraid to j enlarge their waist line and get some' real muscle on their arms. Parents. In 'many Instances, are lo blame for this condition, according 10 the director. A few years ago people C.pected children to help themselves In everything. Then a campaign to I help the child was started, and the f,iiT,v,i'4 IN, v jf x l I Movies lnsteo1 ol pVOpbl CStCrdSC SflBS VraOllS Annbrn-ter piVCH as inn , leaSOf1 I'nr la k Of vitality. (n.ult is worst everything is done for, t he youngster. "Thi- pendulum will have to swing I l ..ck and strike 11 happy medium bo-fore bo-fore our girls get bach to the normal hfiilthv- condition of 10 years ago," , she says "The lack of proper exercise1 affects the ehlbl'i school :.tuilbni. and I many tear hers complain that children 1 in unable to I'nni cntnilc properly upon their lessons " llss Armbruster suggests that a campaign of physical training bi st.-irt-nl throughout the country by athletic Instructors for girls ln ward and hU'h si h'.oN " h 11 si hool opens this fall