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Lieutenant Says Athletics Will Improve Motherhood.IJARTS, F^b. 12.—Lieut. Herbert, who was in charge- of the whole system ofgymnastics by which French pollus were kept in condition during the war, has announced that he will devote the remainder of his life .to arousing interest in gymnastics and athletics amongFrench women.“My most sacred duty during the war was to train men for the trying ordeals they faced on the battlefields.” said Llent. Ilebert. ‘'Now that the war is over my duty to France is to help raisea race of young women fit for motherhood. IBefore the war the lieutenant was the director of the athletic college at K helms. At that time he contributed several articles to newspapers and magazines denouncing French style-makers for Introducing modes which, he said, deformed young wom*n at an age whentheir bodies should be free for dancingand athletics. His articles attracted wide attention and met with fiery responses from some of the big Taris dressmakers.Lieut. Hebert’s first move in his campaign to better the women of Franco physically was to have printed a larg*** catalogue showing some of the evils of modern dress. On one page he producedthe stlhouetto of a French maiden as shewould appear In a Hue de la Paix ere- ; ation. On the opposite page appeared a reproduction of one of the classic hits of sculpture of the feminine form from the Louvre to show tha contrast. The . pages following contained photographs j taken from life of girls who had adopted
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Indianapolis Indiana Daily Times
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Thu, Feb 12, 1920
Page 4
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