ARMY EXPERIMENT.
PHYSIQUE OF RECRUITS. British Official Wireless. RUGBY, February 3. Recently, as an experiment, a number of applicants who failed to pass the medical examination for the Army were given a period of physical training, during which attention was given to their nutrition. The Secretary of State for War, Mr. A. Duff Cooper, informed the House of Commons yesterday that the experiment had proved successful and its practical application on a larger scale was under consideration.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1937, Page 7
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77ARMY EXPERIMENT. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1937, Page 7
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