Yuliya Aleshina
This is a letter from a young boy named Richard Millington to President John. F. Kennedy, telling the president about the lack of teacher participation in the school's fitness activities. The physical fitness program started during the Eisenhower presidency, President's Council on Youth Fitness, which acknowledged the importance of physical fitness for children. Richard's letter is a response to Kennedy's expanded program (President's Council on Physical Fitness) which stressed the importance of physical fitness for all age groups, and did so by producing television ads and educational videos to be shown in schools across America.
The letter itself is straight to the point. Richard tells the president he feels that teachers set a bad example for students by not participating in the fitness exercises. He also expresses concern over the bulging midriffs of his teachers and Scoutmasters, and the bad example they are setting for children by being so expressly disinterested.
This is the transcript of the letter, for those who find it difficult to read:
"Dear President Kennedy,
I would like to know why, in this age of stress on physical fitness, there are still paunchy teachers around. These teachers are supposed to be good examples to us poor, disgusted kids. We kids do the exercises the teachers tell us, while the teachers stand around talking to other teachers. How are we supposed to believe exercises are worth it if the teachers don't seem to be interested?
I move that a new law be passed that requires teachers to keep themselves in the pink, too. Thank you for your attention and please reply soon.
Sincerely,
Richard Millington
P.S. Even some of the Scoutmasters have midriff bulge."
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