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Student1 Skaarup Teachers CollegeProfessor of Physical Education1 Savage College - New York City, New YorkPhysics and Mathematics Teacher1 Dalsgaarde RealskoleFounder1 Worldwide Educational BrotherhoodMember1 Danish Officers Club - Washington, District of ColumbiaPresident1 Danish Officers Club - Washington, District of ColumbiaBoard Membership and AffiliationsMember (past)1 Danish SocietyEducationBattle Creek CollegePaul Junior High School1. Ventura County Star: County News www.staronline.com/vcs/county_news/article/0,1375,vcs_226_14 15582,00.h Published on: 9/16/2002 Last Visited: 9/16/2002Holger Christian Petersen Langmack... Holger Christian Petersen Langmack was an author, scientist, philosopher, educator and humanitarian. He did advanced work of lasting value in discovering a field theory unifying science, philosophy and religion. His active profession was as a physical fitness expert and teacher of physical education in which he incorporated his inspired ideas of character education as well as his invaluable ideas on physical fitness and training.A native of Copenhagen, Denmark, he was born October 19, 1884, son of Peter Valdemar Frederik Petersen and Clara Helene (Christensen) Langmack. His father, was born March 5, 1856 and died October 21, 1930, became head of a scientific agriculture research laboratory in Copenhagen. A writer, scientist, and inventor of a milk separator, he was twice honored by the King of Denmark for his scientific work and was Knighted. ... Holger Christian Petersen Langmack graduated from high school in 1901; in 1903 from Polytechnic Institute in Copenhagen; and in 1905 from State Military Academy at Kronborg. After two years in the military service as a lieutenant, he entered State Teachers College at Skaarup, Denmark, from which he graduated in 1910 as a teacher in physics, mathematics and education with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Science and Mathematics. He taught physics and mathematics for one year at Dalsgaarde Realskole. In 1911 he formed the Kolding New Realskole which he directed. He was the principal and teacher of the higher grades in physics and mathematics.At Kolding, Denmark, on December 21, 1912, Holger Christian Langmack married Ida Jepperine Hansen and came to the United States with his bride, daughter of Rasmus Marius and Karen Johanne (Glintborg) Handen. ... Holger Langmack located first at Hutchinson, Minnesota, and while working for a half year at temporary jobs there, taught the young men of the town Danish gymnastics. This led to an appointment as director of Physical Education, in pubic schools. He was physical education instructor at Seward Junior High School in Minnesota from 1915 to 1917, and during the following year was professor of the subject at Minnesota State Teachers College at Moorehead. In the years 1918 and 1919 he was a high school physical education instructor and a physical culture specialist at the University of Minnesota Summer School.Coming east in 1919, he was professor of Physical Education at New Jersey State Teachers College in Trenton until 1925, and studied at Columbia University in 1922-1923. While at Trenton he taught summer schools at the army camp in Plattsburg, New York, at Springfield YMCA College, at Cornell University Teachers Summer School and at Temple University. In 1925-1926 he was professor of physical education at Savage College in New York City, and while there lectured and gave demonstrations at Columbia and New York Universities. He went to Battle Creek College in Michigan in 1926 as physical culture specialist, and the following year was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis to serve in the same capacity. His tenure on the faculty of Paul Junior High School in Washington, D.C., began in 1928, and he remained there until his retirement in 1954. From 1928 to 1929 he headed the physical education department for Washington, D.C., public schools, and wrote and published a physical fitness program for all grades. he studied at the Washington School of Psychiatry in 1945-1946. His real desire was to have a school to experiment with, and so he went to Paul Junior High School for this propose; it was here he developed and put into effect his ideas on character education. Many thesis on his ideas and the progress of the project were written by him and printed by the school system. He also contributed these ideas to prison education. While at Paul he lectured and demonstrated at the University, and the United States Army parachute School at Fort Benning, Georgia. In 1953 he received his Masters in Education from Maryland University.From the time of his retirement, Mr. Langmack devoted himself to research and writing in a field which had long attracted his attention: the unifying of Science, Philosophy and Religion through the concept of mathematical relativity. His earlier works had been in line with his professional pursuits, beginning with his first work published in Leipzig in 1902. ... It was Mr. Langmack who was responsible for the insertion of the phrase, "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States. For some years he had taught the pledge in this form to his classes, and he approached President Franklin D. Roosevelt with the suggestion that the words be officially added. ... Mr. Langmack never claimed public credit for his part in this change. At the time of his death, Mr. Langmack had made a proposal to add the word "love" to the Pledge of Allegiance: "with Love, Liberty and Justice for all."As a student at Skaarup Teachers College, Mr. Langmack started the first Boy Scout Troop in Denmark, the second in the world, in 1908, Skaarup, Denmark. It was a great pioneer work. His teacher, Lt. ... Mr. Langmack was founder of the Worldwide Educational Brotherhood, with headquarters in New York City. He was a member of the American Scientific Affiliation, the International Academy of Freedom Under God, and the International Christian Leadership. Mr. Langmack was made a Fellow of and was bestowed the following honor by the Academic Council and Senate of the American International Academy, U.S.A., for his humanitarian accomplishments: "The Star and Cross Academic Honor." He had served as president of the Danish Club in Washington, D.C., and was a member of the Danish Society and the Danish Officers Club, both of New York City. In the nation's capital he was a communicant of the Covenant Presbyterian Church and the Sixth Presbyterian Church, where he was for many years a youth leader and Sunday School teacher. In 1954, he and Mrs. Langmack moved from Washington to Warren Township, New Jersey.A man of many gifts, Mr. Langmack had written over one hundred songs. He was fond of traveling and lectured extensively in U.S.A. and Europe.Mr. and Mrs. Langmack became the parents of the following children: 1.Chris, Robert, Clara, Beatty2. "One Nation Under God" -- Langmack www.americasvoices.org/archives/langmackc/langmackc_070502.h tm Published on: 7/5/2002 Last Visited: 12/22/2002It was Holger Christian Langmack who was responsible for the insertion of the phrase, "UNDER GOD" in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States. He approached Franklin D. Roosevelt with the suggestion that the words be officially added. Congress acted favorably on the amended pledge and the bill was signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. (Encyclopedia of American Biography, Volume XXXlV.)The insertion of "Under God" in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance had multiple meaning for those who stood behind its insertion. For my grandfather, the multiple meaning can be said in one word, "LOVE", and love has been described in many ways throughout history. To extend the meaning, to express love, liberty and justice for all. Love gives, cares for family, neighbors and friends. ... The history on Holger Christian Langmack is taken from "The Encyclopedia of American Biography", Volume XXXlV. He was born October 19, 1884 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and died as a U.S. Citizen. He was an author, scientist, philosopher, educator, and humanitarian. A writer, scientist, and inventor of a milk separator, he was twice honored by the King of Denmark for his scientific work and was Knighted. He started the first Boy Scout troop in Denmark, the second in the world, in 1908.Holger Christian Langmack was a vigorous supporter of Boy's Town, Boy Scouts, cancer campaigns and the cause of education, establishing character education. He was active as a scout Leader and examiner in Washington, D.C. He founded and was part of many organizations that stood for the cause of humanitarian efforts. Holger Christian Langmack was made a fellow of, and was bestowed the following honor by, the Academic Council and Senate of the American International Academy, U.S.A., for his humanitarian accomplishments: "The Star and Cross Academic Honor". A man of many gifts, Holger Christian Langmack had written over 100 songs. He was fond of traveling and lectured extensively throughout the U.S.A. and Europe.Holger Christian Langmack, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Science & Mathematics, taught physics and mathematics. He was a principal and teacher for the higher grades. He received his Masters in Education from Maryland University and studied at the Washington School of Psychiatry.On December 21, 1912, Holger Christian Langmack married Ida Jepperine Hansen and first located in Hutchinson, Minnesota. ... Holger Christian Langmack also lectured at the University of Maryland, George Washington University, and the United States Army Parachute School at Fort Benning, Georgia.Holger Christian Langmack's death occurred in Plainfield, New Jersey, on March 18, 1962, bringing to a close a dedicated life as a humanitarian, scientist, philosopher, author and educator. His fine personal character is best described in Dr. Spencer Miller's tribute:"When I first met Holger Christian Langmack I was immediately attracted to him by his dynamic energy, the catholicity of his interests, the spiritual depths of his thought, and his utter dedication to the service of Almighty God. As our acquaintance developed into a loving friendship I came to value his intellectual integrity and his moral courage, in addition to the four other qualities of his sterling character."There is a book soon to be published and a film in negotiation involving the story about my grandfather. I am open to other offers. The book is entitled "One Nation Under God"--(A Nation of Heroes).
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The Peace Symbol A Biography of its Author Holger Christian Peterson Langmack 1884-1962The Peace Symbol! We have become familiar with this symbol and it’s association with anti-war rallies, anti-nuclear rallies, it’s decoration on clothing and buttons, painted on V.W. hippie busses and familiar places like Woodstock. Time Magazine ran an article a few years ago, reporting that some misguided religious group had identified it as an up-side-down cross and therefore a satanic symbol. Last week in the corsair (Santa Monica College’s Paper) there was a small article that said: “The Peace Symbol was first used in England in the 1950’s during anti-nuclear demonstrations” and in boot camp I heard a D.I. refer to it as: “The footprint of the American chicken”. Santa Monica College had a tribute to Peace, with the peace symbol prominently displayed, in the form of a monument in the courtyard across from the bookstore for almost twenty years. It was removed to make room for the remodeling in the past two years. The simplest definition I have seen was found in the Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, page 1636, under the subject of signs and symbols, misc were following a representation of symbol was simply the word ‘Peace’.The truth, however, lies in the past with the birth of Holger Peterson-Langmack in Copenhagen Denmark in 1884. As the son of Valdemar Peterson, a scientist at the Royal Danish Laboratories and a professor of science, twice knighted by the King, Mr. Langmack grew up surrounded by the academic environment of his pears. Mr. Langmack graduated from Polytechnic Institute in Copenhagen in mathematics in 1903 along with one of his classmates and lifetime friends, Niels Bohr, who received the Nobel Prize in physics, 1922, for his discoveries in Quantum Physics. These men along with others conspired with and built their theories on the work completed in 1905 by Albert Einstein, on the special theory of Relativity, for which he also received the Nobel Prize in Physics, 1911. This was to be the basis of Mr. Langmack’s lifetime work.In 1905 Mr. Langmack graduated from the State Military Academy at Kronborg. (Kronborg Castle was the setting for Shakespeare’s play Hamlet) After his service to the King, Mr. Langmack retired as a captain from the Royal Danish Calvary.In 1908 he was knighted by the King and given credit for starting the Danish Boy Scouts, which was the first outside of England. His troop received their first uniforms and scout manuals directly from Lord Batan-Powell, who founded Boy Scouts in England, 1907.After his military service he entered State Teachers College at Skaarup, Denmark. He graduated in 1910 as a teacher in physics and 1912 found Mr. Langmack as a judge and part of the selection committee for the Danish Olympic Gymnastic team for the 1912 Olympics. It was here that he met his lifetime partner Ida, who was a member of the Danish team and a silver medalist. In December of 1912 they were married and then immigrated to the United States.Once in the United States Mr. Langmack taught Math and Physics at Stewart Jr. High School in Minnesota. In 1919 they moved east and he was Professor at New Jersey State Teachers College and studied at Columbia. He taught at the army camp in Plattsburg, NY; at Cornell University; Temple University; Savage College, NY; Columbia University and NYU and was appointed to the United States Navel Academy in Annapolis, MN. In 1928 he began his tenure with the Washington D.C. public schools where he remained until his retirement in 1954. Mr. Langmack studied at the Washington School of Psychiatry in 1945-1946 and received a Masters in Education from the University of Maryland in 1953. During his career Mr. Langmack wrote on and applied his theories of character development which he developed through his theories of mathematical relativity which united in a field theory; science, philosophy and religion.The basis of his work evolved out of the conflict between science and religion. But to understand this we must go back to the 1700’s. After the French Revolution the Vatican was deprived of their power in France with the separation of church and state. That influence was also lost in Denmark when the King took the land of the Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church became the state religion. Over the years that followed the power of the church declined and the education system taught Darwin’s theories of evolution as the fundamental truth. By the time Mr. Langmack was born, his father, a great scientist, had accepted Darwin’s principals along with much of the population. Mr. Langmack’s wife, Ida, however had a simple faith in God, which set him on a lifetime study of Biblical principals, which he did through his logical mathematical background. His theories of Mathematical Relativity were then combined into principals, which could be applied in the education system.In them the world, in an ideal situation, would unit, under God, in love, Liberty and Justice. He added these words to the pledge of the flag in his classroom sometime after 1928. Later when it was pointed out that this was not the official pledge he went to President Franklin Roosevelt. These words were added officially to the pledge in an act of congress and signed into law by President Eisenhower.What has become known as the peace symbol was originally conceived through this work. The original was made into a flag somewhere between 1928 and 1945. It represented an ideal educational system starting with the (1.) TRUE CHILDHOOD; “Justice for all”, which would be taught in an ideal Elementary School. (2.) TRUE ADOLESCENCE; “Liberty and Justice for all”, taught as an ideal Democracy in an ideal Jr. High School. (3.) TRUE YOUTH; “Love, Liberty and Justice for all” taught as ideal friendship in an ideal High School. And (4.) TRUE ADULTS; “One Nation under God Indivisible with Love, Liberty and Justice for all”, taught as an ideal Brotherhood in an ideal College of Life.With the failure of the League of Nations after WWII the nations of the world began to put together a new organizations to solve the world’s problems. The flag conceived by Mr. Langmack was put forth as a proposed flag for the newly forming United Nations, sponsored by an Educational World Brotherhood. The United Nations was founded on October 24th 1947 and although the proposed flag was not used by the United Nations, its graphic symbol has come to represent ‘Peace’ in a unique way that; “I’m sure would surprise its author”.In addition to a distinguished teaching career Mr. Langmack coached the famous Johnny Weismiller who won four gold medals at the 1932 Olympics, and wrote a book on football conditioning with the introduction written by Knute Rockney of Notre Dame, who was also an immigrant from Norway.Mr. Langmack passed away on March 18th 1962 at Plainfield, Maryland.Presented in a speech class at Santa Monica Collage by Grandson: Robert Griffin; Approx 1972Notes: 1. One will notice that the flag with Mr. Langmack's Peace Symbol has a strong resemblance to the flag of Denmark. It is obvious to me that was a starting influence.2. Some relatives who stayed in Denmark have told that Mr. Langmack and Ida did not just immigrate to America but were sent to America by my Great-Grandfather because Ida was pregnant. No one knows the truth but its possible that's how we became Americans.3. Holger Christian Peterson took his wife's last name of Langmack after they were married because Peterson is a very common name in Denmark thus became Holger Christian Langmack.4. The definition of the name Langmack could be translated as land-mark. Ida's family had lived in the region where Denmark and Germany have a common border and it is my interpretation that the family said this is where we draw a line and claim to be Danish and not German.

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