The courier-index., 1917-10-26
DIRECTING LITERARY
WORK OF SOLDIERS
HENRY r. HOLTZCLAW OF LEE
COUNTY, is EDUCATIONAL OIL
RECTOR FOR THOUSANDS OF
MEN AT CAMP SEWER

Besides being we'll trained in mill
| tary tactics, the soldiers of Camp
| Sewer are given the opportunity of
obtaining practical and literary ed
ucation, DR.. Henry F. Holtzclaw,
camp educational director, having ar
rived and assumed charge of this
| work
The pul pose OF the educational
work at the camp is to supplement
the military education of the soldier
with such academic work as may be
necessary or desired by the men.
This work is yet in its infancy.
Glasses are being organized at the
Y, M. G. A. buildings by the respec-
tive educational secretaries and the
association is to be great university
for the soldiers of Camp Sewer.
There are five " M. G.. A. build
ings at the camp exclusive of the
headquarters building). In each build
ing there is an educational building
secretary, whise duty it is to organ
ize classes of all kinds from the
primary grades through the college
courses, according to the demands.
at present, however, all attention is
centered upon the organizing of
classes for those who are wanting
French and English. For these class
es the Y M. C.. A. must supply com
petent teachers The army Y. NJ
c.. A. is to be great university for
the soldiers in camp.
French classes have been started
and are progressing nicely. The au-
thorities are greatly indebted to Dr.
| Bradshaw of Furman University and
to Prof. Foy of the Greenville high
| school for their patriotic service in
this connection. Their work prom
| ises to be a great success. Addition
al classes in French have been or
| ganized at the various units and still
others will begin the first of the
week. English classes will also be
organized within the next few days.
Whenthese are well under way the
Y. M. C. A. intends to offer any
course for which sufficient number
of men apply, and for which it is
able to supply competent teachers.
A complete record is being kept both
of the teachers and of the students,
and when. after democracy is free
and our men return, the Y M. c. A.
will be prepared to recommend them
! for their chosen professions, accord
| ing to the success achieved in their
work in this department. Several
teachers from among the officers and
enlisted men have been secured and
| it is the hope that a larger number
will respond as they are needed Ed
ucational lectures are given each
week in the various units. These
are well attended and promise to be
of great aid in the work
DR.. HoltZclaw, the educational di-
rector, is man of high education,
having graduated with the degree of
bachelor of arts from the University
| of Arkansas in 1913, In 1914 he was
! assistant general manager of the
Moro Land and Lumber Co., Moro
Ark. In October, 1914, he was award
/ ed the Hopkins scholarship by the
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
| Nd. and entered the Johns Hopkins
that year Dr. Holtzclaw remained
three years, taking doctor of philos-
ophy degree in economics, under Prof.
Jacob H. Hollander .in June of this
| year. During the course at Hopkins
| he taught in the Baltimore city grad
| ed schools as part-time professor.
In 1867 he delivered a series of
| lectures on Business Economics to a
| group of Baltimore business men.
In order to engage in this work he
gave up the following positions,
which were offered him this sum-
mer:: Associate professor of mathe-
mates, Ell Paso, Texas; head of the
department of history and economics
Wofford college, Spartanburg; as
sociate editor of commerce and fl
nance, James Milliken University,
Decatur ILL.,; clerk In quartermaster's
department, New York City; war
emergency clerk, civil service COM
mission, Washington; and several
! other minor offers were refused
Commercial Appeal, Sunday.