Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-14
Soldiers in Uncle Sam s New Army
Find Cantonments Real Educational
Centers Through Work of YIN. CA.

The National Army environments
are really the biggest and most re-
markable universities that the coun-
try has ever seen. Their speciality is,
of course, military training, but in ad-
dition almost any subject under the
sun may be studied by these soldiers.
Recent developments in Russia
makes the work Of the army Y. M. G.
A. more necessary han ever before
and should be a great impetus to the
fund campaign which is or this week
throughout the United States. At the
time of the revolution in Russia last
spring there was only two 0 three
regiments hat had any Y. M. c. A.
work and it is a remarkable coinci-
dent that these were the very regi-
ments that stood firm against the Ger
man attack while most Of the other
regiments threw down their arms. 1t
was for this reason that the Russian
authorities begged for&Y. M. c. A.
. work among their men at the earliest
opportunity. = T.
est developments called for $685.
900, but if the Russian army is to be
held true to the democratic ideals a
much larger sum ought to be spent on
it in association work, and the present
drive will be for $4,000, 900.
Russia must be resuscitated. Ameri-
ca cannot afford to do anything else
than to use every possible effort to
hold Russia true to the cause of the
allies. Nothing will help more along
that line than a loyal support of the
Y. M. c.. A.
Foreign-Born Learn English.
In the National Army there are nat
uralized, foreign-born soldiers to be
taught English; hundreds of officers
and men are eager to learn French;
artillerymen and members Of the med
ical corps want a. chance - study or
review mathematics and chemistry,
National
Army men have left in the middle OF
college courses to, answer the coun-
try's call; still others were we'll on in
law, commercial, accounting, stenog-
raphie, or other night courses. 1t is al
ready apparent that the new National
Army is markedly athirst for intellec-
tual improvement. Although too many
will never come back from lover
there" it must aforementioned that
by far the greater number will return
to again their roles as private
citizens. Then the college men, the
embryonic lawyers, commercial ex-
I perts, accountants and .stenographers
will most of them want to esum
where they left Off. This they cannOt
do if their period of Service with the
colors has been one of mental stagna-
ton. Unless facilities for study are a
their disposal, these men will not be
as well equipped mentally when they
are discharged as they were when they
were mustered in. Their previous
training and study will be largely lost
The facts just cited instance the i'm
portancet and significance, Of the edu-
cational program which is one of the
leading phases Of the activities carried
on with official government approval
among the United States enlisted fore.
es by the National War Work Council,
of the Y. M. c. A. This %educationaj
program is broad in its scope, diversi.
fed in its curriculum and adapted tt
the time and equipment limitations OF
army life.
Education Helps Training.
Men3in the National Army are there
for a serious purpose, and hence nc
educational activities are inaugurated