Evening star., 1917-10-28
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT Is DOING

the present emergency large IN
crease has been made. An applicant
for enlistment in the Marine Corps
must be an American citizen between
and must read. write and understand
English. He must be single and with
out dependent relatives and must be
Of good moral character and excellent
health. He must be at least sixty-four
inches tall and must weigh at least 124
pounds.
When a recruit is enrolled he is put
on probation and sent to one Of the
many training stations. Here he must
undergo another examination. and II
service. II unsatisfactory he Is re-
turned to his home at the governments
expense. The term OF enlistment for
| marine is four years after which he
may be discharged or re-enlist.
The marines pay is practically clear.
| as his expenses are few. and his saw
ings may be deposited with the pay
| master. Upon the death of any enlist
ed man from wounds or sickness not
due to his own misconduct there will
be paid to the widow. children or de-
pendent relatives previously designated
by him an amount equal to six months
pay.
| Advancement in the Marine Corps.
especially at this time. is comparative
ly rapid. since' vacancies occur con-
stantly in the non commissioned grades.
Non on-commissioned officers may be pro-
i, noted to the warrant rank with pay
| varying from SLIPS to s2.500 a year.
Men are also selected by competitive
examination for training for commits
| sions at the Naval Academy. and at
this time special arrangements have
been made to enable men OF the rank
to receive regular commissions in pro-
portion to their ability.
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The very interesting course of study
dian office for the
Education of Indian children on
Indian Children. ,bre.ehost 20 1ess+SaelIns s
United States is such that its academi-
cal features will enable pupils readily
to enter the public schools without re-
tarding their progress and are designed
to subserve the general policy of the
bureau of encouraging the attendance
OF indian children in the state schools
There are now upward of 10000 In
dian children in the public schools
OF the country and under the provision
OF the law for paying their tuition
equal to the per capita cost for white
pupils. and provided the Indian par
ents pay no taxes. the number is rapid
ly increasing. and objection to such at
tendance by white parents Is said by
officials of the Indian bureau to be di-
minishing.
While it is admittedly true that In
dian children do not receive in the pub
lie schools generally the advantages of
Industrial training and practice afford
ed by the government boarding schools,
this policy is considered justified by
the fact that their intermingling with
white pupils offers many opportunities
for acquiring the arts and manners and
conventions of civilized life that do
not come to them in exclusively Indian
schools. However. it appears that
state schools are not accessible to a
very large number of Indian children
of school age for whom federal provi-
sion will be necessary for some time
to come. and for these a very thorough
and entirely practical scheme OF indus
trial training was made an important
part of the new course OF study which
has been inauSurated by the bureau.
This course provides, among other
special features. very complete instruc-
ton In the use of English SO that the
pupil shall not only be able to speak
and write 1t readily, but do his think
Ing in English, this because his future
promises an inseparable connection
with an English-speaking civilization.
Again. emphasis is placed upon a
knowledge of the laws Of health and
sanitation. Bodily vigor. physical ex-
ercise. including athletics and all prop
er Eymnastic sports. are made promi
nent.