Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-06
100000 STUDENTS
FOR WAR SCHOOL
Intensified Courses in Technical
Training to be Established IN
Fifty Colleges.

There was never n school in the world
before either in design or scope, IKE that
about to be started by the War Depart
ment. 1t is for the technical training OF
100000 men. This is the number. IT rs
estimated that will he required by the
army by November |. taking INTO ac-
count requirements. The plan emhodles
the Use Of about 81 colleges and technical
schools in all parts Of the country, Some
of these have already been selected,
and classes In them opened.
Nothing that has been done since war
w.,S declared illustrates So strikingly AS
this undertaking the difference between
n modern army and the old Civil War
type how with every advancement IN
SCIENCE and Improvement IN the INDUS
tries the ComplcNltV ot the war machine.
in scizing upon each and every better
ment must grow Two hundred and hitN
specialized occupations are required hN
the army Some Of them arc oi Such
recent origin that the way To teach them
i'm ClaSsrooms has not been Chartcd, and
tomorrow new invention. or new
method. may add To the number
10000 ron AFRO SERVICE.
At the head Of the list Of requirements
is the demand for those trained IN the
various automobile trades twenty thou
sand Of these are needed In tcw "i
the occupations not more than ~ are
REQUIRED for the whole army such rs
psychologists and mctcorolnglstS
Months ago tins problem oi hndlng
a way tn provide the requisite number :"
skilled and scrni-Skillcd technical workers
was recognized hv The " Ar Department rs
one Of the first Importance Various
plans were suggested Civilian volunteer
classes for technical workers were or
eanizcd by the Federal BOARD for N"ca-
tionaI Education hV various divisions 81
tho army and hv individual schools.
Though the results thus obtained were
Of much help, Il was recognized that
far more comprehensive plan than any
that rested on a volunteer basis was ncccs-
sar,. 10 meet the difficulty Il had been
suggested 10 Secretary Rakcr that the
logical solution was - dcvlsc SNst"m
that would link together the engineering
sc-oolS of the country tor the training
Of the great number ~ men required
The War Department Committee on
Education and Special Training was an
pointed last February to work ont soiuc
nlan Of this Kind The committee was
really double body One part. COM
posed of arnv mon. had tho exclusive
authority ia issue orders and sec that
thev were carried ont The other part
OF The committee was an advisory board
consisting of experts III the educational
questions involved
score OF CoNNITTFE 5 WORN
The functions 81 the committee as
stated in tho order creating Il are
To study the needs Of the various
branches at the service for skilled men
and terhpicianS 10 determine how such
needs shall bc met. whether hv sclectIve
draft special training IN educational
institutions ~ othCrN lSc. to secure 60
opcratIon az tho educational lnstitu-
lions of tho country and % represent
tho War Department IN us relations
with such institutions; 10 administer
such training IN colleges and schools
rs may hc adopted
The first step was 10 ind out NJ"
many and what Kinds Of technically
trained men were needed Estimates
were obtained from the staff corps ana
+hc index Of occupations hy groups
nrrnarcd IN the Committee ou Glass;
6catjon Of personnel ot the adntant
generals Office was also Of much aSsls (
ancc The lists give layman q new
Ide. al what a modern army Is
For instance u different kinds ot
car1,ontcrs arc needed Is under the
general head ot Mmhcrmcn. II under
structural steel worker ; under phvsl-
cist: IA under painter. beginning with
artist ) under photographer - under
marhinist: 10 under civil engineer. :
under -marincr and hoatman. under
glnsrnith; II under clerical worker. II
under blacksmith; : under chauffeur :
under tailor; , under writer; under
printer: Its under auto mechanic: under
detective and policeman. 4 under mcdI-
cal man, beginning with chIropodISt
and ending with pSychlatrist: ) under
mathematician calculus. computer and
triconome1ry IN the order named ; can
vas workers, including salmaker. )
under mule packer. with cargador FIRST
on the list; 4 under rubber worker /
under sanitarian: under artist. with
MASTER CLAW molder and property man
DEATHS