Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-06

rs two on this list; and two kinds oil
farmers, one Just plain and the other
stock raiser Among those occupations
, of which larger numbers are required
are carpenters, wireless operators, cleo
tricians, general mechanics, teiegra-
pliers, and engineers and tremen'
ON FAY DURING INSTRUCTION.
II was decided by the committee to
undertake to train no civilian volunteers,
but to make up the classes wholly oil
enlisted men, rs these would be under
| military discipline and on pay and sub
sistence during the period OF instruction.
| A system was worked out IN detail ior
! using colleges and engineering schools OF
| the country The attitude of the cduca-
| tional institutions on the subject was pa
| triotic in the extreme They were eager
| TO 90 the limit n contributing To the
carving out of the plan, and had no
Thought of making cent of profit; but
with large staifs of teachers TO pay, and
| their normal income from students cut
! down by the war, II was not possible 10
give the tuition without any charge
whatever.
| There was no time for the committee
| to ask for an appropriation. 1t was
pressing problem But there was one way
! under the law hv which money could he
spent on soldiers outside of equipment
f, and nay That was out of the Quarter
! masters funds for subsistence and holis-
ing
For subsistence and housing would
not the soldiers have To suhslst and hc
! housed while ~ the colleges and engineer
ing schools? Yes, and IN thus answer
the solution to the difficulty was perceived
| Under the law. however. the amount
| that the Ouartermastcr may pay out Tor
| a soldiers keep Is limited to 81 day,
so that this IS The top figure that may I've
paid for board bed and tuition. II was
| posSlhlc. however. to arrange IN MI cases
! Tor instruct ion rs we'll as housing and
subsistence within this limit OF cost
! Each institution Was asked to figure costs
! MS closely ms possible Some OF them VIII
| do the work for 81 30 day per soldier.
! Onc made a price of 81 aS In many
instances the institutions VIII have 20 90 to
extra expense IN putting up temporary
/ buildings to house the men and also tor
extra equipment, Suflicient spaC" Tor
| military drill situated ut convenient
distancc from quarters IS also 7" ne
| provided
/ FrCHT HOURS ~Tt-DY nNIY TASk
II Is expected that the technical courses
vii, occupy each man about eight hours
a day that IS intensive training nc
greater part of the instruction vii he of
4 Fundamental or primary character. ~
give tho men some practical skill ~ the
| simple underlying operations Of carpentry,
| hlack>n,thlng. metal working s. The
committee NIL provide definite outlines
for All the work which Will be under ~
| general supervision and while the men
are AZ the schools they Will hc under the
military control nf officers assigned there
Tho plan IS 10 train the men ~ three
shifts of two months each NaN-.lunC
lul1- August and Ncptcmbcr-ectoher,
| ThcN viii he sent IA units of not loss than
| 100 Fcw units Will nu uhcr l,s- than
| POO nr more than 1000 The largest
| number to hc trained hv amy institution
in tins period according to the present
outlook Is al the | University Of Texas.
| Which viii have 5000 Among the
institutions with which contracts have
already been closed arc Now ork | M
| vcrsItv, the University ~ Chicago, the
| nivcrSitv Of Virginia, Iowa State oilCgc
| Of Agriculture. Purdue | University 'hc
| University Of Pittsburg Carnegie lnStl-
tutc of Technology nj PIttShurg. the
! University Of Michigan. Tufts tolScgr
and Wentworth Institute ot Boston
Mass \ start has been made ahead 81
schedule about 800 soldier students
arc now under training N Different schools
One ~ the first 20 enter upon The WORK was
New \ ork | nivcrSitv, though he number
taken care az there IS not large owing
IL ths, dIfhcultv of the housing problem
Tho number ~ mon to bc trained ~
Il H.. Z v.,,s.rtl. tlll thNl
| according to present arrangement with
thu prospect Of large increase Mann
of the mon needed cannot Toe prepared
nj the schools, a~ none Of these possesses
the equipment necessary for teaching
/ certain occupations. rs, for instance, the
work oi railroad engineers and trcmer
! and workers AZ gas plants Co-0pcrailnI
| from the Industries will be sought ~
| training Of tins kind L may also b,
necessary to SGT up special & toois
rHE SELECTION or MIS-
The mon are selected on a douhle basis
nartN voluntary. with the ann of glviug
those subject 10 draft who have had
preliminary training u 2 certain trade I'll
who desire to take up n certain trade
opportunity 10 follow their bent Will,
IN the army Thus the Provost Marsha
General ; office Is notified that 50 many
OF such and such trades are wanted. am
It In turn communicates with draft boards
The quota desired Is filled up by th'
draft boards. partly with men who vol
unteer to enter service ahead Of time II
order to take advantage of the opportun
itv. partly from men adapted or inclined
10 the work and subject to immediate call
From now on the Provost Marshal Gen
cral will collect a new group for the schoo
| everN few weeks