The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-08
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An Intensive educational campaign
.wonz the 275,oOo enlisted soldiers
and sailors OF the central military de-
partment environments is now in prog
ress under the auspices OF the Army
VIC according to announcement
gssped by the National War WORK
.YsnnnciI Of the Y. NJ. c. A. The course
- 6einp, presented during the month
Of February and the first two weeks IN
Mech and consists OF a series OF SIX
Iectures planned by the Nationai BOARD
for Historical Service to be deAVeFeo
fem times during each OF SIX success
siye weeks in the training camps
Beeinning on February 4, the Seconu
lecture takes place SimultaneoustS
throughout the six big cantonmensS
n, This department on February H. Al
intervals OF a week the talks are mace
before thousands Of enlisted men.
MANY of the speakers chosen Tor the
big educational campaign are pFoies-
sors from colleges in close proG1nlty
10 the camps. Following snoftiy DC
hind former President TAFT, tneF are
presenting the historic and olpioLuaIi~
backgrounds of the great war UNI Lu-
Iv and in detail. All OF the lectures are
Illustrated with stereoptcon shues'
In come respects they are making
more detailed study OF the war C LrSla
even more prominent speakers ne
six subjects OF the lectures announce"
are as follows:
EaNranT.y 1.-The Warning Powers
and Their Geography.
February 1.-THE Growth OF Ger
MANY and Her Ambitions.
February I3-The French Repub4lc
and What II Stands For.
February &5-The British Empire
and What 1t Stands For
March Allow the wax Came ABOUT
and How 1t Developed.
March 1.-THE American Democracy
aud the War.
A list OF the college professors IN
der whose direction the lectures are
being given in the SIX cantonments
was made public today:
Camp Grant - Professor Laurence
NJ. Larson, University OF Illinois, as
sisted by Professors Garner ana
Thompson.
Camp Dodge-Professor II. G. Plum
University OF Iowa.
Camp Funsron-Professor F. Il. Hoo-
der. head of the Department OF His
tor yand Political Science, CnIver-
sity Of Kansas, Lawrence.
Camp Custer-Professo Claude II.
Van Tyne, University Of Michigan
Camp Sherman-PTo:esso Isaac J.
Cox, University OF Cincinnati
Camp Taylor-Ps-oiessor Samuel B.
Harding, Indiana University. Bloom
inston.
The universities have offered the
time of their professors Cor the educa-
tional program in the camps The lee
lures are being given in both the Y. NJ
C. A. and the knights OF Columbus
huts.
A recent survey made by Y. NJ c. A.
secretaries in France proved that a
broad educational program for sol
dfers before they went across 10
France would not be amisS in the Uni
ted States and the present plan is on
outRrowth of that idea. Much IS be-
INK done on French soil IN the way OF
giving the enlisted man the proper
knowledge and perspective Of the war
and the principles involved, but 1t IS
felt that his education should take !
place beforehand at home.
Many soldiers, it is declared. have
been IN haze as to the real causes
Of the war and Americas part in it.
The Y. N. c. a. secretaries and college
professors engaged in the new series
of lectures hope. it is said. to be able
to clear up many questions in the
minds OF great majority of enlisted
men. Men who know what they are
fighting about make the best soldiers.