Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-22
Uncle Sam Makes Disabled
Fighters Better Than Ever
Vocational Training Insures Independence Return to
Civil Life; Good Pay Provided During Course of In
sruction Every Man to BE Placed Where
lie Fits the Best.

of In g. T. lrus.rr. director OF the
federal board. but It has done more.
II h paying thore Of itE disabled
tlrht"tr who undergo vocational
training a monthly snlary which "a
cecls IN" average individual wago
0,rning of the pcupl" ot thus c"un-
try 80 other country In the wTld
has mad" such lihcral ana Hvh'uous
provisions for iin Disabled
The federal board fnr vocational
cdnctti"u ib empowered 20 pay a d'H-
ablcd man minimum wage ~ 800
~ month during the period ~ reed
ucatipn with proporii iuiN,tc'y more "
he a married and has children
Fourteen branches.
There are ~ branches of the
board Exports In cvcry known ue-
rupution Will be aN1,llau" to afssl-t
these men. and officials ~ the b'H,rd
arr located in the various hig army
and navy hoapi,ns tu nuprt isr the
disabled uf their opportunity to ~
thrnliso ives tn "gu over tho top" into
the clNtl lifr and ~ help them ohouse
tho occupation which should prove
hrtt for them Tho two armed man
Who before tho war earnest 81 FROM
thc me- u dawn. IN many c4,<~Ns will
l- taught. ~ "A bnc armcd man. 10
rirn much more from the n"'k M.
w short. large proportion OF our
Disabled fighters ,an and viii l-c re
gtoI,'d 80 economic indrIsenichce
AMI to pogco ~ mind
Accord ug 10 g. \ i'ros~.cr the dis
p1lcd man vii be treated tWr"ughou
na a civilian needing advice aud ~
distance Tho hoard will appiuN"
h0 rhoice ~ vocation unless after
Z Nirfm iu,vs lghtlon sound opinion
shows % 'u De in1d,le,hh
As soon ~ the army authoritics
I have dvridcd that any dislhled man
is to ~, discharged from IN" hospital
mud rrfuru tn civilian lIfc. n hccomcs
the duty ~ tho board, through is
+ Nortlnnnl Rd, ssts in hospItals u
dal with the problem " ialmnp
him Qua ~ placing him In civilian
/ employment This task involves nv,
uurihir steps
H. Election of tho d.slhlo,i man
. ~ u course NJ training
. preliminary training 90 ~ MN
f,r a definite occupation ~ pursuit
8 \ probationary l"ri"d of EN-
p'o,mrut IN that occupation or pui'
suit
/ Placement In suitable employ
m.ut I'm the occupation or pursuit
Follow work tu ult'gu0ru
his imrr,ssts
Ucprr..., natives ~ the fci''ra
. lorid will confer with each diStb'rj
man hrfurr h- dis,hurRc from th'
hospital II No is yh'o to r'slme hl'
former cccupn tiun successfully ur ',
follow SnNc new occupation wlth"u
.pccnl training the board viii asslF
him. II hr ~ dcsires. 10 obtain EN-
plcymeui in that occupation SHOULD
f the soldier dt~sire to take hdiduonh
training FOR hts occupation before h'
rn,crs upon employment the hv
proviiea that he may du 81 ~ M
expense ~ tho government. unde|
runditinns determined by the fe'i"iN
board lf however he IN unable ''
puiwie his old occupation or 90 entel
.tcc,asfuttv upon a new ocrupo ton
~. may br trained hV me f"iria
/ hoard fnr any vocation or puiHni
hat he deair,~ to follow. IN which n
/ the opiniun ~ the heard. ho n likely
to hrcoue proficient
Every effort will be made 80 assd-
/ IN. disabled man toward that ocru
nation In ~ hich he IL most int"rc~te'
and fr which. the susc or Ms apu
iudc and experience, on 'he one
+ hand nnd his handicap ON the oiher
No N hest suited Aa - scncfnl pol
icy. Handicapped man VIII not W
. a rectcd toward m oyUrcruWdcd ol
waning occupation w which ptcs"n
or utnrr coi~p",i,ion mirht maxi
permanent employment uncertain
The disabled man Win the an
provnl " the beard may elect - N
trained N arroc-ilturc, com mmerrr IN
\ duH ~. transportation. or the protes
sons The length ana chhrac tcr %
the course ~ inst ructiOn Will a."
pend upon the requirements ~ TN
vpcation. thr ability and int'r"~ ~
tho man ana his previous trunkl
h'ii oNpsriep.N
After thc Vocational adv iscr hn
assisted tie handicapped man =
choose a suitable UccuPati"h. h