The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-30
Arson Phelps Stokes Directs Ed
ucationa| Work in France.
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Purpose OF Plan 10 Not Only to In.
crease Efficiency Of Fighting Men
Which Engaged in War, but to Pre-.
pare Them for Vocational Useful.
,s,ess After War-Many Experienced
Educators Available for Work.

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Ing, d. c. Carter, the general secre.
tary Of the Young Mems Christian as.
ISOLATION with the American expedi.
tlonary forces has begun the organi.
cation Of university for the Amerl.
can soldiers in France. The purpose
of this Institution is hot only to in
crease the efficiency Of the fighting
men while engaged in war; but at the
same time to prepare them for voca.
tiOnal usefulness after the war.
Asa nucleus for the faculty for this
far-dung university, which will have
classes In all the five hundred Y. Nj. G.
A. huts along the French front, there
are among the two thousand secreta.
ries of the Y. NJ. G. A. abroad more
than one hundred college presidents,
public school superintendent and prin.
cipals, and others of wide experience
in educational affairs.
Arson Phelps Stokes, secretary Of
Yale university, who has been in
France some time, has consented to
assume charge as director until an.
other educator competent for the posi-.
tton can be obtained. And, ulti.
mately, the control of the university"
will be placed in the hands of IN army
commission composed Of three Amer.
leans of large educational experience.
Is Part Of the Army.
The university" which is really a
component part of the United States
army, will be officially known as "the
department Of education" and General
Pershing has placed at the service of
the university all soldiers who are ex.
perienced instructors and who will act
as such whenever they are available
and not needed in the more grim du.
ties at the front.
The department of education will
act in close cooperation with the lee.
ture and the library bureaus, which
are already in full swing. =,.
The FRENCH are extremely delighted
with the new educational venture and
declare that it will tend in no small
measure to consolidate the friendship
between France and America. Mon.
sicur Petit Dutaillis, director of the
"Office National DIES Universities
Ecoles Franchises" represents a group
Of French educators who have prof.
fered their services enthusiastically
toward the upbuilding Of the unique
university. "
The project contemplates primarily
an elementary course calculated to ia.
miliarize the soldiers with the insti.
tutions, customs, ideals and genius OF
America, France, England and the 9th.
er allied nations, and. by contrast with
the present-day ideals of Germany, t.
bring the soldiers to keen realiza'
ton Of the transcendental glorious
cause they are fighting for.
Elementary English will also be
taught to American soldiers of foreign
parentage; and even the 'Three RS
will have their place as part Of the
curriculum. But there will be proyis.
ion also for more advanced students
for the men who have had to break of
their college studies to take part in
the bitter struggle to make the world
Z decent place to live in.
The French language will be taught
by. native French teachers, who will
employ the direct method, refrainins
from the use Of English entirely dur.
ing tue. instruction. :