Willmar tribune., 1918-01-23

to put the plans into operation. Ev-
cry state is thus being appealed to
for exactly the same service which
the schools of Minnesota are her ask
ed to give. Minnesota school heads
have left no doubt as to willingness
to serve the country in every field of
effort to which they may be called.
Here is an opportunity. Will you
write at once, enrolling as a volun-
teer to serve as directed "for the
period of the war;?
Efficiency in the army requires
that, for every man in the battle
lines, there Shall be another back of
the lines engaged in some form of
service which contributes to the sue
cess of the fighting men. The SOCIAL
ed army occupations number eighty.
seven. They are enumerated in the
QUESTIONABLE filed out by the men of
the Second Draft. These occupations
vary in character from unskilled to
the most highly skilled labor. It is
we'll known to the War Department
that the Second Draft will be far
short of the number of skilled labor
ers necessary. We shall be sending
an inefficient army to France unless
many of the men of the Second Draft
are placed in training for specific
trades and occupations now, before
they are called to the cantonments.
The drafted men are still engaged
in their usual occupations, earning a
livelihood while awaiting their call
to service. Whatever trade training
these men receive must be given
them where they now reside and at
times when they are not engaged in
wage earning. This means that need
full instruction in army occupations
must be given to them evenings, Sat-
urday afternoons, Sundays and at odd
hours when they are not engaged in
their regular employment.
This is the field of service to which
the War Department is calling you.
The schools are the only available
agencies for organizing and directing
the necessary trade training of the
men of this Second Draft.
~Army Occupations"
Following are the steps to be taken
in getting the work started:
1. From the enclosed list of army
occupations select those. in which
your school equipment Of the shops
and factories of your community, or
both combined. make it possible for
you to organize training classes.
2. Determine. by a thorough can
vass of the situation with your school
board and with the owners of shops
and factories just what facilities the
community will place at your disposal
for carrying on this training. In this
connection note that tuition must be
free and that there can be no promise
at this time of either State or Federal
reimbursement for the service rend-
cred in the training of drafted men.
The appeal is for community gener0s.
1ty to be expressed through school sup.
port of the undertaking and to be
financed from school funds or from
community contributions. e.
3. Make an immediate but definite
survey and record of the supply of
suitable instructors for the training
classes likely to be organized. You
Will find them among your teachers
and In the various trade and indus.
trial occupations. They must know
thoroughly what they are to teach
and you must make sure of their
ability to teach,-to 1mpart their
knowledge or their skill to others.
Search for real shop instructors in
the industries of your community
The essential thing is to get them for
this work.
4. The drafted men must be found,
interviewed and induced to enter the
training classes. To this end the fol-
lowing steps are necessary:
a. Apply at once to the State Direct
or Of Vocational Education for a
certificate giving you access to the
Questionafres now on file with your,
local Draft Board. This certificate
may be used only by the person
whose name it bears. The Provost
y Marshall General has ordered the
Draft Boards to honor these certifl-
Gates.
b. From Series 1of the Questionaires
make a. list of all drafted men of
Glasses and 2 whose occupational
experience and indicated wishes
suggest that they will be able to
profit by entering any of the train
Ing classes you are able to provide.
Your list should record Age, cred
INK dra1C NUMBER, Occupations fol.
lowed with time given to each in
years. and months, and for what &C.
cupations best qualified. All these
facts will be needed in making. out
the Certificate OF Proficiency to be
given to each drafted man upon the
completion of his training.
C.: Use every possible means of se-s
curing the attendance Of the men on
your list. The following are sug-
gested: @ = -
Personal interview, newspapers.
personal letters, circular announce
ments, posters, commercial and civ
.ic clubs, churches, employers, labor
organizations. - - ss - ,
The purpose is to get the men In
to the classes and to hold them by
- means of = efficient instruction.
There Is no doubt of army promo
tion for the men who make rood.
s. Organize and direct the work for
efficient training. Nothing else Will
hold the men and anything short Of
his will be time wasted. .s
The Federal Board undertakes 10
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