Evening journal., 1918-12-21
T Train SOLDIERS
IN AGRICULTURE
Dean Hayward Tells Stu
dents Of Plans for Work
in France
WILL LEAVE SOON
FOR OVERSEAS
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. Dec. 2i-Dean Harry Hay
ward outlined in an address TO the stu
dents and faculty OF Delaware College
his plans for agricultural work in
France. which he has been asked TO
undertake. Dean Hayward expects TO
sail very shortly. His address was in
part as follows:
"Ihe Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. with the approval and CO opera
ton OF Gene al Pershing and with the
support OF the University Union. which
has its headquarters in New YORK City
Is planning something quite new m o
very extensive scale In educational
lines. Although the armlstice has been
signed and in all probability peace
terms will be agreed upon in a few
months, undoubtedly there will be oveg
a million American soldiers, as an army
OF occupation, in France and on the
German frontier for a year or longer.
The incentive for maintaining the high
est morale was taken away with the
signing OF the armistice and the Young
Mems Christian Association has recOg-
MED that unless something was sup
piled that would take its place, the
idle mind would be the DEVILS work
shop, and the American soldier as well
as the American nation, would lose
much Of the esteem in which IL is held
by the world at this time.
in consequence plans have been
formulated and are now being carried
L. IrAn 1t
seas with an opportunity to study the
subjects In which he Is particularly
interested o. TO which he feels drawn.
This scheme OF education is taking the
form OF very large extension univer-
sity, as there are something Ike two
hundred thousand men already In cr-
ganized classes overseas. The courses
OF study in this great university are
numerous and cover almost every field
Of science as well as law ami litera-
ture.
Il am to represent Delaware in this
work. having been asked TO become one
OF the seven regional directors in ag-
ricultural education. The headquarters
for this work viii be in Rennes. Boz
deaux, Tours, Havre, Paris, Toule and
Dion, and will be located in one OF
these cities. My work will consist Of
making survey OF all the camps in
the particular region, finding ths rames
and number Of men who wish 10 study
agriculture, selecting instructors from
the army itself, assisting in training
them, and helping them organize the
classes for study. / will also assist the
subject matter specialists 10 find equip
e..
About a thousand men are going
over to assist In the work. number
OF these men are high-class specialists
In their respective subjects. Sucn men
as DR.. Fletcher, OF Pennsylvania State
College, will have charge OF all the
work in horticulture and kindred sub
jects. DR.. Mccall, OF the Maryland Ag-
rlcultural College, will direct IN sub
iects pertaining to soils and crops. Pro-
fessor C. S. Plumb, Of the University Of
Ohio, and who perhaps is the rest
known instructor In animal hush indry,
will give his time 70 directing the work
in that particular branch OF agriculture,
and others Of equai rank WI assist In
making the work a success.
1T Is not known as yet whether this
work will count for credit in our ag,l-
cultural colleges or not. but Il is Hoped
that where the instruction Is OF college
grade and where the men are taken
from our colleges and universities, Il
will be counted toward their degree
when they return home.
'The American soldier has lone so
much not only in winning the var, Tut
by his conduct In a foreign land, TO COM
mand the respect and admiration OF
the peoples Of the world that they ave
set for the work planned in educa;icn
unusually high standards and cry pa
triOiic American citizen viii wish 1t
God sped