The Elbert County tribune., 1919-09-26

nv for the soldiers
nm Hereafter, ngain congress WILL
h/C5lC Ing, the young who enlist
In the regular army Of the Unit
ed States will receive instruction which will in
double fit them for their country's service.
II the call ever should uguln for soldiers to
take the field the youths who hive been given this
training Will be ready to answer. When their
terms OF enlistment are up they will be fitted for
that particular vocation In civil life upon which
choice has fallen. The entrance Into the working
life OF the country OF these young who have
finished their vocational training. II is promised,
Will benefit the country In the times of peace us
their military training will benefit 1t In the pos
sble time of war.
At Camp Humphreys. Va. there is now under
development project known the New En-
gineer School and Pos, aud College of Military
TeSearcl-" Admittedly this is cumbersome title.
and one which would benefit by elision In behalf
OF brevity. This school is wonderfully planned
This Is high praise. 1t is the heart son
of officers of the army. regulars and National
Guardsmen who have studied the situation. pres
ent and future. from every possible viewpoint of
the service and who have agreed upon plans for
this school OF the future. In fact this institution Mt
Camp Humphreys is school of the present for
there FOR long time young men have been under
going vocational and military training.
II Is the intention to make the school perma-
nent one In order that every officer and enlisted
may become skilled in those vocations which
have IN them the possibility of double service
army service and civilian service
One or the faults which men nave founu with
the regular army service of the United States In
time of pence has been that II has fitted officers
aud only for the life military. There have
been parents who have thought. not entirely
rightly however. that nm enlistment in the regular
army of the United States in time of pence was
tantnmount time wasted far rs preparation
WAS concerned for usefuness In civil life. II the
army students of today are allowed to have their
WAY the day will come when the boys OF the
country seek the army with certainty of
frin oh xxfl1 nj he
time of the expiration OF their enlistmens to
enter the civilian field certain that they have in
them the foundation knowledge of
The school Mt Camp Humphreys will be
ginccr school. but It will supply courses to which
men of other branches of the service can be sent
to get that training which is not supplied by the
schools of their own branches and which help TO
fit them only for the army. but for civilian
employment II is the intention of the government
10 establish other schools than that at Camp Hum
phreys. but that Institution probably will be much
larger than any OF the others and in n sense be
nii embracing.
The site of the school has all the attractions
that nature can give it. 1t lies far from the
city of Washington. IL has the necessary road.
rail and water connections. for the Potomac
washes Its Shores and, moreover, 1t has today on
the ground serviceable material for instruction
purposes in NIL vocational branches which cannot
be duplicated in any other place in the world.
Camp Humphreys will be the engineer school
of the army. Recently the school at what was
ordinarily known ns washington barracks IN the
city Ct Washington abandoned So 1t virtually
is certain that the corps of engineers for II must
have school. will continue its educational work
n, Camp Humphreys at Belvor-on-the- Potomac.
Credit goes where credit is due. Col Richard
Park, corps of engineers of the regular army.
assisted by Lieut.. Col w. ii. flanagan. has had
charge of the preparation of the general plan and
detailed estimates for the establishment of this
school Mai. II. f. kebbon OF the corps OF engi-
ueers has been chief of the architectural features
rl- Dapi ietS nd 4 A Mclean I.iapf
j. w Baston have supervised. and In fact have
done the landscape work md the modelling. SO
fnr us the planning Is concerned the work is done.
and to some extent the execution OF the plan al
ready is under way.
In planning the layout of the present Camp
Humphreys large portion of the south end OF the
Beivoir peninsula was reserved for a permanent
post and school by direction OF the chief of
eineers whose mind long had held plan for the
permanent establishment here of an Institution OF
ihe corps OF engineers The secretary Of war was
heartily in favor OF such school and was so Inn
pressed with the natural advantages Of the locali
sy that he directed the chief of engineers to In
clude In his plans group OF buildings for col
iege Of military research
Ttsutenant Colonel flanagan and Captain DAN
,els who explained to me the functions OF the
.ou,olstcd Institution. who explained everything
~ the beautiful government reservation which is
:. h. rho school site. paid the highest tribute
a. constructive genius OF Col Richard Park and
.ss.r ,f,,cerr associated with him In the labor OF
-. -.s,nn .nd execution. As for Colonel Lana