Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-03-08
What Our Government Wants To Do For Disabled Soldiers

under the war RISK Insurance Law may secure the proposed aid under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, is still unknown to many disabled sol diers and sailors.
 Agents of the Federal Board in fourteen districts stretching from coast to coast, aided by various other governmental departments and the Home Service of the American Red Cross, are at work spreading this in- formation. Three offices have been established by the Federal Board in this district, one at San Francisco, in charge of R. T. Fisher, one in Los Angeles, in charge of Drs. B. F. Gowen, and one at Phoenix, Arizona, in charge of R. Thane Cook. Signi- ficant of the close cooperation bet ween the Federal Board and the Am erican Red Cross, the Los Angeles office has opened in the Red Cross building at 10th and Main Streets.
 At least 10000 disabled American fighters are entitled to the benefits offered by the Federal Board for Vo- cational Education. Its work is so well started that more than 500 men have actually begun their re-educa- ton.
 The compensation allowed while training, lasts, equals the monthly sum to which the soldier, sailor or marine is entitled under the War Risk Insurance Law, or sum equal to his pay for the last month he was in active service, if that be greater. In no case, will single man or one required by his course of instruction to live apart from his dependents, re- ceive less than $65 month, exclu- sive of the sum paid his dependents. A man living with his dependents will not receive less than $75 month, inclusive of the amount paid the family.
 Tuition, Books and other equip ment are all provided men taking training courses approved by the Federal Board, which may range from six months shop training to a full four year college course.
 If mans disability does not pre- vent him from returning to employ ment without retraining and he chooses to follow a course of voca- tional training provided by the Fed eral Board, the course will be fur nished free of cost and the compensa- tion nrovided bv the War Risk Insu- france Law will be paid him but no al- lowance will be paid his family.
 The Federal Board does not at tempt to dictate to the soldier en- titled to retraining what calling he shall follow. The greatest latitude of choice is allowed, consistent with the soldiers capacity and adaptabili- ty, but of course, the Board does seek to discourage men from enter ing vacations already over-crowded orSwaning. AS an instance of this, except in unusual cases, applicants for retraining are not encouraged to tsks is kBsaseR StudXe qa eRmst h our a das armies there are at least half million men who have, through their army work, familiarized them selves with automobile operating and repairing and gas engine work gen. orally. Accordingly, with these men into civil life there are not likely to be heavy enough de- mands for newcomers in this line of endeavor. .-, ..
 And in this connection, the author ities find cause for qualification in the fact that the men whose appli- cations for retraining have already been approved, display wide diver sity of ideas as to the callings they wish to be fitted for.
 The Ecf Of cN1rsoc co1onfol in cludes:
 Agriculture
 Academic course
 Architecture
 Accountancy
 Animal husbandry
 Auto driving
 Bookkeeping
 General business course
 Medicine
 Normal training
 Office management
 Salesmanship
 Banking
 Commercial course
 Chemistry
 Drafting
 Embalming
 Lip reading
 Law
 Mechanical engineering.
 Motor mechanics
 Milk inspection
 Poultry raising
 Printing
 Building construction
 Civil engineering
 Dairying
 Electrical course
 Exporting
 Store management
 Silversmithing
 Swine raising
 Show card writing
 Telegraphy
 Window dressing
 Watch repairing
 Evidence that the disabled men are given worthwhile training may be ound in the charac' 'er and standing of the institutions in which some lave already taken up their studies. Among the institutions to which nen have been sent are the follow ng: