The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-12

that of the correspondence college.
The subjects In which students may
take correspondence work are as fol-
lows: Civics and citizenship, sales.
manship and personal development,
gas engines, automobiles, farm manage
ment, arithmetic. geometry. history OF
the United States, shorthand, algebra.
vanced shop mathematics. steam boil
ers, heat and steam engines.
In addition { o the above opportuni-
ties there is, as already announced. a
system Of post schools In the army.
which has been developed by Frank
Spaulding, superintendent Of public
schools of Cleveland, who. with Pro-
fessor Erskine and President Butter
field, make up the army educational
commission sent over by the Y. nj. G.
A. These give instruction In common
school subjects and lead up to divis-
ional high schools, where the lnstruc-
tion Is midway In grade between that
Of the post schools and of the univer-
sity.
General orders No. 80, issued by
General Pershlng February 13, pro-
vides for following subjects for divis-
ional high schools:
l.. Vocational and Industrial: Car
pentry, telephone repair; telegraphy,
wire; telegraphy, wireless; land sur
veying, road construction, horseshoe
ing. automobile repairing, cobbllng,
tailoring, barbering, cooking, baking,
nursing, agriculture, craftsmanship.
2. General: Algebra, ~trigonometry.
mechanical drawing, economics, Amer
lean and English literature, advanced
French, italian, Spanish. German, ad-
vanced history, etc.
Running through the whole educa-
tional plan abroad is the emphasis on
citizenship. Not only is instruction in
this subject emphasized at the various
schools but Institutes are held at
various places for intensive instruc-
ton. The first of these began In YER
dun March %. The troops were
brought in by their commanding off,
GERS In groups of 200 to 500; speak
ers presented problems Of public
health, community betterment, eco
nomic relations, etc. Exhibits and mo-
ton pictures were used to enforce
the lessons.
Vocational Guidance Provided.
Emphasis Is also being placed on
vocational guidance. A group Of ex'
perts is stationed at lie Mans, where
most of the troops are quartered for
several weeks before sailing home
Here everything possible Is done to
supply soldiers with information re
garding the industrial situation In
America, and to give the men personal
advice as to trades and occupations
Commenting or this movement Mr.
Stokes said:
"The army. with the help Of the edu'
c%ational commission sent over by the
Y. M. G. A., has developed one OF the
most Interesting school and college
systems ever inaugurated. 1t SHOULD
have q great influence In helping tC
maintain morale during the tryint
months of rehabilitation and In fit
ting men for larger usefulness on theil
return.
'"Too much credit cannot be given Il
General Rees, the officer directly II
| charge, formerly chairman Of the com
mittee on education and special train
ing of the wal department, and to thu
army educational commission. TIL,
American Library association has alst
helped enormously by providing refer
ence libraries In all large centers
while the Y. NJ. G. A. has sent owe
about 100000 textbooks. covering al
most every branch Of knowedge. II
many cases IS many ~ 10000 to rs,
coo textbooks Of . single type hav'
been ordered.
1.-THE work has now become 50 IN
reaching and important that ! am glat
to see that plans long under consider
alton have resulted In Its being takeI
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