The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-04-09

at Fort Des Moines and at CamI
Dodge. He says that it is hard tc
convince a young man who has been
farming, now that leg has been am
putated, maybe both of them, that II
lis possible to adapt himself to some
Occupation where hands and DraiI
may be utilized in earning a liveli
hood. The government has large
number of experts at the hospltal
teaching such men to learn to dc
something different from what they
were following before they were
wounded. The government offers tc
send these men to any technical instl
tuition they may select and pay them
S65 a month besides room and board
while they are taking course that
will fit them for the calling OF their
choice. s.
Officers Going to School
The war department has ordered the
formation of a school for officers for
those commissioned since 1916. A
three months course has been out
lined. There are three zones at the
camp, in which schools have been es
tablished. Colonel Bennett commands
the second infantry school; General
Simmons the depot brigade school, and
the classes in the convalescent center
zone are under the direction of Col
Schultz. 1'3' - :.
Each day study periods of two and
one-half hours will be held. The
course OF study, prescribed by the war
department, includes drill regulations,
guard duty, administration, military
customs and courtesies, military law
hygiene and sanitation, small arms
firing and military topography. la
Records of the work of each stu
dent will, be submitted to- the war de.
partments
Col. FINLEY Asks Passage Of Bill
The Thirty y-eighth general assembly
is urged to pass the Williams bill pro.
viding for the publication of the rec
ord of each sailor, soldier and marine
of Iowa, according to a message re-
ceived by officials at Camp Dodge
from Col. Mathew A. Tinley, com.
mander of the old Third Iowa.
The regiment has prepared a COM
plete history of its services, and a
record of individual service of men
and officers of the regiment and urges
it's publication as a volume of the
roster called for the Williams bill.
Honored in France
The SSth division has the best intel.
ligence section of any American Outft
that occupied the upper Alsace front.
For this distinction the former Camp
Dodge outfit has been honored by, the
general, staff Of the French army. Ma.
jor E. F. Wood, head Of the intelN,
gence section, and assistant chief OF
staff, has been presented with croix
de guerre with q gold star, In zrecog.
milton Of the excellent work of his d.
partment. aG2s i.S "a
1 y Secretary Lane Sends Noties !.
! Posted in conspicuous places about
the camp is the following from the
secretary of the interior: So ~.
Congress- has adjourned r, without
passing the farms for returned sol.
diers bill, which was Endorsed BY
President Wilson and exIPresident
Roosevelt, under which you would
have had an opportunity to get work
anu uIdnC uOILlCS III yOuh oOANOo uPOAA
the unused lands of the country There
can be no doubt, however. that this
proposal has met with the approval OF
the people and it is my hope that 1t
will be adopted at the next session Of
congress.
Let me know if you change your ad-
dress. +E
Vocational School Well Attended
The vocational school at the base
hospital is in its third month and is
just now giving instruction to more
than 900 men. The instruction stan
has grown steadily until at present
there are eighteen instructors, com.
prising experienced school, teachers
and army officers. In addition there
are more than thirty reconstruction
aides giving instruction to the disabled
soldiers from overseas and men wio
have seen service in this country, but
who are unable to- leave ther beds
or ward. s'5t s;tIth"* .E' ,.f.%E@
1t was on the ninth day of January
that Lieut.. Chester E. Kellogg opened
the vocational training: Since that
time it is conservatively estimated
that more than 1900 soldier patients
have received instruction which will
better fit them for work when they
return to civilian life.
;, One of the largest classes in the
school is the one in agricultural
studies on the ground floor of ward
IS. BY far the. largest percentage OF
vocations followed by the soldiers IN
the hospital is farm pursuits and
many of these men express the desire
of returning to the farm when they
leave the service. -.
This department is headed by Lieut..
]. Virgil Lowe, a graduate of Ohio
State Agricultural college and holder
of two degrees, assisted by w.. e.
Beanblossom, of Ames, and Norman
Meineke, of the University of Wiscon-
sin. These instructors have charge
Of. the animal husbandry and field
crops classes and Lieut.. Lowe Is r.
structing in soils and drainage. Much
practical work such as rope splicing,
testing seed corn, soil tests and the
many hundred things useful to know
about farm are being taught. a
More Than, 200 New Patients for Base
TI,o 1,,,o' boepifol Dop,,1otion wQ q