Evening journal., 1919-07-05
U.S.. REGULAR ARMY
MAY EDUCATE men
This Likely to be Resul, Of
American University
Plan in France
DEAN HAYWARD
TELLS OF WORK
Al 10 The Eyenlng Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, July 5.-Dean Harry Hay
ward. Of Delaware College, who recently
returned from France where he was
director Of the college OF agriculture at
the great American University. Beaune.
France. IN an interview today describes
the work that was carried on at this
great Institution, the largest university
in the world built and equipped In a
few weeks The university has been
taken over by the French Government
The French were so pleased With the
work Of The American educators among
the army that the same plan will be
tried for the French soldiers a. Beaune,
As a result Of the experiment IL Is
also lkelv that IN the future the L. 5.
regular soldiers will get an opportunity
FOR an education while In the service.
As was recently stated Dean Hayward
was descofated by the Minister OF Edu-
cation Of France for his work al Beaune
end this decoration carries with 10 an
ohlcership in the French Academy Dean
Hayward i'm his statement describing
the work at the university says:
After the armistice was signed last
November. the military authorities knew
that II would take some time before ali
Of the troops could be returned 10 the
United states They also knew That un-
less some provision was made 10 occupy
the minds OF the men. the morale would
sink 10 low level and 70 would be
iffncult to.keep the men contented un-
ior the conditions that were bound to
obtain The y. NJ G.. A. had been do
ing more or less educational work In
the army for sometime previous to the
signing Of the armlstlce, and, at the re
quest Of the army, the Y. VI. G.. A. had
appointed an educational committee
consisting Of Dr. Frank Spaulding, SUI
perintendent OF schools in Cleveland o.;
nr. Frank Ersklne. head Of the Depart
uient Of English IN Columbia Uniyer-
siiv. and Dr Kenyon l.. Butierfeld,
president or the Massachusetts, Agricul-
tural College, commission TO originate
and direct plans for education within
the army.
tentative plans were formulated
carly in the autumn. but after the ilth
Of November these plans had to be
modified 10 meet the nav conditions
caused by the signing Of the armistice.
one Of the important plans that was hit
upon shortly after the new year was
me conception Of a large university In
which thousands Of students could re-
ceive university training. This plan
was evolved by the Educational COM
mitlee and Dr. Erskne was selected as
director Of education ~ the university
i9seIr General headquarters No. ., Of
(which General Thomas II. Bees was the
head. appointed Colonel Ira /. Reeves
o- presMont Of the university THIS
combination was a most fortunate one
-. as the university was concern
General Rees. who was In charge
..- au educational work I'm France. IS
Nc.l Point graduate and has had many
,..sr. Of oyperience in educational WORK
:, ,ifhin The regular army. having been
fnr five years an instructor in civil ana
military engineering at West Point
colonel Reeves is also a regular army
man has served with distinction In the
-panish American war, has been mill
t,rv commandant az a number or lana
ant colleges. and before the war was
...idont of Norwich University IN YER
.,,,I Roth Of these men tlen. are not
,riv military officers 0f unusual tram
NC and experience, entirely syinpa-
u,c,ic with education. but were abe
g,ro,,eb ihcir connection with the army
b cut rcd tape in manner ,i'as ''o''I
h. impossihle for ciNllah ." w.
"CoioneI Reeves was sent 10 N'lels
sho,t twelve miles from beauhe ~
d'or io take over a large hospi'a,, %
.rba locaiion for the university. Ml'
rsnertinc This hospital camp lne cor
mol WAS convinced it would not pc
,,tisroelorv. IIe went TO Beauhe'
.st.. NJ about sixteen thousand. ana
1ocidcd io locate the university at
.ores hosp1ar camp just outside ule'
,-t,. limits This ramp was built 10 ac-
.n,r,odate about eighteen or twenty
Mousaud patieuis. The bullulhsS
,ere tvnical Of their kind In France
,,i,s r6r fire most part one-st'ry
,,,iIdinrs ranging in length from Que
,,ndr,d 0fty 10 two hundred ifty ieel'
ami buill from concrete win cohi'v',
1oors. 4 number of laboratories "nu
lshorafory supplies were 3lready on
M rround and an that remained 10 ps
5onF was 10 nut up buildings Tor GAS
-oor,s and barracks for the men. Ihe
nlans we're drawn, and within mon'h
after they. We're finally accepted uy
7eneral Pershing CLASSES were begun
and the University was launched on i's
,sreer ,.-z. ,,,o
aThe students we're selected from INC
rarious army divisions. regiments snu
companies stationed in France al 'hs
.me. Four years high school wprk OF
Ms equivalent was required for en-,
rance. The instructors, for the most
,art army men. were graduates from
sur best universities In this country
md a number Of them had had preNl-
,ns teaching before going to France.
The elective system obtaned' so u was
possible for student to take one
course in four different colleges m
making up his schedule Of work TINS
laHsned the student and was very sat.
sfaciory from the university point OF
Tlev. There were eleven different col
recs established nne arts, agricui-
mre, science engineering medicine.
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