The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-07-04
THE ARMY eTHE UNIVERSITY
IN KHAKI"

doloroso. From that difficult yet
wonderfully glorious Journey have
come many lcssuns-many bless
ings. Not the least among these.
insofar as America Is concerned, is
the Introduction OF Americans 10
Americas most distinguished insli-
tuition the United States Army.
In pre-war times Americans. in
tent upon their immediate tasks
their immediate problems and
knowing opportunity only as u
existed in their immediate sur
roundings, appreciated but vaguely
the purposes Of and the oportuni-
ties offered by this great and many
sided organization.
The great war and lis immedi-
ate aftermath has literally forced
upon our people a trucr under
standing. and today there Is scarce
~ nm American Of understanding
age who Is not familiar with al
least one phase Of the Nations
most representative body.
situated ON one Of the beauty
spots OF our National capital and
serving as q yerilahle human mag
net. Is the Walter Reed Army hos
piial. Swing 10 nearly 2.0O0 men
the services ot the most skilled Of
physicians and surgeons. The Wal
ter Reed hospital Is hut one of 81
general hospitals operated by our
Army. each of which Is located
among the most pleasant natural
surroundings; each OF which h en-
ploying the most able specialists;
each Of which Is caring for quotas
Of Army men varying In numbers
from 800 10 more than 1900. Yet
all those together constitute hut a
single phase Of the work and pur-
pose NJ our Army.
"rhr war intensified and drew at
lcntiun Ia their great work.
"But the Army Is not always at
war. u Is not an instrument for
bringing about war Rather, Il Is
one Zoe preventing war. Tor a q
ton strongly armed is In much less
danger OF being assaulted or hay-
ing acts of aggression pcrpciratcd
against il than one not ~ we'll pre-
pared. Nor Is 10 the policy of the
Army io mark time iu days uf
peace. I'm the past. during such
periods. the Army engaged in work
of iurstimuhle importance the
building uf the Panama Canal, one
of the m%ilcstuncs In human pro-
gross; the rehabilitation Of san
Francisco after the earthquake aud
fire; the p%acincaiion NJ the liopuh-
Dc uf Cuba. and the American Army
of today Is preparing for and will
BE- called upon Ia accomplish still
pr alar pracetimr achievements.
Among the most important Of
D.. future work phase nlrcait
iu operation is the program for
the education and training of the
individual soldier.
The Army uf today has become
q ,crilnhlc University IN kahki,
where expert instruction In almost
uumhcrlrss skilled trade. aud pro-
lc,sious b., offered the young men
of the country.
AN idea of the scope of rs ed
irrational plan Is suggested In the
fact that the Motor Transport
Corps has established schools for
the trimming of chauffcurs. auto
repair men and auto mechanics;
that the schools operated by the
Air Service are thoroughly train
ing mel In more than forty skilled
trades; that the Enlisted Specialists
school of the Coast Artillery Corps
Is inslructing men in all branches
OF electrical engineering tcle-
phones. cables. dynnmos. motors,
cnr. that the Army school for
Cooks and Bakers Is teaching men
their particular trades; that the
Infantry the Cavalry, the Field Ar
Ulcry. the Corps Of Engineers, the
SIgual Corps. the Ordnance Corps,
and the Quartermaster Corps, all
offer courses In highly specialized
occupations. In fact there h
scarcely a single line NJ cndeayor
that Is not represented in the cur
riculum Of the Army's educational
program,
Aud 10y altering such education
and such training, the Army nc
composites two great ends. II de-
Vcl0ps Army men collectively into
n gigantic and efficient %organila-
ton capable of handling the i'm
porlant peace problems with which
Il viii be- insirusted, and II pre-
pares the individual man for great