Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-26

IC'orrespondencc Associated Press.
Paris. April ga great educational
force In the shape Of tine American
regular army will come into being IN
the United states in the near future !,
the present plans of the government
officials. army officers and prominent
civilian educators are realized.
Briefly, IL Is proposed 40 make CncIc
Sans standing army n huge university
In which the young men OF the coun-
try will receive not only physical ana
military training but viii be given op-
portunities to acquire academic and
Vocational learning which might be be-
yond their reach In civil life. The old
days OF virtual wastage OF time whicn
represented almost blan.. pages In the
life diary of the soldier will be a thing
OF the past. Instead of being turned
back into civil life in "a more helpless
state than when he entered the army
he will be equipped to vase a vigorous
tight for his place in tro sun OF the
business or professional world.
The possibilities OF this plan hay,
been demonstrated in The wonderful
work done during the past few montns
American expeditionary forces III
France Since the sigai1S OF the arm
istice something like 100000 American
soldiers have been apprcciably ocne-
Tilted by the army schools, which have
been put within the reach OF every
man and which have provided facili-
ties 10 study Almost every conceivable
subject from farming To- philosophy.
Few Of the army educators in France
realized at the outset how great work
they were staring. Thg avidity with
which the enlisted man and his officer
have seized upon the proffered oppor-
iuhities astounled them.
" ith this object lesson before IL,
the army has been inspired to carry on
this work at home in the standing
forces. The project assumes, it is un-
derstood, that the standing army of the
future will oe comparatively large
one, and that there may be short
period of compulsory training for the
youth of the the country. although the
scheme is not dependent upon the COM
pulsory feature.
Under the new system all subjects
would be taught. from A. b. C.rs for
the illiterate, up thru perhaps the FIRST
year of university work. Vocational
training would naturally form most
important phase of the program. Boys
who have had no opportunity Ior
schooling before entering the army
would be started on their way anu
would be permitted to re-enlist at the
expiration of iheir service i'll order to
IN,
perhaps had finished high school.
would be given chance TO begin their
college course so that there would be
no waste of time in case the! We're
planning to go into professions or bus
mess.
There would be military training. of
course and the soldiers would be made
as nearly physically tit as possible.
\ large, part of their time, however
would DE devoted, Il they so desired
to improving their minds. Thus, the
army believes, any boy, no matter what
mis- standing in the army would be
materially benefited by his period of
service with the colors.
Probably the man who would profit
most would be the one who had ac-
duiitu HdU OeeH
forced to leave school at an early age;
for example, New York east side boy
who has left school to help support the
family and has no equipment to en-
able him to secure lucrative work and
so drifts about in unskilled labor. II
he enters the army. he IS to be put to
work in the school. housed and fed.
and paid a regular wage which he can
send home to his people. At the end OF
the year it is expected that he will be
proficient enough in his trade so that
he can secure a job with good pros