Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-22

HOSPITAL IS MOST CHEERFUL
 PLACE ON EARTH DOCTOR SAYS
Soldier Has Named His Pink-eye,l Camel June the
 First

Chicago, Feb. 22.-'A hospital" said the doctor lis one of the most cheerful places on earth"
 The doctor was showing visitor about Base Hospital No 2S at Forl Sheridan, tramping what seemed to be miles of covered passage ways con- meeting the various buildings houses, supply stations. office build inss, gymnasiums. work shops, schools. There was he sound of hammerins whd"e carpenters wer> putting the last boards on new struc- lures. The cream -cololed brick of the old buildings when Fort Sheridan was a garrison post showed here and there among the multitudinous new hospital buildings of wood with theil coating of slate-colored fire proof paint.
 It did appear a cheerful place for of the 1900 wounded men being Ire. constructed there all are given courses ill morale, and morale in cludes cheerfulness If the visitor does not penetrate too far into the wards he might gain the impression that it was not hospital at all The majority of wounds are covered by uniforms, and for the most part the patients move briskly and talk cheer fly and are as careful of their attire as they were before they had eXperi- ence of Boche bullets and gas But the wounds are there, nevertheless
 That was no more apparent than in thte writing class where there are now 60 members. Not one appeared to be wounded yet inquiry disclosed that in each case the writing arm was useless or practically so, and they were learning to write with the alternate member. On nearby bull letin board were pasted specimens of thteir work, some of it excellent, and all perfectly legible. It is said that ill such cases the new penman ship is frequently better than the old
 Learn Vacations.
 In another room wounded men were learning commercial art. There were many posters on the walls that would do credit to a poster exhibition. One of them reminded the heholder that Once Selected-Always Respected At long table fitted with telegraph instruments eager young men were ticking out the Morse alphabet while an instructor encouraged them. On the other side of a railing a dozen lads were Investigating the internal economy of dismantled motorcycle. There were many hand made toys about, including a pink-eyed camel painted by some soldier futurist and labeled July First"'.
 The hospital, it is expected will be completed by the end of February, with 4,400 beds. It is commanded by Col. w. N.. Bispham, medical corps of the regular army, while reconstruc- tion work is directed by Major Fred P. Reaglefi of the sanitary corps, who was formerly assistant superintendent of schools at Montciair, N. J. Some 60 subjects are taught, including poultry raising, mechanics, agricul- ture, electrical engineering, toy mak- ing, printing, tailoring, shoe repair ing, automobile driving, photography, sign painting, movie operation, draft ing, show card writing and art metal work.
 The hospital work is divided into three grand divisions-surgical, med cal, and laboratory. Each is in charge of an expert, with staff of specialists. Colonel Bishpam said that the buildings were practically fire-proof and built like all other base hospitals constructed since the war. The interior walls are all of fire-proof board which it tis said would not disintegrate even if placed in furnace