The sun., 1919-06-02
CHILEAN STUDENTS
TURN TO INDUSTRY
Society Aims to Extend Trade
and Understanding
With Nations.
ny CARDENIO GONZALES.

Specially Written for the Latin Ameri-
| can Section Of THE SuN.
| The Nationa, Society OF Chilean Stu
known in the United States.
! In the year 1915 some OF our most
prominent men, thinking to procure an
| Improvement In the industrial training of
the country and at the same time to in
| crease the knowledge Of all the young
men who wished 10 study and work fo-
\ the pnrpose of learning something use.
/ full for their own lives and for their own
| country, came TO the conclusion that the
best thing they could do would be to
| found a society for this purpose.
The society being established. the Gov
ernment OF Chile gave 1t judicial person
ality in the same year.
With the cooperation of the organiser
some industrial companies and private
concourse the society was able TO com
| mence work soon after.
The society's name was known all
over the country and each province APP
pointed representative before the exec
utive council.
After a careful study about which
country would be the ideal one 10 give
| the best results to the students and the
society itself II was noted that the Unitel
States took first place In the opinion of
the executive council as we'll as In the
| opinion of all interested.
The main purpose OF the society was
mostly of national interest. but at the
same time II was observed that from an
international viewpoint It would contrib
ute greatly to the relationship between
Chile and the country where the stu
dents would go.
Naturally the task OF preparing all
that the students needed for their trip
as well as for their studies in the United
States, either technical or practical, was
difficult one. However. from the first
step the society found a cooperation of
great value in some prominent men of
| this country, such as Leo Rowe. Assist
! ant Secretary of the United States Treas
ury Department and former professor OF
Pennsy lvania University. The National
Society of Chile has conceded TO MIR
Rowe the title of honorary president as
! a proof of it's gratitude.
The work of the society has been de-
veloped In this country under excellent
conditions. At the present time over
fifty Chilean boys are working in differ
ent lines OF work and places In this
country.
The executive council in it's annual re-
port said that at the d Of last year the
society nau sent TO the United states
fifty-seven students since its organiza-
ton. This record has been accomplished
the report adds. with an expenditure of
$29.700 Chilean money!.
Some of the largest corporations of
this country have been kind enough to
give to the Chilean students not only a
position in their plants but also all kinds
of opportunities to obtain the experience
that they need. Among these corporations
are the Niles Bement-Pond Company,
the American Locomotive Company. the
Baldwin Locomotive Company, General
Electric Company, Westinghouse Com
papI and others.
III the shops OF these companies are
many Of our boys working hard. learn
ing in the greatest school of life the
labor which Is so remarkable in the
United States. They are forming their
character ne future industrial men They
have extended their apprenticeship 10
the American working system and labor
conditions.
In the near future the American in
dustrial men or companies who expect
to establish any kind of work in Chile
will find i'm the Chilean students skilled
cOoDerators