The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-26

Nm Hereafter, again congress will
AJC5I ing. the young who enlist
in the regular army of the Unit
ed States will receive instruction which will in a
double sense fit them for their countrys service.
III the call ever should come again for soldiers to
take the field the youths who have been given this
training win be ready to answer. When their
terms of enlistment are up they will be fitted for
that particular vocation in civil life upon which
choice has fallen. The entrance into the working
life of the country Of these young men who have
finished their vocational training it is promised,
will benefit the country in the times of peace, as
their military training will benefit it in the pos
sibe time of war.
At Camp Humphreys Va, there Is now under
development project known as the New En-
gineer School and Post and College OF Military
Research" Admittedly this is cumbersome title,
and one which would benefit by esion in behalf
of brevity. This school is wonderfully planned
This is none too high praise 1t Is the heart son
Of officers of the army, regulars and National
Guardsmen. who have studied the situation, pres
emf and future, from every possible viewpoint OF
the service and who have agreed upon plans for
this school of the future In fact this institution at
Camp Humphreys is a school of the present, for
there for long time young men have been under
going vocational and military training.
1t lis the intention to make the school perma-
nent one in order that every officer and enlisted
man may become skilled in those vacations which
have in them the possibility OF uouDie seIsiSe-
army service and civilian service
One of the faults which men have found with
the regular army service of the United States In
time of peace has been that 1t has fitted officers
and men only for the life military There have
been parents who have thought, not entirely
rightly however, that enlistment IN the regular
army Of the United States In time OF peace was
tantamount to time wasted SO far as preparation
was concerned for usefulness in civil life. 1t the
army students of today are allowed to have their
way the day soon will come when the boys OF the
country can seek the army with certainty OF
securing a training which will enable them at the
time of the expiration of their enlistments to
enter the civilian field certain that they have In
them the foundation knowledge Of success.
the school at Camp Humphreys will be an en-
aineer school, but 1t viii supply courses to which
men Of other branches of the service can be sent
70 get that training which Is not supplied by the
schools Of their own branches and which help to
TT them not only for the army, but FOR CIVILIAN
employment. 1t il the intention of the government
TO establish other schools than tnat at camp mum.
ohreys but that institution probably will be much
larger than any of the Others. and In sense De
an embracing.
Tha site of the school has ali the attractions
fha& nature can give IT. 1t lies not far from tne
cltv Of washington. II has the necessary road
rnig and water connections, for the Potomac
washes its shores, and. moreover. Il has today on
,,~,soSas in all vocational branches which cannon
IL dnnlicated in any other place In the world
camn Humphreys will be the engineer scnooi
- tno asmv Recently the school at what was
,,x,,,,arsiv known as Washington barracks I'D the
ritv-of washington was abandoned 80 X vlrInaily
Is certain that the corps OF engineers. Tor mus'
have school. will continue IFS educatlonai "olA
al Camp Humphreys at g., s,,a'. :,
rs-e.sit GOES where credit is due Col. Richard
pa-p eorns Of engineers of the regular army.
.seisted 81 Lieut. Col. w. II. flanagan, mas haa
.,ar.s ~ the preparation OF the general plan ana
lasai,ed estimates for the establishment oI this
sehool Mai. ii. r. Kchbon of the corps o. engi
aers Inns been chief of the architectural features
CAMS Mark Daniels and ]. A. mclean anu LIEUT.
j. w Baston have supervised anu = ~. - d
done the landscape work ana the houeiins g
49,, a. tbe manning is concerned the work ls done
"a - so,,a extent tie execution Of the plan al
rcciy is under way 49,.
= claiming the layout Of the present Camp
Y4,,nnrevs large portion Of the south emu OF ti'e
Tse,vn,r neninsula was reserved for permanent
) nosf and school BY direction Of the cnleI % gu
kainee whose mind long had ne'a plan .oI =,
49, snt establishment here OF an insIifut'on y
s.. s so u engineers The secretary OF war was
- q favor Of such school and was SO lm
s.-seS aim the natural advantages o. the iocall
s .s<sS ~ directed the chief OF engineers ~ -
s,,,,s< 4, hIs plans group Of buildings TOT eo'
,epe az military research $3.50. -.
: sss,tenant Colonel flanagan and Captain 80
,s,s Who explained to me tha functions q ~ 4,
49, q ~, showed me the bcaufifui moaei q ~
se'oo'. s,ssf,fnffon who explained everything
ssssts IA who finally took ne into every par
= ~ beautlfu government reservation 49, !
e sas & s.sl sife paid the highest trlpufe g
= 3 xs.s~,,rftxa genius az Col Richard Pafk ana
So fcera associated with MIN p tne saeor .
preparation md exeepiioa: s: sss 8.