El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-10
MAKING SCHOOL
OF u. s. ARMY
in France Are
Being Educated While
on Duty.

Washington. D. c., June 1O.-PrOba-
bly, the greatest educational organi-
zation in the world is now being
maintained by the United States war
department in Europe This school
system is training or has trained
about 100000 men. It has spent more
than a million dollars for text books
alone. and a million and a half OF
text books have been donated TO st.
lit includes as one OF its departments
the largest Enelish-speaking univer-
I sity in the world
Before the armistice the war de-
,artmeut had formed plans for edu-
eating the men in Europe. and the
y. n c. a was already conaucslns
some schools in a very efficient man
ne-. with the signing OF the arm
fsfice both the need and the opportun-
ity for such a system became immedi-
- Eseerdinsiv the plans for an edu-
catfonal system were speeoed Nd. ire
/ work. of the y. III. c. A was placed
under military charge ana grealiy
{ expanded. while leading American
civilian educators were called upon
for aid and service
while a large part OF the work OF
organization was done uF lnsae ~
flians. nearly all Of the actual teAcl-
srs were drawn from the army ~
ras found that there were no less
than 10000 men II the eNpeel-l oI'-ls
force who had had some teaching eA-
nerieuce. while among the oLlleers
there were 1900 college professors.
or. men otherwise sufficiently trained
, conduct COLLEGIATE Instruction.
The French ministry OF public IN
formation added to the teaching Iofct
by assigning 70 me AILleilS - - ~ ~
who have taught this language oy
{ he direct method 70 a quarter OF a
million Americans
How System Works.
The American school system IN
; France is divided into four parts lns
post schools. the divisional eelca-
tiouaI ceuters. the American army
university AZ Beauue. and the uetall
( OF officers and soldiers as students
/ At French and British universities
a post school IS an elementary
/ school. ike our own public scnoo-a
from the eigath grade down; y oll--
narily includes five hundred OF lnoie
men. There are a6out 1000 OF these
schools in the expeditiouary lQrcl-
{ Three hours q day are oehote4 z.
study. and this much IS suotfactea
from the daily drill
The divisional education centers
are the high schools Of the army. a
survey CT each division IS made @
fird ont what subjects are most IN
+ derand The educational center i7
{ located at a central point. Not more
than fifteen per cent OF the n1en N a
division may enter this school Iney
snend five hours day In scnool, ano
Z frfll only one hour. The course lasla
three months. II a mans division Is
+ ordered home before he completes nis
( course. he may apply for a transfer
TO another division in order 20 com
ulete his studies. II he wishes
The University Course.
N order to provide specialized IN
sfruction IN various Subjects. the war
= department has organized cenlra-
I Institution at Beanie. which Is called
E the American Army University rms
Is the largest English speaking uni
versitv in the world It had SIX
/ thousand students IN March and was
z expected TO reach an enrolment OF
4 4rrentv thousand. II occupies the site
and building OF an enormous hosplt
I which was designed TO accommodate
1900 patients and covers tive square
+ miles OF land The citizens 81 Beaune
I have established at their WI expense
: a club for the soldier students
The courses Of instruction at
Beaune are divided into terms Of
three months each. the first Of which
began IN March. A student has the