The Elbert County tribune., 1919-09-26


gan and Captain Daniels il ought to be said that
these two officers have given of their best and are
sun remaining In the service, despite the calls of
their business In civil life to forward the project
which has as its essential element military plus n
hgh grade of civilian vocational education for the
youth OF Americn who may become officers or en-
listed men of the United States army.
Last June was nj West Point where wilt
messed the presentation of diplomas TO go young
second neutennnts Of fhe army who after two
years course at the acsideuiy had been to
Camp Humphreys for vocational truining They
returned TO West Point for the purpose of receIv-
ing their diplomas. So 1t will be seen that this
school ut Beivoir-on- n-the-Potomac has been In
operation for some time.
Even IN Its preparatory stages this school not
only has Instructed young officers OF the army but
hundreds of enlisted men. They work in machine
shops in lumber camps. for the peninsula Is heav-
hy wooded; In carpentry. in printing. in map max
Ing, In backsmlthing In railway construction and
railway operation. in electricity. and in fact in
all brunches OF Industry which seryiceable in
civil life as in the army The completion of the
school ms outlined will give TO officer. regular.
reserve or National Guard. and to the enlisted man
that roundabout vocational education which 1t
will be difficult to get elsewhere.
Here Is every necessary manufactured product
of the time. Everything that engineering In
genuity has produced is here. one might say.
kind of educational sample. Camp Humphreys is
storehouse of the material necessary for instruc-
Wv" "i'he ueuiiS EVERY hhe VI uiutary huu
civilian effort.
Appropriations needed TO carry the work at
Camp Humphreys TO conclusion. Congress has
been asked for money and the probability that
1t will be forthcoming. No knows today
whether the United States is to have any form of
universal military training or not but If the de-
cision shall be in its favor young who from
year to year enter their countrys service for field
training will be given an opportunity to benefit by
a training at this Potomac school.
The students who thus far have been under in
struction ut Camp Humphreys. officers and enlist
ed alike, have started at the beginning of
things. The West Point classes went into the
machine and carpenter shops. laid tracks, did sec
tion-hand work and all the other things necessary
TO give them practical knowledge of the things
useful TO them In their soldier profession or later
In any profession trade or business which they
might enter on return to civil life. 1t has been
school of hard work. of regular living with a
sufficient amount of recreation. and with things
so well balanced generally as 10 promote the
norruni working and "recreating' lives of men
There broad-guage and narrow-gauge rail-
roads In operation ut Camp Humphreys There
are many army trucks. urmored trains signal.
searchlight and flash range apparatus; forestry
study. numbering. bridge laying, and all other fa-
cties for training on broad scale.
The very character of the terrain and the ample
timber supply at Camp Humphreys will allow the
development of field fortihcations u large scale
and under varied conditions. Roads already avail
able. from footpaths to modern great highways
furnish the fields for the practical study of com.
munication which forms such important part
OF the duties of engineering troops in the field.
Five miles of standard gauge railroad and 20
miles of narrow-eauge combat railroads. to-
gether with warehouses and depots cover in all
their operations the functions of the service of
supply.
Adequate for target practice and for the
use of gas nre already developed. The water
supply is plentiful and of excellent quality The
climate Is healthful. and mild enough TO make field
work practicable during the entire year. An area
ten miles square is large enough for naneuverng
large bodies of troops and is sufficiently varied In
character te cover the wide range of field condi-
tions Including fat. open country. rolling ground
wooded areas. valleys and ravines
Camp Humphreys viii be engineer school n
term which Is used TO embrace all the phases of
engineering training There will be an institution
for post graduates of the military academy and
of civil institutions prepare them for the work
OF the corps of engineers. The will require
two years and will many subjects which can
be grouped under these heads: Military military
engineering. civil engineering. electrical and me-
chanica engineering.
There viii be cadet school for the completion
OF training of cadets who have not completed the
full course Mt the military academy school for
reserve and National Guard officers; school for
line officers; a correspondence school for reserve
OF engineer officers of the various branches of the
reserve and National Guard Naturally large