The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-06
WOODLEI HERE N
OUEST0F SOLDIERS
WHO ARE DISABLED
The Government Wants to
Make Them Experts in
Some Calling.

For the purpose OF assisting dis
abled soldiers in obtaining vocational
tratnins to III them to be usefui cti-
'sens the Federal Board Of Vocational
education, with headquarters in
Washington in endeavoring to come
IN contact with these young men and
offers splendid inducements to the
disabled soldier to fit himself for any
profession. trade or business he is
best qualified to fill.
To this end Dr.. o. i Woodley,
chief vocational adviser with Mary.
land, Virginia and West Virginia as
his territory is making a tour in the
interest Of the cause he represents.
Dr.. Woodley who is we'll known in
this city. having for a number of
years been president OF the Fairmont
State Normal School. arrived in the
city last night from Wheeling where
he had been on similar business and
will spend today in this city in inter-
viewing disabled soldiers or sailors
and givbng them Information concern
ing the offer of the Federal Board OF
Vocational Education. DR.. Woodley
has his headquarters at the Home
Service rooms in the Professional
building and will be glad to see any
disabled soldier or sailor who m2y call
upon him.
Every few weeks a representative
OF the Board wording under the di-
rection of Dl. Woodley, OF which
there are about Is, will visit this Sec
ton to communicate with soldiers and
sailors n tbs regard and n the mean
time the Home Service department
stands ready to give these young men
any information they may desire.
The purpose Of the Federal Boardi
Of Vocational Education in this cam.
paign is two fold. First the board
desires to fit these disabled soldiers
for some vocation, trade or profession
which will prevent society from hav-
ing large number Of these disabled
soldiers who are untitled for task
which will bring out the best that is
in them, and also prevent them from
becoming drain on society. The Sec
ond and main reason is that these dis
abled men may be given a chance to
be equal to other men and to become
expert in the trade or profession they
may choose to take up.
Many OF these men II given the pro-
per training in some chosen trade CT
profession may become shining
light in that particular calling. where.
as II they were to take up some work
which they were only partly fitted to
undertake their services would be sec
ondary and undesirable.
Mr.. Woodley states that the Feder-
al Board deems 1t an act of unkind-
ness for employees to take back into
their services men who are disabled
to such an extent as to give only half
service and states also that there are
many firms out Of sympathetic and
patriotic duty doing these things and
IN this way are standing in the llSht
Of the young men whom they employ.
The Federal Board would urge en-
ployers to encourage these disabled
soldiers to go into some school provid-
ed by the government and fit them
selves TO become expert in the trade
or profession which they may chose
The Federal Board offers splendid
inducement TO these young men and
will educate them in their chosen sub.
iect for as many years as they see fit
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