Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-09-25

Mn Hereafter, again congress will
HAL( ing the young men who enlist
in the regular army Of the Unit
ed States will receive instruction which VIII IN
double sense fit them for their countrys service
II the call ever should come again for soldiers 10
take the field the youths who have been given TINS
training will be ready to answer. When their
terms of enlistment are up they will be htted TOT
that particular vocation in civil life upon whlcn
choice has fallen. The entrance into the workihs
life Of the country of these young men VINO nave
finished their vocational training, 1t Is promiseu'
will benefit the country In the times OF peace as
their military training will benefit 1t in the pos
sble time of war.
At Camp Humphreys Va. there Is now uhuer
development project known as the New En-
Sineer School and Post and College OF MILITARY
Research" Admittedly this Is a cumbersome tue,
and one which would benefit BY elision In behaii
of brevity This school Is wonderfully piahneu'
This is none too high praise. 1t iS the heart son
Of officers of the army. regulars and National
(,uardsnen. who have studied the situation, pres
ent and future. from every possible viewpoint OF
the service and who have agreed upon plans TOT I
this school Of the future In fact this Institution at
Camp Humphreys is school Of the present, FOR
there for long time young men have been under
going vocational and military training.
It Is the intention to make the school perrna-
nent one in order that every officer and enlisted
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have in them the possibility of double service
army service and civilian service.
One Of the faults which men have found WIN
the regular army service OF the United STATES VI
time Of peace has been that 1t has lifted omcers
and men only for the life military. There nave
been parents who have thought, not entFey
rightly however, that an enlistment In the regular
army Of the United States In time of peace was
tantamount to time wasted so far as preparation
xvas concerned for usefulness In civil life. II the
army students of today are allowed to nave the'r
uay the day soon will come when the boys OF the
country can seek the army with certainty OF
securing training which will enable them at the
time of the expiration of their enlstments 10
enter the civilian field certain that they nave I'D
them the foundation knowledge Of success.
The school at Camp Humphreys will be an en-
.yineer school, but 1t will supply courses TO whlch
men of other branches Of the service can be sent
IA get that training which is not supplied by the
schools of their own branches and wnich heip 10
fit them not only for the army. but Tor civiiian
employment. 1t is the Intention OF the government
IN establish other schools than that at Camp Huhi-
rhrevs. but that institution probably will be much
larger than any of the others. and in sense be
all embracing.
The site Of the school has all the attractions
that nature can give it. It lies not far from me
city of Washington. 1t has the necessary road
rail and water connections for the Potomac
w SHORES, tS>ANS -
the ground serviceable material for instruction
purnoses in all vocational branches which cannot
no dunlicated In any other place In the world
Camu Humphreys will be the engineer scnooi
nf the army Recently the school at what was
ordinarily known as Washington barracks IN the
civ Of washington was abandoned so It virtually
"a certain that the corps of engineers Tor II muss
have school, will continue Its educational WORK
At Camp Humphreys at Belvoir-on-the- Potomac
credt goes where credit Is due COL Kicharo
parlr corns of engineers of the regular army
assisted by Lieut. Col. W. II. flanagan, has nae
charge OF the preparation Of the general plan ant
detailed estimates for the establishment OF TINS
school Mai Fl. E. Kebbon OF the corps OF engt
roars has been chief of the architectural features
Giants. Mark Daniels and ]. A. Mclean and Lieut.
II W. Baston have supervised, and 10 fact hav'
aona the landscape work and the modelling. y
Tar as the planning Is concerned the work IS done
ga IL SOME extent the execution OF the plan 81
ready Is under way.
n. n planning the layout Of the present Cam
Humphreys large portion OF the south eng o. TN
palvor neninsuia was reserved for permanen
most and school BY direction OF the CHIEF OF en-
;raars whose mind long had held plan for tn
sa,,nanent establishment here Of an institution 9
INC corns of engineers. The secretary OF war we
heartily in favor of such school ana was 20 Y
rressed with the natural advantages Of the local
n that he directed the chief OF engineers g \
clude In his plans n group OF buildings tor 7 y
lege of military research
lieutenant Colonel flanagan and Captain pai
,els. who explained to me the functions q Y
school, who showedsme the beautiful model Ct g
completed institution, who explained everythn
& tatail ana who finally took me into every pa
q the beautiful government reservation when
.a II nc school site, paid the highest tribute
M Constructive genius 81 Col. Richard PARK an
,ss,ar officers associated with him ~ the labor
..-s,,a ration ana execution. AZ for Colonel Ian