The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-17

with these men 0AcnaTged into civil
liza there - not AkAly TO be. heAyy "a.
mAnds for newcomers IN this line OF
endeavor.
And In this connection the authori-
ties md cause Tor gretincAtion IN
the fact that the men whose applica-
tons Tor retraining have already osen
approved display wide diversity OF
ideas az to the callinEs they wsn 70
be ntted for. The list OF courses
selected includes, among others:
Agriculture, academic course, ac-
Icountancy. architecture, animal nus
bandry, banking. commercial course,
chemistry, drafting. emoalming, build
Ing construction, civil engineering.
ssdairyins, eNctrtcai confae; eTSorneg,
A~S>.Ssf ISAIAH sT1Rg. esaA
training. ONCE management, salesman.
ship. lip reading. law, mechanical
engineering, motor mechanics. mAk
inspection, poultry raising psinlnt'
store management, silversmNnine'
swine raising, showcArd Writing. teie-
graphy, window dressing, w4tcn ro-
pairing.
Placos az efudy.
Evidence that the disa bied mon are
given worth while training may b
found in the character and standine
of the institutions in which some have
already taken up their studies. The
surveys of the federal board showed
the inadvisability OF new schools or
colleges being tablished for the
work because none could be made
wide enough 70 accommodate men
studying so MANY difYerent subf6cts.
Accordingly contracts for the educa-
ton or retraininr OF the mon are made
with suitable colleges, technical
schools. business hot,sAs ana manufac-
turing concerns, with adequate pro-
vision for instruction under proper
guarantees and supervision. Amona
the institutions to which men have
been sent are tho following:
Amherst college, Harvard university,
Pratt institute, Clemson college. Tus-
kegee institute. Howard university.
Hampton institute. Harvard Law
school, Colum bia university, Mary
land university, virginia Polytechnic,
Tulane university. Purdue university,
Dunwoody institute, Lehigh university.
Colorado university, Nebraska uni
yersty, University OF Nevada. Uni
versity of Texas, University OF Illinois,
Ohio State University. Norfolk navy
| yard, Tennessee State Agricultural col
iege, Boston University Law school,
| Mass Institute of Technology. Haw-
! ley SStEpOi OIL EnElnGGT1nR. N6W ok
School OF Commerce. George Washinx-
| ton university. Alabama Polytechnic
/ institute. Straver's business college
! Indiana State Normal college. BAitf-
more Business college. University OF
| California. University OF Mfchixan-
| University Of Tennessee, FRANKLIN
| Union college, SouIe BUSINESS college,
| Burde,te business college Filene's
| Department store. navid Rankin
Trade school American Institute Of
! Banking. MARYLAND stale ArriculturaI
college. Michigan state Arricultura]
college North Carolina Arrir,,Itural
and Mocha meal college. Nississippi
Horticultural and Mechanical college,
Students 90 into the colleges on
the ma me footing ms all other youne
men. Thev are not under military
discipIine hut their progress ia made
known to the federal hoard through
reports from the faculty and OF course
every man is required to prosecute
his studies with diligence. In shons
and business houses men nlaced To
learn a trade or business are ON eo,,al
loving the same nriviie res and having
corresponding respons;biIities.
In Tia Intensive effort 10 bring To
the attention of every disabled nrht.
err entitled 10 retaining i,Ist What the
government stands ready and eager
| to do the federal board in assist ed
| by many agencies. Information con.
| corning such men In obtained through,
the war risk insurance bureau, the
department OF labor. hospitals. ths
American Red Cross and from friends
and relatives OF the mon. Contact
with men registered for retaining is
established without delay by letter
or personal interview. Vocational sur
veys are then made to determine the
applicant ATTITUDES preferences. dis
abilitie. and capabilities ana on the
basis OF all data collected specific
recon lamentations are made for train
ing or placement in a position As the
case requires.
The problem, OF reaching men en-
titled to re,raining ha. been com.
plicated by the fact that before the
federal board was able to get In direct
contact with the patients some $4,000
disabled men were DISCHARGED from,
hospitals in this country alone. To
assist the various agencies that are
cooperating three million .niecss. OF
literature setting forth the oppor-
tunities provided wounded men have
been printed and distributed here and