The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
MAJOR MAY POINTS
 ID ADVANTAGESOF
 J. s. ARMY SERVICE
Opportunity to Receive Ed ucation and Training in Trades Is Offered by
 Government

Maj. H. B. May, formerly adjutant of
 the famous 167th infantry regiment. has
 been assigned to recruiting duty at the local army recruiting station in the Clark building. An intensive campaign is be- ing launched by Major May and Maj. J. D. Meyers, in charge of the local sta tion in cooperation with Major Knight of the aviation repair depot at Montgom- cry, and it is expected that splendid re- suits will be derived from the tour over the state that will be made during the next two weeks.
 Never before in the history of the country has such real opportunity been presented to the able and ambitious youth. whether rich or poor. in more definite form than that offered by, the United States army today" said Major May. 'Men between the ages of IS and 40 years who are physically fit, of good character and who have no dependent relatives, are offered free education, food, training in elective trades, clothing, den- tai treatment medical attention, physical training, entertainment and travel. In
 SAA~J oAC pau SdtdilSS ldtSlA5 from 80 per month upward. have the cheapest insurance in the world, and banking facilities conducive to saving
 CONSTRUCTIVE EFFORT
 on one hand, it is an amazing piece of constructive, practical, uplift effort, certain to benefit thousands of worthy young men yearly, while on the other hand it is a practically and satisfying solution of the problem, What is our future peace time army to be? Ire spective of the size of that army, yet with due regard to that and other equally serious considerations affecting it. we believe that in offering such a pro- gramme of training, the army has defin- itely answered that question. Certainly nothing could more effectively tally with the civilians conception of what the peace time army should be- and nothing could more effectively dispel the popu- lar misconception of what our peace time army has been in the past or pop- uiar apprehension of what in the future it might come to be-
 ''The noble deeds of our great national army in the gigantic struggle so recently ended will live forever However. the things that are most interesting at pres- ent are the tremendous possibilities in the educational and vocational training features offered by the army
 The men who served in the world wal and who had the opportunity of going to school little during that time, are most anxious to complete their education be- gun while in uniform Many were not able to read or write which was solely due to the fact of poor school equipment in the rural districts in which they lived and in numerous instances these men would have been commissioned had they had more education
 VOCATIONAL TRAINING
 'aThese men want education and they are taking advantage of the offers made by the government for vocational train- ing. Although illiterate, the men in the of instances were brave, cour- ageous. self-sacrificing soldiers and as- sisted the regiment in making the splen- did record of which all Alabamians ara proud.
 When small schools were established | in various German towns much interest l was taken in them by the men, and at | east 250 from the 167th regiment at- | tended, the schools being taught by chap 1 ains and teachers. The men have de- | veloped by their army life and are far | more competent to take up bigger posi- | tions than they had before they went away. They have learned the big lesson | and want to better themselves and will | never be satisfied with menial positions.