Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-19
State Y. NJ. C. A. to
Receive Applications
For Soldier Scholarships

OI CUlulGl CClOldI SluPS
In conjunction with the nation
wide program of the War Work
Council, Y. ". c. A Educational ser
vice for demobilized men, the State
Young Mems Christian Association.
beginning at 10 o'clock. Jan. 1st, will
accept applications from former SER
vice men hesirous Of obtaining free
scholarships to continue their educa-
tions and improve their wage-earE-
ing capacities.
This announcement was made to-
day by Arthur A. Heald, State coun-
ty work secretary. who has also been
given charge OF the development Of
this work as the representative of
the State office.
With $500 free scholarships Of
fered by the National War Work
Council throughout the United
States" said Mr.. Heald, 'and 81 co.,
900 appropriated for carrying out the
program. / believe that many Of the
ex-service men who apply will be en-
rolled here provided they are ap-
proved By the local educational com
mittee appointed TO make the awards.
the amount available for the whole
county being over $500"
The distribution CT these scholar
ships in all places where there is Al
organized association Is to be hand :
led by the local association commit
tee and for towns outside OF organ
lied associations special county
committee has been appointed 10
work in this connection with the To-
cal county secretary. The educa-
tional committee for the city Of An
gusta is composed of DR.. a. o. Thorn
as, State superintendent Of educa
ton, Hon. Fred E. Lawrence assist
ant attorney general, Percy Whiting.
advertising manager of the Central
Maine Power Company, Rev II. E
Dunnack, State librarian and Frank
Il. Condor. secretary of the city asso.
ciaiton. The committee for Kenne-
bee county. having charge of towns
not having organized associations,
will be as follows: Captain E. C..
Wilson. hydraulic engineer, Water
VILE; Z. a. Ross, superintendent OF
schools. Gardiner; Oscar Bigelow
principal of schools, Hallowell; Capt
Raymond Swift, Swift Holmes Co.
Augusta: and Capt Arthur Merrill.
Y. NJ. c. A.. county secretary, Angus
ia; win such a representative. oo,,-
mittee. an impartial examination ,s
assured each applicant" said M.
Heald. an no way will religion or
nationality be considered to the pre-
judice of the applicant"
Any former soldier, sailor or ma
rine, any American who served with
an Allied army, or the son of any
man who died in the service is elie-
ible for these courses.
The courses to be given are divided
into three groups-First, a limited
number OF courses in universities and
technical schools; second a series of
courses in Y. N. c. A. schools: third
a large number of courses covered in
correspondence schools.
Among the free courses offered
are:
Industrial and technical courses in.
GUIDING airplane mechanics, applied
mathematics, architectural drawing.
automobile mechanics and driving.
biology, blue prints. citizenship. civ
les and government, commercial art.
electricity and engineering, freehand
drawing. fruit culture, garage man.
agement, gas engines. history and ge-
ography, machine shop work, ma
chine design, mandolin, manual train
ing. marine blue print reading, me-
chanics. mechanical drawing, metal
lurgy. motion picture operating, nav
igation. oil geology, pharmacy, phys,
les and chemistry, plan reading and
estimating, plumbing. poultry raising.
practopecies, printing, public speak
ing. radio. teiegraphy. real estate.
social Psychology, ship drafting, shop
mathematics. short story writing.
show card writing. steam engines,
textiles, tool making. tractors, traf
fic manager. watch making, welding
and brazing and wireless.
Commercial courses including ac-
countancy. advertising. arithmetic.
bookkeeping. business correspond
ence. business English, business law.
business management, civics. civil
service, credits, economies, efficiency.
foreign trade. income tar, invest
ments, memory training, modern pro-
duction, money and banking, public
speaking, salesmanship. shorthand
and typewriting. spelling. statistics.
trafic.
General and academic courses in