The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-01-23
Federal State Offices Of Country
Do More Than Secure Posi-
tions for Sailors and
Soldiers.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
PART OF MONSTER PLAN
Employment Offices to Gather
Data for Operation of a
Bureau for Aid in Re
Mobilization of Injured.

With view of doing more than
merely securing employment for
returning soldiers and sailors, the
United States employment service
has been asked to cooperate with
the federal board of vocational edu-
cation by using the facilities of
the employment service in the Sc
curing of data leading to~afl the
placement OF reAaDliated le,aol3
in suitable and gainfal occupations
c. e. Day, superintendent of the
local office says.
Mr. Day points out the following
instructions from the United States
department of labor, issued to the
Chickasha office:
Forms to BE Filled Out.
"In order to secure the data nee
essary in helping these men blank
forms issued by the division of re-
Mobilization of the federal beard for
vocational education for use in re-
porting their contracts with disabled
soldiers and sailors, are being sent
to the federal directors Of the
United States employment service
and their local employment Of
fices. Detailed information incident
to the securing of data from sol
diers and sailors, when they apply
for employment, information as to
where the reports are returnable
and instructions for filling reports
the blank forms sent out.
out are contained on the back of
the blank forms sent out.
when forms have been filled out
and mailed to the district office of
the federal board for vocational edu-
catino, addresses OF which are
shown on the back Of the forms, the
vocational board will reforward
same to their representative in
whose jurisdiction the applicant re-
sides. Once in touch with the ex
soldier or ex-sailor who needs and
is entitled to vocational training
the federal board for vocational
education will be able to do much
for the men who have lone their
duty for their country.
Other Necessary Assistance
Furthermore and as a basis for
the action of the federal BOARD for
vocational education, it is requested
that the United States employment
service offices provide each man
who desires to make application for
compensation with the bureau Of
war risk insurance forms and as
sist him to fill out and forward
these forms to the federal board in
Washington
Pending the determination of the
applicants status under the war-risk
Insurance act the service offices are
expected to assist such men if de-
sired by them, to secure employ
ment
Text of Agreement.
Memorandum of the cooperative
agreement between the United
States employment service and the
federal board for vocational educa-
tional education for the consumma-
ton of this work is as follows:
THAT the United States employ
ment service offices shall fill out
federal board form on every disabled
ex-soldier or ex-sailor coming to
their attention, and forward report
to the rehabilitation office Of the
federal board for the district in
which the man is located.
"'That the service for compensa-
tion with the bureau of war-risk in
suranee forms and assist him to fill
out and forward them to the central
office of the Federal Board Tor
Vocational Education, Washington,
d. c.
Assist such men, if desired by
them, to secure employment pending
the determination of their status
under the war-risk insurance act.
".Assist in the placement of re-
habilitated men when so requested
by the offices Of the federal board