The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-01-04

urp IN play A ercai deal o. imports
ance wae attached 81 the army in
sttuctorH a. contrntmrnt - mind and
a general condition Of feeling Of
happircsa and we'll being % The stu.
dent soidisrH Recreation w many
terms. VIA. play. athletic. music tvo-
cal and lnsirumcntiO. drauiatics.
fcaGinr vritile. quiet games cuitiva-
ton % flowers end lawns. dancinE.
soeiap. etc. all took /, " place AZ q
fundamental part uf the educational
pfocesu IN creating contentment and
ilhms7 scrsicr Fmcirnf.
Few rUmmunltlcs IN America have
a. efficient ltIaf, NofVlCo az DO the
nreat training campa and while this
service contributed most largely 20 the
recreation % the men. y played no
small part IN the general training o.
educatlun II The soldier.
Another feature % the educational
worn worthy OF Initiation hy our rcgu-
lar educational institutions WIS the
NelN definite attempt 10 study each
man and CLASSIFY him Tor the thine
or thincs hat nc w. best fitted to do.
~ i y notorious fact that q iaree per.
centlfe OF the men IN some o. the
camps could not rad o. write the
English Language whllc other large
numbers chiefly Foreigners could not
speak - EnElish ianruagc. The
army instructors we're forced TO use
valuable time in a crisis TO do work
hat ourht 10 have been done b. our
regular educational Institutions. our
sohuo4 ssttma mus sec ~ ID that o.
hteracy Of this sort does not exist. 4
eenuinc democracy cannot endure
Whore initcrucy % the simpios. sort
even ahounds
The final test q an, educational
program H. whether the students
trained under u make good" When
Judged by this standard no one can
deny the efficiency and the effective.
ness u the army educational methods
Another fundamental lesson o. De
learned from our war experience Il
D tremendous Importance 81 the
right social cuVlruunsut--a truth a.
applicable o. every American com.
munity In normal times a. Il was ana
D. 60 the military camps To aa-iat
tho arny commanders 10 create and
the r.nht social environment
the war department created the war
commission un ~trniniur
camp activities. Through this com.
mission a relentless frht was wagcd
against vice % liquor within q wide
radius OF the campn This fight ought
~ ON ln every community lu this
country, The q immlasluu called m
the Y NJ &. A.. the knights 20 Column.
bus, uud tho Jewish Hoard % Welfare
provide cluh houses aud % furnish
al manner ~ social and recroafl1nai
lctlNitlrF The community club house
~ an essential part of the equipment
N every community The American
Library association was called upnn 20
Organize and operate "a system OF
libraries The Commission under its
direction built and operated thea.
ierA moving picture houses Organized
hnNinr aud wrestling. insti.
tuted "a system 81 community aiugiur
tnd established aud Operated POET es-
,hnnFcs resembling in variety -
for siln large department
torres The municipal thctter tho
municipal picture show municipal
municipal community sing
.nr, athletic community huusos. etc.
ire ali features Tor American com
nuniiieH to realize in the Years o.
'cme
Realizing the importance ~ the so-
'iat environment provided hv already
AlntiuF communities adjacent o. the
posts stations and Camps the
.ommiseion diferte'' The American
association. under the
% War camp Community rer.
rec a. Assist huac communities 10 or.
anizo their constructive social rur-
National. cultural religious oduca-
business. housing and personal
.ervice 20 tho end that the
social aud business relations
night exist between the men of the