The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-06-03
j, {. ARMY To
BECOME GREAT
SCHOOL IS PLAN

American regular army Will come IN
to hciuG in the United States in tn
near future II the present plans y
government officials. army officers
and prominent civilian educators ar
realized
Briefly, it is proposed to make In
Gle Sans standing army a huge uni
versity in which the young men q
the country will receive not onl,
physical and military training. but
will be given opportunities to scQuir,
academic and vocational learning
which might be beyond their reach in
civil life. The old days OF virtual
almost blank pages in the life diary
OF the soldier will be a thing OF the
past. nsteaId OF being turned back
into civil life in u more helpless state
than when he entered the army he
will be equipped to wage a vigorous
fight for his place in the sun OF the
business or professional world.
The possibilities OF this plan have
been demonstrated in the wonderful
work done during the past few
months by the Educational Commits
sion in the American Ex peditiouary
Force in France. Since the signing
OF the armistice something like $50
600 American soldiers have been APP
preciably benefited by the army
schools. which have been put within
the reach OF every mat and which
have provided facilities to study al
O every conceivable subject. from
farming to philosophy.
Few OF the army educators in
France realized at the outset how
great a work they were starting. The
and his officers have seized upon
the preferred opportunities has as
founded hen.
With this object lesson before it,
the army has been inspired to carry
on this work Al home in the staul,ag
forces. The project {: : an
derstood. that the standing army Of
large one. and that there may be a
short period OF compulsory training
for the youths OF the country. al
though the scheme is not dependent
upon the compulsory feature.
Under the new system all trades
would be taught. from A Il. C.s Tor
the il~literate. up through perhaps the
first year OF university work. Voca-'
tional training would naturally form
+, most important phase of the pro-
ram Boys who had had no oppor-
tunity for schooling before entering
the army would be started on their
way and would be permitted to rein
list at the expiration OF their service
in order to carry on their studies
Others. who perhaps had finished
high school, would be given a chance
to begin their college course so that
there would be no waste OF time In
case they were planning to go into
professions or business.
There would be military training,
course. and the soldiers would be
made as nearly physically perfect as
possible. A large part OF their time
however, would be devoted, II they
so desired, to improving their minds.
Thus. the army believes. any boy. no
matter what his standing in society,
would be materially benefited by his
period Of service with the colors.
Probably the man who would profit
most would be the n who had ac-
quired either no education or had
been forced to leave school at an
early age; for example a New York
East Side boy who has left school to
help support the family and has no
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lucrative work and SO drifts about in
unskilled labor. II he enters the
army he is to be put to work In the
housed and fed n paid a
wage which he can send
home to his people. At the end of
the year 1t is expected that he will
be proficient enough in his trade SO
that he can secure a Job with good
prospects. The gate to the broad
highway will be opened to him.
1t is believed by educators that
many poor youths will devote not
only n year to the army but will
remain for several years, In order to
acquire at least some higher educa-
ton.
This, in brief, is the plan which Is
beinR WOrkad on In pariu pnu hv