The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-09-26

these two officers have given of their best and are
sui remaining in the service despite the calls of
their business in civil life to forward the project
"nich mas as its essential element military plus
high grade OF civilian vocational education for the
youth OF America who may become officers en-
hsted men of the United States army.
Last June was at West Point. where wit
MESSED the presentation of diplomas to 25O young
second eutenants of the army who after Il two
se"rs course at the academy had been sent to
camp Humphreys for vocational training. They
returned to West Point for the purpose of receiv-
ing their diplomas. SO II will be seen that this
school at Belvoiron-theP oomac has been In
operation for some time.
Even IN its preparatory stages this school
only has instructed young officers of the army but
hundreds OF enlisted men, They work In machine
SHOPS IN lumber camps for the peninsula is heav
lily wooded; In carpentry, in printing in map max
Ing, In blacksmthing, in railway construction and
railway operation in electricity, and in fact in
all branches OF industry which serviceabe In
civil life us in the army. The completion OF the
school as outlined will give to officer, regular
reserve or National Guard and to the enlisted
that roundabout vocational education which IL
will be dificult to gdt elsewhere y
Here Is every necessary manufactured product
of the war time. Everything that engineering In
genuty has produced Is here, might say, as a
kind of educational sample. Camp Humphreys il
storehouse Of the material necessary for nstruc-
ton along nearly every line of military and
civilian effort.
Appropriations are needed to carry the work at
Camp Humphreys to conclusion. Congress has
been asked for money and the probability Is that
it will be forthcoming No knows today
whether the United States is to have any form of
universal military training not but if the de-
cision shall be in its favor young who from
year to year enter their countrys service for field
training will be given opportunity to benefit by
a training at this Potomac school.
The students who thus far have been under In
struction at Camp Humphreys officers and enlist
ed alike, have started at the beginning of
things The West Point classes went into the
machine and carpenter shops laid tracks, did sec
tion-hand work and all the other things necessary
to give them a practical knowledge of the things
useful to them In their soldier profession later
In any profession or trade or business which they
might enter return to civil life 1t has been
4 school of hard work. of regular living. with a
sufficient amount of recreation, and with things
so we'll balanced generally as to promote the
normal working and 'recreatng" lives of men,
There broadg and narrow-gauge rail-
roads In operation at Camp Humphreys There
are many army trucks. armored trains, signal
searchlight. and flash range apparatus; forestry
study, numbering, bridge laying, and all other ia
cilities for training broad scale.
The very character of the terrain and the ample
timber supply at Camp Humphreys Will allow the
development of field Notifications a large scale
and under varied conditions. Roads already avail
able from footpaths 10 modern great highways
furnish the fields for the practical study of com.
municntion which forms such an important part
of the duties of engineering troops in the field.
Five miles OF standard-gauge railroad and 20
miles of narrowgauge combat railroads. to-
gether with warehouses and depots cover In all
their operations the functions of the service OF
supply.
Adequate areas for target practice and for the
use of gas are already developed The water
supply is plentiful and of excellent quality. The
climate is heathful and mild enough to make field
work practicable during the entire year. An area
fen miles square Is large enough for maneuverng
large bodies of troops and is sufficiently varied in
character TO cover the wide range of field condi-
TONS including fiat. open country. rolling ground
wooded areas. valleys and ravines.
Camp Humphreys will be an engineer school. a
term which is used TO embrace all the phases OF
engineering training. There will be institution
for post graduates of the military academy and
of civil institutions prepare them for the work
two years and will many subjects which can
he grouped under these heads: Military. military
engineering civil engineering. electrical and me-
chanical engineering
There will be Il cade. school for the completion
of training of cadets who have completed the
full course at the military academy: school for
reserve and National Guard officers; school for
line officers Il corresJ ondence school for reserve
and National Gunr,i officers. covering the duties
of engineer officers of tre various branches of the
reserve and National Guard. Naturally large