The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
GREAT AMERICAN ARMY UNIVERSITY
 OPENS IN FRANCE
Fifteen Thousand Soldiers Enroll for a Three-Month Course. With Faculty
 of 800 Members
By Associated Press

New York, March 9.-The Amer
 lean army university, the largest
 university in the EngIish-speal<ing
 world, has been opened in Beaune,
 southeast of Paris, it was am
 nounced here tonight.
 Fifteen thousand soldiers have
 enrolled for three-mOnth course.
 The faculty of 500 members, chiefly
 drawn from the American expedi-
 tfonary force, is headed by Col Ira
 I. Reeves, formerly president of
 Norwich university, in Vermont.
 The buildings now serving as stuoy halls and dormitories were used during the war as an American hospital. A farm of 800 acres is used as the main agricultural college. while former Work- shops of the hospital supply quarters are teing utilized by classes in engi- neering. The university has opened branch at Bellevue, near Versailles, for nearly 1000 students of art and architec- ture.
 The American army university is ono of the four features of the educational system introduced for the benefit of the expeditionary force. The other features are postschools in all organizations for elementary work, division educational headquarters in all armies, corps and di- visions for vocational training and gen eral education of high school grace. and the detail of officers and soldiers as students at the French and British universities for post graduate college work.
 Post schools have been established Tn units of 800 or more men. There are generally 70 of such schools in each dlvI- sion, which will make more than 1000 Tn the American expeditionary force.
 These schools give instruction in the regular common school subjects. Elm phasis is laid on geography. study or which is being supervised by Prof Regi- nald Aldworth Daily of Harvard uni versity.
 MANY HIGH SCHOOLS
 In each army division there is also a high school giving both regular ana vocational courses Around it is bnii' up the educational organization of ths division. Special facilities are provided for learning such grades as carpentry bricklaying, tailoring, etc. When troops are in devastated regions, it is ex pected that the training in certain trades such as masonry, can be made ol dlrec' benefit to the localities.
 When qualified officers and soldiers are put on detached leave to carry or graduate work at British and f'rencr universities an American military offlcel is in command of Sucn uetacnineHl "ht q representative of the army educatona commission, Young Mems Christian asso citation, acts as sort of American dean Former President MacLean of the state University of Iowa represents the com mission in England, where 2o00 Ameri' can expeditionary force students are 1T attendance at universities.
 The entire educational system ot tn' war department's committee on educa tional and special training and orsanlzee the students army training corps II American colleges.
 Annroximatelv 25O American educators who have been sent overseas in the las few months and with about 200 educa tional secretaries previously sent by tn' Young Mems Christian association, thes make up the administrative staff. Mos of the teachers, however are taken ron the army.