The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-06-12

in the university at Beaune or the sup
Elementary schools at Allerey or
Bellevue. The men of the army may
or may not attend the university or
any of the schools, just as they choose
The records show that in the educa-
tional system of four kinds of schools,
over 1000 are enrolled; about one
tenth of this number are from the
Army of Occupation in Germany.
Until April 16, 1919, the educational
work in the a. l.. +. was financially,
and TO large extent in an admins
trative way under the Y. NJ. c. A. Of
America. At the request of the Y. NJ.
c. A. the army took over the entire
control and total responsibility for the
educational system upon the above
date. The members Of the faculty Of
the university, who were not already
officers in the army, dropped their
connection with the "Y"; upon that
date if the army chose them and II
they wished to do so, they became
members of the army educational
corps, which was officially created on
the 10th Of April Members of Thu
corps wear the army uniform and have
the rank of officers but do not hay.
commissions.
The following data will give a tab
ulated statement of the America
Army University:
Location City Of Beauue. Cote q
Or France.
Opened March !, 1919
Size OF Campus 800 acres.
Number of Building 700.
Number of Students-15,0OO
Number in Faculty 500 (or more)
ARMY officer in command, Major
General Rees, war departments com.
mission on education.
President-Col Reeves, colonel i'm
regular army and eXpresident Nor.
wich University, Vermont
Y NJ. c. a. Educational Commission
DIR John Erskine, Columbia Univer
sity New York; DR.. X. c. Butterfeld
State College. Massachusetts; Dr.
Frank SpauldinS, Cleveland city
schools, Ohio.
Appropriated by American Y. NJ. c.
A. for education in France this year
S4500,000
Volumes in Library-30,00
Number of colleges in operation-13
Amount of Laboratory and Shop
Supplies-2OO carloads.
Number of y. NJ. c. A. and Red
Cross centers on campus-Six Y. NJ
C. A. and a number Of Red Gross
rooms are maintained.
All educational work in the army
turned over by Y. NJ. G. A. to the army
April 16, 1919. Purpose of the uni
versity and the entire educational sys
TEN in the A. +. F., 1st to give the
men real constructive work to do dur
ing the trying months of the demo
bilization period. The soldiers need
vigorous mental work in order that
the morale Of the army may be main
tanned: 2nd to give to the soldiers an
opportunity to take up, while in Eu
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the most able men in America, giving
them not only additional information
but giving them the desire to continue
their education when they reach Their
homes.
The American Army University j:
without question the greatest educa
| tional experiment ever tried by any
nation. Through the determination
and daring of its founders, by the
work and wisdom of the leaders, ant
supplemented by the courage and con
secration of the faculty-the Univer
sity is great success. The institu
ltion has demonstrated that withod
course of study, without long ira
ditions, without great halls and audi
toriums-the largest educational in
stitution in the world can quickly bt
established and made into an efficien
agency for helping our American
young men of the army who are more
than worthy such an effort.
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