Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-19

of becoming thrifty citizens. and With
The army pay there is no reason why young
man cannot be hOnOrably discharged ut the end of
three years with snug bank account, working
education, a good trade and an American heart.
Orders have been sent out by General Harris
concerning the enlistment of young foreigners who
do not speak English and erates who desire
education Glasses in elementary English and 9th
or grammar school subjects organized
The new schools are at Camp Jackson. S. c..
camp Pike, Ark, Camp Grant, ILL., Camp Travis
Texas, and Camp Lewis. Wash. These recruit
educational centers modelled after the which
has been so successful at Camp Upton, n. Y. now
transferred to Camp Dix. n. ].
An astounding percentage of the men in our
great army of more than 3.J600O0 in the World
war were illiterates. and it necessary to give
technical training to 12J0000," says General Har-
riS. In fact, educated men were so scarce that
many regiments at the front were badly handi-
capped because their best men were taken out
Tor other duty RECURRING men of capacity and in
tegence.'
lust year ago the war department issued an
order defining the educational policy for the army
establishing the university in Khaki" 1t had
two main objects: One to train technicians
and mechanics to meet tine army's needs and to
raise the soldiers general intelligence in order TO
increase his military efficiency. The other was 10
lit the soldier for a definite occupation unon his
return to civil life.
BY November i, IS 900 men we're enrolled on
March the enrolment had reached 100000
There are now more than 10000 men taking 1O7
courses. The promises of the recruiting officers
for the new army redeemed. Three-eighths
of the soldiers working time (13S hours year)
in each post is made available for school work
Any soldier once enrolled for definite piece of
work must complete it, since it becomes milf
tGry obligation. In consequence. all types of in
StructiOn are given. TO insure for the future an
adequate plan various preliminary conferences
have been held.
summer school for teachers is being held to
perfect and standarliZe courses and methods of
training. Some of the best educational specialists
i'm the country there and contribute to the
success of this school
majority of the men in the army have not
completed the full grammar school course They
are, of course, over eighteen. The "appcatory
method" is employed. Each man is given a series
of concrete Jobs projects in technical courses
The same principle is employed in general eCiuca-
tional courses: a series of questions are asked.
discussions follow and each man is required to
write his own answer. These compositions are
corrected and returned. Spelling drills in COM
pliance with this method employed.
At Camp Dix $500 nterates are being trained
intenSivey for three months in English military
practices and in subjects that make for good cit-
zenshp. Here also the "applicatory method" is
used rs far possible.
Tests for proficiency are being worked out care
fully. The award of certificates as a result of
these tests will be made additional stimu
liant. From the experience of the training canns
in the great war, the army as whole has come
to believe in this army education. This in
itself is guarantee of success.
"One of the chief duties of the new corrs Of
chapainS in the army is TO give sympathetic
aid TO the foreign born and to those who NAV
not be able to protect their own interests" adds
General Harris mo more valuable service can
ne rendered to the country than to bring the
young foreigner into the army in the right men
tai attitude and TO send him back to civilian life
with an ambition to serve his new country there
az well.
The complete success of our whole program
can be secured only by influencing a foreigners
environment. military duty, education amuse-
mentS. athletics and religious obServances that