The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-07-05
OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCA-
TON IN ARMY

The local Army recruiting station
announces that the army schools for
vocational and commercial training
nave begun to open for the 192O-2l
term. These schools have for their OBJ
Ject the physical and mental Develop
ment OF our young men, in order that
they may, when discharged, be bet.
ter equipped for civilian pursuits and
citizenship.
The new pulley to make enlistment
an opportunity tor education, togeth-
er with other. advantages which a
young man gains from service in the
new democratic army, is receiving the
loyal support of all who are familiar
with it. This new plan IF giving the
young men chance to learn a trade
or take commercial course, has never
before been offered by any govern
ment while serving their country in
any military. establishment a free
education and pay while learning. in
Guiding board, lodging, medical and
dental treatment, and other advantage
es. heir pay is all clear, absolutely
excepting the minor wants. Even laun,
dry is sent to the post laundry free of
charge. ~
mere are over 100 schools open for
courses in almost any study that Won
may choose. 1t is impossible to name
all here, but the following are few
OF the courses given:
Telephone electrician, Te1eoranh
electrician. Radio electrician, Photo
g1raphy, Neurology, Gas and Motor
Vehicle Engineering, Clerical, Phar-
macy, Biology, Physics, Chem;str,,
common Law, Bookkeeping. Com,
! iilercial arithmetic, Economics. Short
nand' 1ypewriting, Spelling, Penman-
snip, Commercial English, PLUMBING
and Steam Fitting, B1acksmithin@
CCxy-a:cetylene Welding, CarpentrSy''
Cooking and Baking.
lhese are some of the most i'm
Portant OF many studies a 1.-THE schools
wen who can neither read nor write
are accepted for school at CamD
Upon, n. Y, where they are taught
The United States government &c
at the present offering Opportunities
to every healthy young American
no matter what his financial Stairs
opportunities that are not SURPASSED
IN any country in the world A tbrea
year enlistment in the army ;s ss
the system now applies, equivalent to
any collegiate course available ave, ~
superior. since young man has oniv
TO- signify his desire to study Snc,
Gif1c course and he is given a most
liberal education in that part;crIsr
subject The courses in tecn;u,,e are
OF the type given in the foremost
tecnnolog1cal institutions of the na-
tion and are even more thorough
since he is trained practically alon5
Just those lines and in the things that
are necessarily adjuncts to the Course
IT is common information that the
United States, although not the low
est IN rank of proportionate literacv
IS by no means the highest-even ~
fFhlllpplnes rank higher than the
states in literate people and throuob
efforts of conscientious legislators The q
| present opportunities are offered to
the youth of America as means for
eliminating illiteracy among our less
fortunate citizens, and means of
developing stronger national pride
| Any young man desiring to take
advantage of the opportunities now
being offered by our government will
be furnished with any information
ne may desire upon application to the
local recruiting officer.