The citizen., 1920-07-01
STUDY COURSES
FOR ARMY MEN
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND SOL.
DiERs ARE NOW ENROLLED
IN the 2,soo CLASSES.
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING GIVEN
Enlisted Men Have the Opportunity
to Obtain q Thorough Practical Ed
vcation While They Are In Camp or
Post.
BY JAMES p. HoRNApAV.

Washington.-More than 100 differ
ent courses OF study are now avail
able to enlisted men In the Unite
States army. and 2.5OO classes are he
Ing held In these courses. with approx
imately 10000 soldiers enrolled. The
number Of subjects taught In the differ.
srlt camps varies from ten To forty,
and the courses are different Mt posts,
camps and stations throughout the
United States and In overseas detach-
ments.
"All courses. manifestly. cannot be
conducted at all posts and camps,
said the secretary Of war In speaking
Of the new activity, but consistent
with Its facilities. every camp. post
or station will offer the maximum pos
sible choice In education or vocation
al education.
"Henceforth the young man who en-
ters the United States army will he
/ given a course Of training which will
be equivalent TO an Industrial school
When he has completed the years Of
his service as soldier and returns 10
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for a definite occupation.
The army training will. however.
be broader than merely 10 NJ man
into industry II will make better
citizen. a broader minded man IN every
way. II viii bring 10 thoroughly prac-
teal Industrial trimming the culture that
can reasonably be combined Herewith.
II is proposed TO make the army not
only a military force to be trained and
ready In time Of national emergency.
but to make II great educationa
Institution where young men with the
best material. moral. and physical
qualities. and with the highest ideals
Of patriotic citizenship will be pro
duced."
Camp Meade School an Example.
An example Of the army work In ed
ucation Is found az Camp Meade near
this city. Soldiers entering the army
school there have the advantage OF
study In five educational and vocation
al departments-Englis education.
business and commerce. Industrial sci.
ence. technical science and profession
nj training.
This school. like all others in thr
army. Is equipped under the direction
Of the war department All books and
supplies are offered free. and all that
Is asked Of man entering on
course Is that he be earnest and will
ing To work. While the schools are
under the supervision OF the army.
the teaching personnel. buildings and |
equipment have been given 20 the |
camp by the Knights OF Columbus. !
the Y. NJ. c. A. and the American
Library association.
The courses of study have been Sc
iected with great care. as well as the /
teaching personnel. More than ever
a mans advancement I'm the army de- /
pends upon what he actually knows. /
aud II Is with this end In view-the /
rap1 promotion Of men-that the
schools are operating.
Under the department Of English ed. |
ucation men receive instruction I'm civ 1
II service preparation. English /
branches, modern languages. mathe- /
matics and journalism. The depart |
ment OF business and commerce covers
clerical training. commercial educn-
tion and typewriting and shorthand.
Under the department OF Industrial
science the student II trnined I'm
carpentry. theatrical
staging, plumbing and machine shop
work. The department OF technical
science teaches drafting. motor trans
port. music, radio. telegraphy ana ap-
piled electricity. The department OF
professional training includes chemls-
try, preliminary dentistry and phar-
macy.
National Art Gallery Opens Soon.
The National Gallery of Art ia
TO be opened this summer. The
building that is TO house the art
treasures IN about completed. II is
on the Mall. or public park, IN the
OF the agricultural de-
partment buildings, the Smithsonian
and the National museum
II has a frontage of 22s feet. is ls5
feet deep and Is OF pink granite struc-
ture. IL consists of single main
story above high basement. The
money with which the building Is be-
Ing constructed was donated by
L. Freer Of Detroit. who also
donated a splendid collection OF art
works. This national art gallery will
be a government institution In the
same sense that the Smithsonian IN
stitution and the National museum are
government institutions. This means
that congress will provide for the run
ming expenses. The committee ON ap-
has Just received notice TO
the effect that the new gallery will be
opened this summer and Is asked 10
make the proper appropriation.
There will he 10 exhibition halls OF
varying size In the art building. while
the basement contains ample study
rooms, storage space, and an auditor
ium and administrative Offices. While
the exact number OF specimens In the
Freer collection will not be known un-