The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-08

|1ASJo1-GS1o-A+ 1oE1 a. Ls3uG0 WAL
address the members of the Richmend
chapter Of the American officers Of
the Great War tonight at the west
morelAnd club. The address will start
promptly at SIS o'clock
General Letune, VINO Ia at pres4nt
base, will be tie guest OF the Rich
nond officers and will deliver talk
that will be Of interest to every off,
car who fought in the world war.
The American officers will have as
their guests the wives and nor mem
bers of the organization. Governor
Davis Mayor Ainslis and General 10
Lane Stern will be among TIE guests
of honor.
Creation of = great educational in
stitution within the marine CORPS that
viii take rank with the foremost
schools Of the country Is the ulunaat
aim of the sponsors Of the school a.
Quantico, Virginia the marine corps
base and training school for expefi-
tionary duty It is known as the
United States marine corps institute.
This school opened on January 8,
1920, with an enrolment OF about two
hundred. Before the end OF the week
more than four hundred Of the six
hundred stationed there we're enrolled
and IN attendance.
To make it possible for all those
who desire to attend the school. all
Of. the drilling and othsr regular mill
tary training is coapleted in the fore
noon and the entire afternoon is avail
able for school work,
All men who enroll in the school
are-exenpt from guard duty, whtch IL
performed by men who are listed for
discharge in the near future While
-erroliment is entirely voluntary. sash
applicant must undertake fifteen hours
OF study or practical application each
week arranged in three hours per day
for Eve days
The plan being worked out practi-
cally, step b. step. Ia to create IN
organization which VII. comprise Z
grammar school. high school man
usi training school, and eventually
that in some Of the batter small coll
leges,
The ideal sought is ths formation of
"a school modelled after the United
States Naval academy and West Point.
and ~of such merit that 1t VIII be
recognized by the public and educa-
tioual authorities as ranking among
the best
All Time Occupied.
With the present plan in force prao-
tsea1iy all the time OF tbs men at
ouantico will BIS occupied 20 advan
rage In the morning they wln get
ths training that makes -tEe marine
a model soldier and acquire habits Of
uromptrsss cleanliness and respect
for proper authority- The afternoons
wiil be deFoted TO scholastic subjects
and vocational trade work. In the
evening the welfare officer gets his
innings and the men are provided
Wholesome and satisfying recreation
In making vianE for this educa~
tional organization. not only has the
Il, sang OF education FOR tbs enlisted
men Of the marine corps bsan pro-
vtded for but a step further has been
provided Il Is proposed TO make IT
also 81 agency through which men
who have completed their prescribed
course. Of training can be placed ~
positions for which thar training best
fits them. The plans provide that en-
listed men who have completed their
school course may obtain their mill
ta-y discharge with certificate OF
proficiency at the end OF. one, two
three or four wears and be placed in
positions found for than in the IA
lions industries
4 long step in the creative cAnl-
PAL for such an educaGonal
and the school work f. we'll
under way to ouandco. The faculty
is formed from among the officers
and enlisted men For instance. The
teacher OF the Spanish class Is 2 cor
poral graduated from a Mexican uni
ve-s.ty the commercial law tnstruc-
tor Is q corpcral--a graduate IN law
former practitioner. with also
experience as puhl.c school teacher
The Marine corps schools will be
taught by Marine corps teachers. rs
the authorities hold that teaching de-
velops leadership.
Quantico school are developing
standardized courses 70 transplant
to other stations To do this the ex-
perience OF ether institutions, es-
pecialIy- the correspondence schools
whose text books are concies, prac
teal. couched in simple language and
logically arranged. are drawn upon
with the idea Of adapting them to the
special needs Of the marine corps
schools and of establishing through