The Washington times., 1920-02-01
K. Of c. STARTS BIG
EDUCAT|ONALM0VE
Organizing Nationwide System
Of Vocational and TX
tension Schools.

The Knights of Columbus have q
long and honorable record in aid OF
education. As local proof of this
statement may be cited the founda-
tion OF the chair OF American History
and the establishment OF nifty grad
uate scholarships at the Catholic uni
versity OF America. 1t was not, how
ever, until the war had given them
the training In looking after the
needs OF the soldier and the armis-
tice had set free their energies that
they entered upon a dehnite pro-
gram OF education.
They are now taking upon them
selves the organization OF a nation
wide system OF schools established
In the hrst instance to aid the de-
mobilized soldier in his return TO the
ranks OF industry. but intended also
to assist others than soldiers TO be-
come more efficient producers and
better citizens.
There are three slain features OF
the new program which the knights
OF Columbus are undertaking. In the
first place they are sending two hum
dred and nifty undergraduate students
who have seen military service to
forty-four OF the principal colleges
and universities OF the country.
Open Vocational schools.
Secondly. /the knights are estsb-
fishing vocational schools in the
various cities at which service men
and eN-service men may receive In
struction free of charge. And finally
they are establishing schools where
all persons, whether they have been
In the service or not. may receive
training in a wide variety OF subjects
In evening courses.
Washington is to receive the benefit
OF these features or the new educa-
tional program. There are already
a considerable number OF students Of
colleg late standing pursuing academic
and technical courses under these
scholarships at the Catholic Univer-
sity and Georgetown University. A
knights OF Columbus evening school
has already been established here.
and finally a trades school is to be
opened IN Washington on February
Is for service and eX-service men.
The knights of Columbus Evening
School, established in this city, has
an enrolment of LOO students. 1t
Is open to men and women. young
and old, Jew and Gentle. 1t Is free
to eX-service men. while n moderate
tuition fee is paid by others. Head
quarters and the bulk OF the classes
are at st. Johns College. Overflow
classes are held at Carroll Hall and
the knights of Columbus Hall. The
courses range from sociology to arch
itecture and from accounting to Latin.
Altogether thirty courses are given.
Free to Service Men.
The trades school which is to be
opened next month Is to be a branch
of the Evening School. 1t will be
open without charge to service and
ex-service men. Courses wiltsbe given
in any trade for which there is,a suf-
ficient demand. Among the courses
which are to be begun at the open
ing of the branch school are auto
mechanics, plumbing. mechanical
drawing and radio telegraphy. The
new branch school will be established
in the building at Sixth and G. streets.
in which the employment service of
the Knights OF Columbus has it's Of
fees. 1t is expected that both school
and employment service will profit by
the association since the school will
furnish trained workers for tho eli
ents of the employment service and
the employment service will find suit
able positions for the graduates of
tho school.
The purpose of the Knights OF Co.
Iumbus in entering upon the new
program is, as has already been said.
not only to make more efficient pro-
ducers, but also to make better -iti-
zens. Accordingly. courses in. citi-
zcnship have already been established
which are being we'll attended. j. is
also expected that special Americana
zation courses for foreigners viii
soon be started. The number and
character of these new classes viii
naturally depend upon tho response
| which their announcement meets
with.