Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-14
PURPOSES OF RECRUIT
SCHOOL ARE EXPLAINED

: HyUIaI iu tH. Ntvs.
SAN ANTONIO. Aug 10 90 The r.
.rui' Educational Center Camp Tray
r,Vas ~ organized Gen tho purpose a.
giving preliminary military iustru'iio
and primary education fUr 100 una-
signed ilh,,ratr aul non English sp"ak
ms recruits enlisted boz thu territorial
limits uf thi. department and iur ull
..liitrItv recruits enlisted for urgJui1 DO
items in this department
Tn. Recruit Educational Center may
VOL h' called the melting pot" 20 this
department u being IN, place WHERE
the AmcriUanlzation 81 all aliens whDi
enter the army and desire o. De- true
Americans takes place u starts thu
men On the upward path e. an cducl.
ton. and Teaches him not only the Eng
ii~h language. but through such teach.
| ing the traditions ana ideas ui this
| great country
70 csrs @it tar slA,vs purposes the
center is divided into e military depart.
W,ut and an educational department
The center d. conducted along llu.
lmllar o. thns, used al 90, Unit
States militiT, a,alamf bat muliu'i
o. meet the existing conditions
Al recruits arc Not ~ the xiu'
mental callb,r. som" ltiug foreigners
with guud ,du,atiuus who cannot
speak. read or write English. oth,rs lee
ing Americans 60 foreigners who cf1
speak English. hu' have not had tho
! opportunity o. attend school and gain
the advantages w hich such ditgudlugt
places in their path
IN order O. overcome such hHndi,ps
and 40 the sam, tim, mot to hold tho
bright young man back On account ~
~, dizziness on, finds in the mentality
Ht others. the center gives the recruit
| The Ltcra,y tDst and follows Do by thu
| intelligence tcrt After thes, two tests
/ have been given. the recruit D. Dl.-.-
| u,l and placed 900 the proper grad" ANA
| section At those Uf like mentality and
intelligence being placed together
A. II is dcsirlhlc not o. delay %.
| military training 90 recruits. tutN are
Likewise placed in pl1i,uu- iu thor
| Oomuari's according o. their ability
/ and int,llgcno. and are given prop
| military instruction ha.rd upon th,ir
ability O. acquire this training
The men in tho grades and section.
/ sttsnd school daily except Saturday.
| Sund'ys and holidays Thee schools
! ir, divided into slN grades each gr1dn
consisting ~ i.u lessons. each grad. 81
undivided iutI four e. tlua- The
sfriiDrs are made uU HrrU uluE tr goo
il'itId, 90 the recruit thr d4ll'si o..
| ug placed 100 thr ilst section ~ each
| grade
The recruit showing %, proper apu
| tudr b. advanced every two Wttk- Co., Fl
high'r EtaGv. until De- completes o.
! sixth grad. Wl.rh corresponds tn tr.
SECOND grad, iu th- pub.lr s.i.H. To- 20
completion Ell. th, sStn lrade. BE- 81
graduated rW tUr school
The recruit showing no, pruIrr ap'i
fuln iu BOO. uIifHt training b. al.
! Ir.'d as rapidly ss uass.hl. Co. GEL
ughE platoon uuii BE- hls ,Yup.ri 70
in' 'fllu.rg prescribed i.r ihe u.,t
p.lfuuH.
o. VIII lr .,.r fm tais chat fs
! military arI s.heI instruction m.Iii D
] .lrh Uih.. throughout fhr p'r.ud o. hIs
tr gIW'if 90 th" center. Tine recruit
| .'. living beth 90 fEr -lur time should
| .uuri.f. both lf 90, Sam. tur when
be- hls completed bath h' o. CONSIDERED
| graduate and it -iy.r advanced m.i..
HtE training urlI such time Is o.. MHv
/ |n 'rHu-'HTl ffU. th" sh.Il tl M-
otgnuiza1'lrI
Those T.,JHif- uhH Goa, found wholly
| unfit g.. military s.lrl-. eco. tu -Hu.
! l.fHf Ir mt Hf.IIfs m 10 general Boz.
ldlrtlIfH ir OBJ. military s.f.lur. rr.
ordered h.f,I, hual1 convened fT
/ ttr puurftc 81 considering no, d.sf...
u'r fU boz made ,f them n sn recon.
( W,Tded hf 'hH IHaud and approved hv
hlsH'f Hu'hnl'' f|.. H' ulr' hti-' .
1 'Ifu 'Is HHllttrE arEiri.
/ Tie t"Ir. F tIH.riuE f.. thU -rh" n
HI- .IHf 100 sf fh. Recruit Ed.rs-
t.H.. '.rf. ll.. D. ffs been iH up.I -
lf Camp I.-.r. = r.. iu mHr than
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