The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-19
Y. M. c. A. 10 Making Possible Big
Educational Advantages for Form.
err Gobs and Dough-
boys.
TUITION MONEY GIVEN
Lee County Applicants Must Present
Properly Signed Applications to
Official Of Local
Y. m. G. A.

Lee county ex-service men who de-
sire an education have an opportun-
ity to secure one through the Y. M. 9.
A educational service for demobiliz.
ed men. An appropriation, nationally,
of two millions Of dollars has been
made, and eight hundred of this
amount comes to Lee county. The
Keokuk Y. NJ C. "A. through =. d. Dur
gee, secretary, is handling the ar
rangements for giving the ex-service
men, this training. and applications
for scholarships would be made 10
him.
The courses offered comprise prac-
tically everything in an educational
line that could be desired. Besides
engineering and Institutional courses,
the association has arranged with the
Tri-State Business college at Keokuk
for scholarships in various business
educational lines.
Tne courses in correspondence
work are all carried out through tn :
national bureau. The courses will be
nationally taught and will be uniform.
II will be possible for ex-service men
who have positions, to take UP work
in certain branches and fit themselves
for better places or for advancement
in the work in which they are engaged.
Some Of the Courses.
Observation-Disclosures drawing,
short mechanical Drawing, mathe-
mates and reading of drawings; auto
mobile mechanics; automobile an9
motor truck operation.
Steam engineering and power Plant
couses-Steam boilers, engines and
turbines; steam engines and turbines;
complete steam engineering; power
plant testing.
Electrical courses-Magnetism and
electricity; electrical meters. electiis
lighting; electric wiring; applied cleo
tricity for practical men.
Civil engineering-Plain concrete
construction; sewerage engineering;
hydraulics; water supply engineering;
municipal and sanitary engineering.
Agricultural and rural engineering
Breeding and feeding live stock;
farm crops; poultry husbandry; soils
and fertilizers; vegetable gardening;
farm motors and tractors; dairy farm
ing.
Inspiration and cultural courses
Some elements in memory training;
rural problems; labor problems; COM
munity leadership: American govern
ment and citizenship.
Scholarship in Tri-State Business Col
lege, keokuk, Iowa.
Commercial Bookkeeping,
8 office practice, banking. commercial
law, commercial arithmetic, English,
smelling, penmanship, business cores
pondence.
StencgraI Elic course-Sho rthand,
typewriting, billing, spelling, filing
business correspondence, English,
penmanship, office training, etc.
How to Get Them.
Securing these courses is simple
Former service men in the county or
in Keokuk who wish to take the wos'5
should make their applications TO the
local Y. NJ G. A. There are postal
cards provided for this purpose. The
applicant will check the course or sub
ject in which he is Interested
Following receipt of this card, which
besides giving information of courses
wanted, tells of the military or naval
service of the applicant, an applica
tion blank will be mailed. This will
be filed out by the. applicant and will
be presented to the local Y for ap
prevail.