Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-07-15
Sergt. Maher Boosts
Camp Pike. School

INV Sergt. Joseph F. Maher, 7th U.
S. Infantry, Camp Pike, Ark
The soldier of today is confronted
with something that means more to
him than mere soldering, and that
is education. To be successful IN
civil life one must be educated. Just
like the salesman who offers ms
goods to the buyer, Uncle Sam offers
a line of goods to young men that
cannot gbe duplicated IN any other
country in the world. During the
great War Uncle Sam needed the
Young men, but in these days OF
peace the young men need the army
with its educational and vocational
training. Young men who. are held
down in civil life today for lack Of
education and a trade can easily Sc
cure both by enlisting in the army for
a period of one or three years.
The army system of teaching is
second to none and is guaranteed to
equip a young man with an education
that, when his enlistment terminates,
he will be able to demand higher
wage than when he enlisted.
The Camp Pike college is one of
the finest educational institutions OF
! its kind and is fitted out with all the
up-to-date equipment, the govern
ment furnishing tools and books.
A young man who enters the army
| is given four hours military and phys
zeal training every morning except
Saturday, Sunday and holidays, and
his afternoons are devoted to educa-
tional and vocational training under,
civilian instructors. There are now
1000 young men attending the Camp
Pike College, and that means there
will be 1000 young men who will re-
turn to civilian life with an educa-
ton and a trade, not saying anything
about the physical condition of these
men, which will be perfect. War De-
partment records will show that
every young man who has served in
the army and returned to civilian life
has gained weight, and returned
home stalwart and better men, phys
ically, mentally and morally. My
personal experience as a student at
the Camp Pike college has put me in
position to explain the rapid progress
made by the students at the college.
/ earnestly request parents, who are
interested in their sons futures, to
consult me on education in the army,
and / am sure ! can point out to the
parents where they will be fulfilling
an obligation, both to their country
and sons by giving them to Uncle
Sam for one or three years and hav-
ing the son returned to them a big
ger and better man.
During the past week nine young
men were enlisted in Bogalusa and
fifteen others applied to me for in
formation about the army and edu-
cation. Among those who enlisted
were two brothers, Danny and Ehgol
Bidwell of Columbia, Miss; Rodolph
Diaz, Magoto, Tex; William Robert
er, Franklinton, La; Thedora Richie,
er, Franklinton, La; Thedora Richie,
Poplarville, Miss; Arthur Lemina,
Angie, La; Ben Wheat, Poplarville,
Miss; John Hopkins, Magee, Miss.
Parents who desire information
about the army SCHOOL after / leave
Bogalusa may obtain same by writing
to the U. S. Army Recruiting Off
Ger, New Orleans, La, who will for
ward any information free Of charge
Since have been in Bogalusa have
received the support of the people
here and wish to thank them for the
kind assistance they gave me during
my stay. must say before depart
that Bogalusa has proven herself 100
per cent American and have met
the finest class of people here / have
ever met during my service in the
army.
Men between the ages of 1S and
40 can enlist in the army at any
time.