Weekly journal-miner., 1920-05-12
NEW TRAINING PLAN PUT IN
 AT WHIPPLE

In line with the policy determined upon by the heads of the Federal Board for Vocational Education and the United States Public Health service, an agent of the vocational education board, w. A. Burk, train ing officer, is at the hospital at Whipple Barracks for the purpose of organizing and establishing train ing center i'll the local institution.
 MT. Burk has completed prelim- mary survey and made recommenda- tions covering the 1lth vocational education federal board district While his investigation here is not yet completed, 1t may be definitely stated that the reconstruction service taken over by the Public Health Service hospital at this place on their assuming the care of the men at Whipple Barracks, will De greatly enlarged in its scope and the subjects and facilities available for the yet erans.
 The hospital administration will be responsible for the therapeutic work, the curative and health promotion activities. While no effort will be made to prepare the men for occupa- tions or professions by the health service staffs, measures that will have a remedial effect on the men, bene- fitting them by reason of diversion and mental occupation and content ment, will come within their province.
 The training officer stated that the work of the Federal Board for Noca- tional Education in the local institu- ton was to insure that men who so desired would have the chance while convalescing to prepare for their oc- cupational and professional efficiency and be ready to enter active employ mcnt upon their discharge, or ad- vanced so as to be ready to enter schools or training on the job ill the line of work they had selected.
 In response to a question as to how this departure would affect the compensation or disability payments of the men, Mir. Burk pointed out that this training would come under the provisions of section }, the third class or kind of aid extended to dis 2bl,L veterans. This, as explained by the training officer from Washing ton, D. C., does not affect the mans compensation at all The vocational board provides instruction, books, and all expense. The man will still draw his compensation from the War Risk bureau, and the compensation is not subject to any reduction by reason of the fact that the man elects to improve himself while recovering from his injuries.
 MT. Burk said men not in the hos pital, but employed, may, if wounded or injured, apply for class training and secure correspondence courses attendance at night or day schools, training on the job, the vocational board furnishing everything and pay ing all tuition except the trainees living expenses. If a veteran has a stiff joint that lets him still work at his former trade, but education and training will remove some of or all of this disadvantage, the eX-soldier can connect with the board and bene- fit himself and his community as well, in the larger usefulness he achieves. Men who require to be trained for an entirely new job get their living expenses also.
 Those patients whose physical con dition will permit, will be interviewed | by Mir. Burk, who has authority to approve of the mans choice of train ing, so that he can start now to work | with that end in view. The medical | officers in charge of the patients | have a deciding opinion as to the physical condition and consequent ad- of starting and continuing active study and work, and in CO., operation with Mir. Burk or represcn- tatives of the vocational board, will l promote the health of the men as well as their occupational chance for 
 Employ Prescott Teachers
 He stated that he was ready to re- ccive applications from competent instructors of this and other con- of the state. He preferred to secure those who lived here for he presumed that they had located in this section because they appre- ciated its justly famed advantages, and therefore could be depended upon Q remain at their posts.
 Elementary schooling would be available. Commercial courses, in ;luding bookkeeping, typcwriting, stenography commercial arithmetic lld English and salesmanship would DC taught Mechanical and technical ines, including mechanical and archi- cctural drawing. will be available, as we'll as machine shop and auto me 1 .hanics. General electrical subjects md practice may be inCluded Car