The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-07-02
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND SOL
DIERs ARE NOW ENROLLED
IN THE $500 CLASSES.
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING GIVEN
Enlisted Men Have the Opportunity
to Obtain Thorough Practical Ed
ucation While They Are in Camp or
Post.
BY JAMES p. HoRNADAY.


ent courses of study are now avail
able to enlisted men in the Unite |
States army, and $500 classes are be-
ing held in these courses, with approx
imately 100000 soldiers enrolled. The
number of subjects taught in the differ
ent camps varies from ten to forty,
and the courses are different at posts,
camps and stations throughout the
United States and in overseas detach-
mentS.
"Ali courses, manifestly, cannot be
conducted at all posts and camps"
said the secretary of war in speaking
of the new activity, "but consistent
with its facilities, every camp, post
or station will offer the maximum pos
sible choice in education or vocation
al education.
"Henceforth the young man who en-
tiers the United States army will be
given a course of training which will
he equivalent to an industrial school.
When he has completed the years of
his service as q soldier and returns to
civil life he will return well qualified
for a definite occupation.
"The army training will, however,
ne broader than merely to fit a man
into industry. 1t will make a better
citizen, a broader minded man in every
way. 1t will bring to thoroughly prac-
tical industrial training the culture that
can reasonably be combined Herewith.
1t is proposed to make the army not
only military force to be trained and
ready in time of national emergency,
but to make it great educational
institution where young men with the
best material, moral, and physical
qualities, and with the highest ideals
of patriotic citizenship will be pro-
duced"
Camp Meade School an Example.
An example of the army work in ed
pcation is found at Camp Meade near
this city. Soldiers entering the army
school there have the advantage of
study in five educational and vocation
al departments-Eng education
business and commerce, industrial sci.
ence, technical science and profession
al training.
This school, like all others in thu
army, is equipped under the direction
of the war department. All books and
supplies are offered free, and all that
is asked of man entering on
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ing to work. While the schools are
under the supervision of the army,
the teaching personnel. buildings and
equipment have been given to the
camp by the Knights of Columbus.
the Y. NJ. G. A. and the American
Library association.
The courses of study have been Sc
lccted with great care, as well as the
teaching personnel More than ever
4 mans advancement in the army de-
bends upon what he actually knows,
and it is with this end in view-the
rapid promotion Of men-that the
schools are operating.
Under the department of English ed
u'ation men receive instruction in civ
IL service preparation, English
branches. modern languages, mathe-
natics and journalism. The depart
ment OF business and commerce covers
clerical training, commercial educa-
ton and typewriting and shorthand.
Under the department of Industrial
science the student is trained in
hlacksmithing, carpentry. theatrical
staging. plumbing and machine shop
work. The department of technical
science teaches drafting, motor trans
port, music, radio, teIegraphy and ap-
piled electricity. The department of
professional training includes chemis-
try. preliminary dentistry and phar-
macy.
National Art Gallery Opens Soon.
The National Gallery of Art is
to be opened this summer The
building that is to house the art
treasures is about completed. 1t is
on the Mall or public park, in the
neighborhood of the agricultural de-
partment buildings, the Smithsonian
institution and the National museum.
1t has frontage of 22S feet, is 1876
Get deep and is of pink granite struc-
ure. 1t consists of a. single main
tory above high basement. The
money with which the building is be-
ng constructed was donated by
tharles l.. Freer Of Detroit, who also
donated a splendid collection of art
works. This national art gallery will
be q government institution In the
same sense that the Smithsonian in
stitution and the National museum are
government institutions. This means
that congress will provide for the run
ming expenses. The committee Oh an.
preparations has just received notice to
the effect that the new gallery will be
opened this summer and is asked to
make the proper appropriation.
There will be 10 exhibition halls of
varying size in the art building, while
the basement contains ample study
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