Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
ARMY At WORK AND PLAYI
EDUCATION AND RECREATION
PROGRAM OF LIGHTING MEN
System Has Passed Its Experimental
= stnse, Dee,nrer High War de-
+.E pnPtmeht OHicinI.

r.EHE FuftIuSht ouC1nl.
DY MAJoR-GENEnAL w. &. u>AN,
Assistant Chief OF Stan, and in Charge
OF Education md necrcation Work
That education and recreation as nm
piled TO the new army has passed
the experimental stage, and is now d
wiisi factor in the training OF tho
army educational officers, held at
Camp Zachary Taylor. near Louisville,
ky; on December .. 10 and H..
mont. actuatcd, BY u deep sense o. re-
sponsibIlity felt towards the millions
Of men brought into the service dur
ing FACTS as TO ill!teracy and physical
. condition OF the young mon cs the
country AS shown by draft statistics,
and the excellent work done by the
framing, had conceived an army built
up on now plan. IL was proposed
- make the army not only military
sorce TO be trained and ready in time
os national emergency, but great
educational institution where youn.;
men q the bes: mental moral and
phys!cal conditions. ana with tic high
CT Ideals OF patriotic citizenship
would be produced.
Congress Co-Operaics.
This plan Was realized, in meas
the sum OF $2000,00o TO be devoted
to this purpose during the fiscal year.
i9se. Accordinsls. IN September OF
.his year Instructions went forward Ia
Tho commanding generals OF ali dlvi-
s!onai amps and OF territorial depart
inents, who ~ once appointed on their
SLAMS, ohlccrs known as education and
iecrestioa officers. 20 assumo d!-ec,
Charge Of the work. Each officer has
associated with HIN at least one civil
:ua expert m educational affairs, who
turniuhcS assistance and advice in cs-
taoAshinE schools and Alanua! ;:atn-
!nE classes.
Hut It remained for tho Camp Taylor
.:,ouvcntloa. called ~ the Secretary or
ulSnt DC co-ord!nJtcd and rough
places s.n ootncd out, 10 chow that the
amy IL now IN reality a great train
Ing school where the mothers OF our
youns. Americans VIII &c riad 10 see
iae!r boys so. THIS idea OF the army
- .;,,;.,, Hast ua'versity in Khaki is ad-
4.heicas the thing has been accomplish
ca r!Ght beforc our eyes.
No longer Is the arny merely con-
ferntd with the making o: +. recruit
e :nto an efficient HGhtinr man, by Civ
:.S him the Prescribed system .: mill
tary training only Tor few nours
81 me day nnd leaving him almost
remainder OF the Gay. /, now assumes
responsibility 20: the entire tygcuts
TOUR hours OF las day. and sees that
svefy Portion ig Eainfuliy spent in
he soldiers life, cducat.on and re.
creation now have equa! place with
military training. and arc dchnits!y
work.
Make Well-Rounded Mon.
All training: whethe. purely military
@: educational, has ~ It's ,na:a obtc ct
- make lim a Responsible ;hinE!ns
luman bc.a.. Every soldier, liowcva:
LOOT nc n:a% DC educated, o.: howcy9:
.tni!icI his cAperiencc has sill! =
t.. fD1 =
practically all the time
such man IL perhaps incapable az
ne moment Of looking, at affairs IN 8
oToad sensa, but tho object Of al! train.
!ne h.net Be- 70 suide that miad in the
direction OF right thinking. In ordc,
70 sst nac sa i abje the =, him
what arc the channels OF though, r.
nc mind OF tho mon being trained, /,
"rosr shat he may SO conduct i.is owr
cencc or the men lie y iAstruet.nE Q.
leading.
IN Developing the soldiers mind The
.ng upon the .nan, AZ carl? as prac-
liable. rs muct responsibility as he
c1n stand, This placing OF rosponsl-
n!!ty on tho man stimulates his pride
raises hts scif-respect, and urges hin
TO better effort. The IL applicable IN
al kinde Of training. II is charac,e:
ING, ana the most effective means O:
stimulating acknowledgements.
VIII Make All Leaders.
hvery soldier. down to AID incIud :
:nt tho last recruit, will sooner or la
a! become leader in L smaller or
s"e!ter sense. In battle. as battle, arc
nov necessarily conducted, direct re :
soonsipil!ty worry frequently soes gu:
or the hands OF Che officers, and small
groups OF men must accomplish objec-
'ireS by themselves: hence leadership
must be assumed by some or ali OF
thess men. Any one of them may be
placed In q position where he must ac,
Independently and mako his own dcci,
SION on his own responsibility, which,
requires thinking and acting on his
own judgment. Ii requires leadership