The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-10
WHAT THE
U.S.. ARMY
OFFERS BOYS
Suggestions that Will Help
st. JOhnsbury Essayists
In Their Contest

Hc Sehool DoyS anu gins VI ~.
Johnsbury are thinking pretty seri-
ously about the prizes offered in the
essay contest on the United States
Army and the Caledonian Record will
have from day to day some sugges-
tions that may help the essaylsts
whose contributions must all be IN by
February 20.
The army comprises the following
IA branches of service, each of which
offers special opportunities: infantry,
cavalry, field artillery, coast artillery
corps, engineer corps, signal corps, air
service, tank corps, motor transport
corps, ordance department, medical
paltment, construction division, quar-
termaster corps, chemical warfare ser
vice. All these branches provide
these seven essentials free, whole
some body building food, clean, COM
Portable living quarters, good sub
stantial clothing, expert medical at
tention, excellent dental work, recrea-
ton, athletics, amusements, many
forms of education. The pay ranges
from $50 to $121.50 per month on first
enlistment with increases for re-enlist
ment and extra pay for many special
ratings and foreign service. The gov
eminent furnishes all essentials free.
1t has been said that the sun never
sets on the United States AlnS'.
Troops are stationed along the Mexi-
can border, throughout the United
States, aPnama, Alaska, Hawaii, ST.
IBERIA, the Philippines, France, China
and Germany. To reach many of
these points you would have to travel
extensively, seeing interesting sights,
strange people, queer customs. Travel
in itself is education.
Congress has appropriated $4,000
90 for vocational trainingrfo for the fis-
cal years which ends June 80. Many
branches of the service have already
established schools where many
trades are taught The necessary
tools apparatus machinery and sup
plies have been placed at, each divi-
sional camp and training center of
the line and in each territorial de-
partment. A complete reference lib
rary has been provided at the divi-
sional camps and other places for the
use of students. The soldiers day is
specifically allotted 50 that ample
time is afforded for study and cours-
es are offered in the following de-
paltments: automotive, electrical,
building, textile, food, animal trans
portation, metal, printing, medical,
highway construction and topo-
graphy, power, music, leather, ma
chine, miscellaneous, business and
agriculture. In the basic courses
there are classes in penmanship,
spelling, United States history, etc,
with advanced courses in mathe-
mates, modern languages and the
sciences.
The construction division of the
army was organized at the outbreak
of the war to carry on Uncle Sam s
stupendous building projects. 1t
built 40 camps and contonments over
1000 miles of railroads, as many
more miles of highways, storage de-
pots, chemical plants, warehouses,
wharves, etc. Many men who started
as unskilled laborers in this con-
stiuction work are now earning from
$3.50 to 5000 a month. Lots of them
are working in the same camps from
which discharged for the Camp
Utilities.
The government is continuing this
great technical training school in
many camps. An enlisted man in any
brach of the Utilities VII have a well
equipped shop to work-blacksmith
shop, plumbg shop, tin shop, steam
fitting shop, paint shop-and have an
instructor in his particular trade. One
of these positions pays $225 to SOU
in civilian life. None Of them pay less
than 500, and the majority range
from $3.50 to $175. The construction
division offers you a choice of 65 diff
ferent trades. Be skilled man and
help supply the demand that comes
from, all over the country