The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-01-01

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c. A., like many other organizations
OF similar purpose, recognized that an
enlarged field Of usefulness was before
il and that the association was at least
partially equipped TO take up the new
work. The plan adopted at the De
troit convention is now in operation in
New York, and will soon become gen
eral throughout the country
"of the s2,000,000 appropriated,
81 .000,O0 is for scholarships for gem
eral education in Y NJ. c. A. schools
and other approved schools. in corre-
spondenee courses to be conducted by
the United Y. NJ c A. schools, and
technical instruction in recognized
schools, colleges and universities. For
the Y. NJ. c. A. courses, a scholarship
shall be for not more than 5000; for
technical training in a college or uni
yersity the scholarship may be as
much as $500. Y. NJ. c. A. schools
already being in existence and the
technical branches in possession OF
equipment and mechanical appliances,
this part of the program was launched
first. Mr.. Wertheim had taken ad-
vantage of the governments offer TO
sell machine tools to technical institu-
tions at Is per cent Of their cost, and
tht West Side Y. M. C. A has now
So, 900 worth of tools, lathes, drill
presses, planers and other mechanical
appliances, and instruction in their
use is now proceeding.
''The fund appropriated for scholar
ships will be allotted to States on the
basis of $40 per 900 inhabitants, and
in the same proportion division will be
made among the cities, counties, or
other geographical divisions which
may be selected as distributing units.
The money will be disbursed on the
basis of monthly reports from local
Y. NJ. c. A. uniJ.s showing work done,
and is now available. IL is expected
that total of $4,000 scholarships will
be awarded locally during the current
school year. The national plan pro-
vides that rural, city, railroad, indus
trial, colored and other classifications
Of demobilized men shall be embraced
IN the service. AS the fund is limited
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10 be taken that the applicant shall be
guided into a course for which he
shows himself to be mentally fitted
nj physically adapted. Examining
and advisory committees are to be set
up at every branch Of the service, and
each committee is TO include an ex.
service man, an employer or employe,
the educational director and the chair
man Of the local educational board.
"For the sake of the rural appL-
cants the courses in the correspon-
dence schools have been unified and
standardized. In those cases in which
The applicant shows particular apti-
.ude and ambition he will be eligible
for an academic or technical scholar
ship in college or university worth |
$500. The. instruction offered in the
Y. M. G. A. schools covers the ordin-
airy academic and business courses and
many special courses, such as account
ancy, public speaking, automobile,
tool operating, machine tool
design, building construction, gas en-
gine, acetyline welding, vulcanizing,
mechanical dentistry, drafting, sur
veying and higher courses in the vari-
Gus branches Of engineering.
"Of the 10000 free scholarships,
10000 will be awarded for courses in
Y. NJ. c. A. schools and, where neces-
sary, in other accredited schools;
10000 will be in correspondence course
and 200 will be in col
eges, universities, and technical
schools. In rare cases scholarships in
foreign universities may be awarded"
The matter Of scholarships is being
stressed at present in order that the
work may be started along that line,
out other plans are in progress which
will include educational reconstruction
lectures all over the State, embracing
lls0 special attention TO social needs
IN the rural communities. II is be
ieved that these courses, put at the
disposal Of the citizens in rural COM
will minister not only to the
sx-seryice men but to the communities
n general, becoming an educational /
actor Of real worth to all other cer-I
.ers and the surrounding villages in
he counties. The plans are believed .
o be the most far-reaching that have
.ver been attempted, and in coniunc-
ion with the regular and additional
work planned by the State committee,
he \. III. c. A. has plans for definite
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