The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-23
FOR OUR EX-sERVICE MEN.

KNOWLEDGE is power. The value OF
knowl edge admitted, and this is especial
Iv true in these days of specializing IN
those vocational callings by which men
seek to secure the necessities and COM
FcYts of life. Our eXservice men are,
aagDv of them, young men, who at the
fine of entering the service, had not
really chosen their life work, All men
-aa5 more knowledge, and this need is
more pre- ssing and important to the re-
turned soldier than to most Others De-
~suse many of the men, once IN khakl'
ara seeking place where they can enter
i,dustri al life with reasonable nope VI
z,ccess Well equipped schools were
,aAded to give free training to THESE men
,odern business, vocational and pro-
-zese;on al methods, and the \. M u a.
80 limited States has established such
.Lols . The teaching for the most part
80 he NV the correspondence methoo'
and working man may do his STUDYING
nc and other spare hours lhele
move 10000 free scholarships ~hleh
-, 10 available for deserving applicants
erbese school are, or will BE- opeheu II,
1000, h,n5reds of our large cities ana
~ there will be about 5000 competent
4ors Every applicant must nave
g..uorable discharge from the u D
rtiti+arv or Naval service or IN 'ie EASY
A
s., American who served IN oil E>iiieN
,-,,s+ furnish proofs of an honor
tt- 3;scbaroe and of his American clti-
-s,ship. A son of an Amerlcah' WIZ
ia IN the service may, on PROOF oi MS
+.,-u avail himself of the advantages
At.a.a schools. Each applicant may
+ha course of study he desires TO
4aka Init must be qualified to uhuei taA'
s,,cb = course. and should be resolVeu ~
1n;eb If man may take course III
ale nentary education if he neeos ~ ~, "
~ NAV take any other one Oh Soipe .o'
.,.,,rsas which are available and WHICH
,,a- almost the entire field OF human
.,o+;,,i+;As both manual or mental pear
ing in mind, however, his physi'ai
--,ertal equipment for the successful ae
.-es--,,ni; bment of what the chosen course
,.ao,,ires. By far the greater proportioi
If ex-service men live in towns VI ie's
than 8 900 inhabitants, and 'he oo'e''
-,hasaY M.C.A. correspondence SCHOOLS
~ raacb these men and give them an
anual chance with those VINO ilVe Ill 'iio''
7o-oa cities where these schools are TO-
.o+Ad and in operation. 1t is something
IS "a task to confine oneself to study after
working during the day, but IN most
Eases it paws to do So Many man mas
-,xon his way to success by perfectlng
himself evenings in knowledge OF the
Of he trade or occupation at winch lie
zyorks every day. A man who knows ne
must work for living should not be con-
tent with being a mere machine. HIS
mind should be the power which makes
tho machine effective and a better bread
wi 1ner. Therefore, in deciding what his
Ealing is TO he, he should choose voca-
zion w herein his mind and body Will
work t ogether. This decision is of the
first importance and after it is made,
rightly and wisely, the course OF study to
be foil owed should be according to that
decision, as foundation for satisfac-
tory life work. All ex-service men in
Waldo ounty, who are interested in this
matter, can obtain full information and
application blanks of the following Y. M.
c. A. committee for this county: Lyn-
wood B. Thompson, Mayor G. W. Wes-
cott, R ev E. A. Wilson, R. A. Bramhall,
Capt. A. E. Andrews.