The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-14
Wonderful Success
Scored By The Army
Educational Plan
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright by The Intel':Senccr

Wush.ucton. Jan. l3--1onrccsS il
considering the cutting down OK IN"
landing army T. I15.npo men and this
Means that Il surplus ~ about my
thousand men wvu.d hAv" 10 be non
.rIbiy discharged when this enlistment
,Npirrs normally and while tn" lINS-
.uattor IL, the SsZ" ut n" lu.trd states
rmy iS not ! matter Of general con
I'm there are Indications Of widespread
.HSappointmcnt among thc young men
vho had been rushing int" the army
D get the benefits OF the new educA-
:ional system.
From practically every army corps
,rea in the United States has come
word Of the success OF the educa ti"nit'
md vocational training system whlCh
has been in operation for about year,
enlisted graduates Of Commercial.
curses arc serving as instructors ana
Jerks in many posts. graduates OF
,rlnting trades and enlisted men VINO
uavo studied aEr."uitur" ana tractor
works are f!nd;a@ u~sny opportunities
. make good U.s.. "j their training
Il is saS" bet that the educational
,vs,enr started -, the army has come
20 stay and ;hDt j; IS the first t;m"
he peacc-,im. army has had some
hing attractive 10 offer that recruit
mg has been an easy task. Tn" big
question is how far the United States
government should provide educational
opportunities for the many boys VINO
want the military life as we'll. Either
he cutting down Of the army TO To-
700 men will mean some plan whereby
.nllstments are accepted for a year an"
70 longer or else the regulars who hitN"
oseu in the service for years wili have
in be encouraged TO seek honoraoi" dis
.in,rSeS 30 as 20 MAKE Way Tor the
,ounEstrrs desiring vocational and gem
r-al education
General Liggett's Views.
Commcnttug on tho educational SyS-
EN-. Major General Llggett ot tho Ninth
.orpS are 1T San Francisco. writes:
Education is = necessity; Soca tipna.
RAINING is ! necessity. Recreation IS
q necessity The present 3chcmc ~
,2eratiyn has proven. by obtaining DELTA
ly results. that the program Of educa'
.ional and vocational training and re-
reation can be successfully carried out
n the army"
General Summerau-
Major General {. I. SummertIi. COM
handing general At Camp DIX. y. j.,
writes:
The only way by which anyone car
understand the magnitude and the far-
reaching vasuc Of education and recre;I-
.lo., to the army and 10 the country IS
20 visit the classes and the shops a"d
zee the attitude and the progress OF
.he students. and the devoted zeal ot
tho teachers.
When the FIRST division went to Camp
Zachary Taylor IN the last days of Ser
car .t.l 8 -,
4 the veterans who had bUrae the hard
hips and prlvations "f campaign aud
haItl. and who. BY their courage. loyal
Y and fortltude rad contributed 10 the
.ictory that brought honor 10 our coun-
nv All had IN" development OF man.
mood and character that could come
.,nly from, SClf-sucrihce and the ordcaiS
through which they had passed. they
we're approaching the end OF their en-
.iSinCut and were destined 10 return 70
twill -life without any skilled trade or
profession commensurate" with thc.r
:nt~l!igeuce. character and experience.
Indeed. they could secure only tho low
-st class ot labor with the smallest r.
rnuueration. They found themselves
sadly out-dtyt:nced by men Of tnferi"r
,%pC who had remained HON" and &C.
,tuireG both skin and prosperity IN the
Industrial world. lEc injustice Vas. -
..-,.at that We 1T once cudeIvOred 70
civ. As many Of them aS posSlbl"
start IN some trad, through the C"urSr :
nf instruction IN the vocational schools,
II WAS no; uncommon 70 see men with
your service stripes and two or th"e-
. ,vnund stripes IL = class learning for
M. Nrst tirnc N" clements OF r"adinE.
writing and arithmcti". Their country
lad allowed them L. grow up In ignor-
s,nce but they had repeatedly offered
heir lives for II. IN battle In order that
n. IDEALS " this same country might
rnduCr."
General Harbord.
Major GENERA, J. -. Haroord. COM
,uand!nc general at Camp Travis, Texas,
writes:
When was assigned {" this division
last winter. on my return from France,
: looked on the new educational re-
ruirement in IN. service aS one "f those
sle.tinE fads uf which "" have so many
lines hcen the victims In the 81 years
Z have. worn the uniform. approached
with the !niratiun OF carrying out IN =
.,rd,rs 70 the best Of my ability. hmt
,yirh doubt as 70 the wisdom OF the pol
~ and much SkcptiCiSm as {" the pos
sihility OF combating II with tn" ne'"S-
-..rv military training exc pit to the is
5vantage Of the latter. nave ch2nE" /
my views and not only believe the