Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-19
j. 3. HOLLOWAY
On RehabIIltatins the Soldier

ssDUT back for the soldier all that he lost
L in Uncle Sans service. And, if pos
s;be give him little bit more This is
the aim of the Rehabilitation Division Of the
Federal Board of Vocational Education, ac-
cording to J. B. Holloway, assistant district
vocational officer Of this section, comprising
Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Since the armistice the bureau." said
Mr.. Holloway, has put about 80. 900 men
in the country in one way or another as
abled in the service in the way to earn their
own living, and decent one at that. About
DO. 900 have registered in this section. oil
which about one fourth are either earning
their way in some vocation or in training
under our guidance.
MANY of the men are not actually dis
abled now, but are looking to the future, so
as to be on record if any disablement grow
ing out Of war service shall develop-a very
sensible idea at that
Justice, Not Charity
The purpose Of the Government is not to
run a huge charitable organization. but
simply to help those who helped 1t to help
themselves If through physical or mental
disability in its service they are not now
able to help themselves. 1t is merely de-
velopment of the humanitarian idea that
runs through all business today and is COM
mon justice-nothing more, nothing less.
''In order that full justice may be done.
we try to take account Of the intangible as
we'll as the tangible potentialities as well as
actunlites. Thus, IL young man was in
a fair way to become successful physician
or lawyer business man or the like before
entering the service, we will try to develop
him for that purpose just as he would have
developed himself before he made his sac
rifce.
First Of all, after the man is registered.
we must make a survey. We must find out
whether his case is worthy, whether he falls
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help, whether he actually needs it, and If
so lust what is his education, his talents.
his resources, his capabilities, his expert
ence, his training and his potentialities.
Is Aided Physically
"Eaying ascertained these things we then
proceed to prepare him. II he is physically
In bad shape we first try to get him well,
to mend him as fur as possible. We then
try to keep him buoyed up spiritually and
mentally If he was studying in an insti
tuition OF learning before the war we try to
duplicate the course he was pursuing now.
Where this is not possible we send him
tutors and In whatever way is possible
bring him up to the point of development
that he probably would have been able to
achieve if he had pursued his own course be-
fore entering the service.
Having established the fact that man
Is eligible for our help, we put him on n
small salary, one that will enable the city
fellow to Just about live or take care Of his
family during the process Of rehabilitation
and the country resident to do little better
He is cared for In this way until it is as
ccrtaincd that he IL capable of earning his
| own living in his own field, has job and
| appears to be making good.
I'VE have special corps of men who
| keep on the lookout for suitable employ oyment
for our men. Employers generally are
| working hand in hand with us. They keep
| us informed of openings that they have or
| any new type of help that they may want
and also their requirements. Realizing the
difficulties of the rrhnbilitatcd men, they
exercise the rarPst kind Of patience In his
| nervous upset condition il would be easy 10
| throw n service man of his balance with n
| few sharp words. So tact and diplo' w.
! being ussidu0usly cultivated in making sug .
| pcstions to the service empoye who is irving
| to come back.
Listen to Mans Own Ideas
! Gas far as possible. we try to let the
rehabilitated soldier work out bis own ideas.
| Here and there little guidance or encour :
| opcment Is necessary.
Zone of the hardest things we have to
| face Is to keep up the courage and Optimisii ic
spirit of the fellow who was affected vitally.
| Particularly Is this 50 Of the nervous case
| IL he is inclined to be introspeCtive and get
To the mental state OF what's the use of II
| ALL anyway ii IL our job to get busy and
| show him, gently but none the less cffcc
| lively. that it Is.
| "When n man who has been trained by
us and obtained n position shows that he
Is able TO hold his own and progress we Peel
that our work ~ done. We watch him fol
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