The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06

Is ready and anxious to continue voca-
tlonal rehabilitation. =,
Two. He is assured that time spent IN
a hospital will have vocational as well
as curative value. thus saving the pat
lent, much time and energy otherwise
lost. ,o, 80
compile all information and to do all
paper work on the patients case before
he leaves the hospital. thereby assuring
quick action and decision. regarding MS
training. .
Centers are also formed in communi-
ties. outside of hospitals. to care Tor
several distinct classes Of trainers; f ca
tories who need supplemental work IN
drafting mathematics or English: ID
those who are undecided as to the voca,
and need to be taught in various sub
fleets, working with an advisor. to de-
eide upon their final choice OF a yoca-
! courses who need assistance with diff
/ ficult lessons; and I'D men entitled 10
! training but who are still holding posi-
tipns and who can and will accept even
J Large special centers are established
| to care for men recovering from tuoer-
culosis. and for men with mental f G,s-
nished living quarters and board: as
well as nursing and medical attention.
in order that all conditions under which
the men live and study may be careful
lily controlled.
Each center is in charge OF an Ed
iucation Director with as many eXper-
teachers are given an intensive course Sc
them for this kind Of work
| EQUIPMENT for these centers is furn-
ished by the federal board and is well
adapted to the work to be carried on.
The rapid growth Of this feature OF
the rehabilitation program OF the Ieaeral
board may be seen from the following
itabulation:
No. OF No. Of No. OF
Date Centers Staff students
l February , 1870 .:ss ga 7lssss
i No department OF the federal board
work is developing more! rapldiy tha ~
fills a place in the scheme of rehabilita-
ton that no existing institutions were
prepared to fill. and adds another yaiu
able in carnE fo mem she
| Centers OF kinds mentioned are being
Established in District No. 10 as rapidly
possible Aread S the there ars ten OF
ganization. Every place where there err
are disabled ex-service men is being In.
vestigated. including hospitals. prisons
The work is indicative of the careful
attention that is being given to the gu
gantic task of rehabilitating the army
/ Properly housed and equipped, these
classes in vocational training will inev,,
itably become a powerful factor for good
in the lives of the eX-service men in the
hospitals and sanitaria, and other sim
liar institutions. OF all the dement's
which our government can offer the
disabled veterans. this one is the most
significant in possibilities for GOOD GOOD;
Money compensation. homes. medical
treatment-these are all fine ne. and nst,o aPs
debt to its defenders. but to help these
men find their places in the worlds SAC, &C,
in their pre-war plans or will. in many
instances. be incentives to far more con !,
genial and useful careers than would
have been possible without this advant-
age. this is an undertaking of scope
and a significance in the highest degree
g typical Of a democracy and OF the de
velopment of it's citizens. To properly
follow out this spirit the federal board
follows the man entitled to training bs and d
not able to come to the place of train
ing. The board was established ISL l,t for the
served the nation and strives in every
way possible to carry out both the let,
lact.