The Washington herald., 1921-11-06
INSTITUTE WILL
GIVE ARTS COURSE
TO DISABLED VETS
Justice Stafford Heads
Memorial Organization
For Soldiers.

There are tens OF thousands of
men. disabled in the war, ineliRfbae
for vocational training under gov
eminent regulations.
Because they realized that the
nation owes a great debt to these
soldiers, a group OF civilians. head
ed by Judge Wendell Phillips stat
ford, Of the Supreme Court Of the
District founded the SOLDIER In
stitute in April, 1921, ~ q memorial
70 the dead and wounded Of the
great war.
Provides fer IneaiEfhle..
The new Veterans Bureau has
outlined a comprehensive program
for the education Of large numbers
OF men in science. agriculture and
the trades, but there are Se.4ss dis
abled men In Maryland. the District
Of Columbia and Virginia, and Ill.,
746 over the United States to whom,
by reason Of some technicality, this
instruction IL unavailable. For this
class OF men, and for one other, the
Soldiers Institute provides
That other class consists Of those
men who wish to cultivate the fine
arts, for which their disability and
innate talent may especially at
them.
There will be courses OF study in
music, sculpture, painting. and all
phases OF drawing, illustrating and
cartooning. Journalism and short
story writing will also be taught.
The experience OF the war may open
a future for many fighters via the
effective pen
VIII Teach FuBdanentaIs.
Although the members OF the in
stitute hold that without art indus
try is sordid and takes the Joy out
OF life, the necessity for the funda-
mentals is recognized, and agrfcul-
ture, dairying, engineering. plumb
| ing and similar occupations will be
taught
a very human touch will be in
| fused into the work by grouping
the men into small units. The in
| stitute will in no way duplicate the
| work Of the Veterans Bureau, bu,
| will cooperate with it
The best bonus the American PEG.
pie can give their wounded soldiers
IL re-education suited TO their es.
pecial needs. Is the belief and idea
OF the institute. Mental equipment
viii largely offset physical disa bill
ity, enabling men to earn more
wounded than they were able tC
earn when not so physically handi-
capped This will be a bonus that
will last as long as they live.
Aims to Give Men Work.
A vocational training they con
| slider better than a pension, for a
! pension often paUperizes. In the
interest OF giving the men work,
rather than mere charitable aid. the
| Institute will furnish and secure
work for as many former service
men as possible.
The emblem Of the Soldiers In
stitute is the Father of the AmerI-
| can Eagle" an emblem 1000 years
old. 1t is the eagle in the original
! form used by Julius Caesar in dr'v-
/ ing hack the Germans from an in
/ vasion OF France (then called GaUlr
! nifty years before the birth "f
| Christ. The only change made IN
the emblem is the substitution OF
| the initials IS. J." for the old Ro-
man IS. p. Q. r."
starts Loan Fund.
| loan fund has been started as
one of the interesting and valuable
| projects of the Soldiers Institute.
While the donations for the fund
have not been sufficient so far q
start active relief work. il is hoped
that in the near future this fund
will have grown to proportion
which will solve the immediate
problems Of thousands Of men who
after being discharged from hos
pitfalls. and even having had voca
tional training. find thefnselve
without capital. TO start bushes
even in a small way.
This fund will be loaned out at
, very low rate Of interest on yer
Ienient terms. to the needy soldie'