The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-02-26
ARMY SCHOOLS
ARE POPULAR
Offer Only Opportunity tor Edu-
cation 10 Many Thousand
Americans.
MANY PLEAD FOR ENLISTMENT
Parents OF Children Under Enlistment
Age Ask Special Permission for
soma to EnIIst--war Depart
ment Receives Inquiries.

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Washington. THAT the army Offers
the only opportunity for even an ele.
Inentnry education for thousands Of
young Americans who live In uudevel-
Opcd communities is evident from
the Hood OF letters which have been re-
ceiVcd by the adjutant general since
the policy OF education Ia the army
was recently announced.
Mothers aud fathers whose SONS have
been declined for enlistment because
OF minority or physical defect have
written stating that there are no
schools 20 which their boys can he
sent and that they are unable finAn-
cially, to send them away from home
to schools where gainful occupations
are taught, and asking that special
permission be granted for their &C.
ceptance into the army.
Philosophical citizens In many CON-
punities have sent In the names of
young men who should he Ia school,
requesting the army TO send them llt.
eraturc calling their attention to the
opportunity being missed.
| Plead for Enlistment.
The father Of eleven children. nine
OF whom are boys. including pair of
twins, writes that he sees no possibil-
ity NJ home for proper education for
any Of them, aud desires that special
permission be- given Ia enlist his Sec
ond oldest son and the twins, all three
OF whom are little short Of the mini
Mum age. He says his boys are large
for their ages and will grade well up
To the average country bay IN looks
and intelligence" lie lives on run
down" Ozark farm IN Missouri. and
finds difficulty In even QUILTING his
children 20 attend the common district
school
A letter from Nebraska reads in pnrt
as follows:
II don't know where the recruiting
office around here u.s. but I have a bo~
who will be eighteen years old Christ
mas. tlc has quit school and has n"
profession; ut present he Is helping
on a farm. We read the literature
all through, and we wish he was old
enough TO go. He might better be In
the army for three years learning to
: be good farmer or whatever he would
! rnther learn and also earning some
thing, too
This letter came from n small town
in Oklahoma
II have read the letter that was Sent
to - and l see 1t is an opening fol
anyone with ambition. Since my par
ents died have not had the chance Il
obtain the education I desire sin
cerely hope | may Join the army, at
though | am not Of age. | am only
sixteen years old. I am five feet
eight inches tall and weigh 1876 pounds
l am doing mans work and drawing
a mans pay. ! am working In tn,
mines not IN the ground. but on top
have not a desire TO attach mysel
to the mines, but to better myself ant
country. Therefore hope that ma!
,, join the army and schools with you
! consent"
Widow Pleads for Son.
A widow pleads that her son be tax
I'm into the army training schools
since she h compelled 10 work out. an,
she feels that he Ia not having prope
associates under present eircum
stances. 1T Is killing me 10 see M
only boy 20 10 ruin. He Is not a ba,
/ boy. but he needs training. Pleas
:. let me know II can get him in III,
'army's schools. Please help me d
save my only boz. owl p'e"ac let IN
+" hear rs soon as possible. Please stat
what I may have 20 do to put hin
% there"
u Another Missouri father writes. tina
= his boy Is anxious TO go on wit
' school. "but has TO attend school IN
= der great difficulties. as we live ST
:" and a half miles from town and h
" has TO go on horseback" He state
" that the boy is only fifteen years ole
IL five feet eight and a half inche
F! tall and weighs 1856 pounds, and ask
y that age requirements be waived.
" AS a part Of the campaign TO widel
advertise the new educational work I
n the army, circulars were sent to thor
sands OF rural address where recruit
P ing officers could not be sent. This wa
=" done in November. so that farm wor
; would not be interfered with by enlls
ments. Twenty occupational subject
X which are taught in the army were M
IL vertised In this decentralization. Tho,
:" sands OF replies have been received n
r. questing further Information.
"a FOR FIRST FRENCHMAN SLAII