The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-04
TAKE TRAINING TO MEN
SUGGESTION WAS MADE BY
LEGION COMMANDER
A. n. Vernon, Head of Ameri-
can Organization, Sends
Out Statement

In a bulletin just issued by Com
mander A. H. Vernon and Adjutant
P. l.. O'Toole of the Minnesota De-
partment, American Legion, to the Ats
Legion posts and 125 auxiliary units
in Minnesota. emphasis is laid on the
Importance OF cooperating with the
federal board for vocational training
in securing publicity for the state
take vocational training to the eX
service man" instead of having him
come to the board to get it. The plan
is to have a travelling vocational
board" visit sixteen centers in Mime
sofa, and there examine any ex-
service man who applies for vocation
al l. training' and, il he proves eligible
This will at least be meeting the
ex-service man half way: and to in
sure that he will not be handicapped
in coming the other half, any ex-
service man who feels that he has
disability which entities him to train
ing, will receive from the vocational
board Plaza building, Minneapolis, on
board certificates which he can use
to cover the expense of his trip to the
nearest travelling vocational board
center, for examination.
The vocational training available to
disabled veterans is limited only by
the ability and ambition of the vet
eran. 1t includes any school, college,
Men undergoing training receive an
allowance of from $50 to $3.50 per
month, depending on the number of
dependents to be supported. This
takes the place of the compensation
ordinarily received by disabled man,
and continues until training is COM,
pleted, whereupon arrangements are
made to resume payment of compen-
Sation.
Following is the appeal sent to
Minnesota Legion posts by State
Commander Vernon and Adjutant
O'Toole:
"To inculcate a sense of individual
obligation to the community, state
and nation, as expressed in the pre-
amble to our immortal constitution,
must surely. include, like obligation
who, thru ignorance of the facts,
seem likely to sell their precious
privilege of vocational training for
mess of pottage. Legion Post officers
Of Minnesota arise and proclaim to
your disabled comrades the urgent
necessity of deciding for all time,
their present or future dependents
our disabled comrades can conscien-
tiously allow this privilege, which is
but their due, to pass away.
at is not the purpose Of this appeal
to go into details relative to vocation
al training. Rather it is a clarion call
to you and through you to the mem
bers of your post, to see that every
disabled service man of your COM
munity understands what vocational
training is, before turning down his
opportunity to secure it. Right now.
our Uncle Sam is making a supreme
effort to reach the ear Of every dis.
abled soldier in Minnesota. through
publicity. bulletins, advertisements,
etc, to tell them of this great cam
paign to bring vocational training to
every eligible ex- service man in
Minnesota.
at is the solemn duty of every
Legion post commander to marshall
his forces with view to securing the
greatest possible publicity for this
big vocational training campaign.
Minnesota is leading the way in thus
endeavoring to bring vocational train
ing almost to the door of the disabl--
ed man. Every Legion Post should
get the news to every disabled
man in it's community, by letter,
by bulletin, by poster, by newspaper
publicity, by word of mouth-by the
many methods which any live wire
Legion post commander can devise.
They are our buddies-lets not forget
fham