The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-25
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WARENROLLEDAT
". y. U. THIS YEAR
Vocational Training Depart
ment at University Be-
coming Active.

MoRGANTowN. W. Va, Sept.
24.-More than 100 disabled vet
Grams Of the World War have
been enrolled for vocational train
ing this year at West Virginia
University, with indications tina:
the total number will b. about
the same as last year. 131. OF
the first eighty students to enroll
twelve are In the college OF en-
cheering, three in the college OF
law, six In the college OF arts aud
science, and the remaining fifty
seven In the college Of agricul-
ture. Thirty-nve OF the number OF
agricultural students are taking
the two-year short course ar
ranged especially for their bene-
A total. of Us students have
been enrolled In ...e vocational
courses since the veterans train.
ing center was established here ii
1890. The center boasts the grad
uation Of seventeen students and
the number next spring Will swell
this figure considerably.
Students are drawn from every
part of the fourth district, which
comprises West Virginia, Mary
land, Virginia and the District OF
Columbia. The various universe
ties in these states serve as train
ing centers. Twenty.students from
Virginia entered vocational train
ing here during the two years, as
well as four from Maryland. I'm
less there Is particular reason
offered by disabled men they arr
urged to attend school in their
own states.
Vocational students as a whole
make tip top grades and many OF
the best schools In the various
colleges are vocational students.
Their callber may be judged from
the fact that thirty-six vocationa'
students were invited to become
members Of Greek letter fraternl.
ties.
When vocational students regis-
ter they are at once to lose Their
identity, SO to speak. Instead Of
continuing TO discuss their dis.
ability or handicap they are re-
quested to forget all about their
troubles and consider themselves
as we'll off as any other students
IN the university, This is one of
the first principles impressed up
on vocational students.
One Of the benstits derived By
the state from the short courses
in the fact that students complet-
Ing this course always return to
the farm and put their knowledge
Into practical use where as those
who take the regular four year
course will not do regular farm
work, but instead teacn agricui.
tural subjects or serve as counts
agents largely because the rcmun-
Grafton is higher than In simply
returning to the farm.
Agricultural project work
forms an important part OF the
training received by the veterans
in the short courses. Many excel
lent records have been made dur,
ing the past summer and last veal
by these students. Robert E
Guthrie has been engaged In the
raising and selling OF watermelons
during the spring and summer
He was located at PIT. Pleasant
and made quite a success OF his
venture. He sent the members OF
the faculty Of the college Of agri.
culture a present Of some Of the
melons he had grown.
Roy H. Kfnkaid has been en-.
gagged in hog raising project
this summer and has met with re.
markable success. He has been 10.
Gated in Anderson. Greenbrie:
County. At the Greenbrier fair re-
Gently he won several first prizes
on his stock.
orval White. a vocational stu
dent, Is now a member OF the fac.
ulty Of the college of agriculture,
being an assistant in the poultry
department. Harry Hill is a stu.
dent assistant In the department
OF physics and William E. Rob.