The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-05

{ocstional district duIihs tne In.
~ been IN operation the past
ne nS years President Mead 8
IT,, made an educational sur
n"S =, ,he possibility OF yhandlinn
4 r,en al Wilburton and his
.s show that over eleven hun
.,uaents have been trained by
:" .shool IN period OF less than
~, ,,onths. About eight hun
~ 'o,this number being ex-service
an who were placed In training
!. ,be vocational board for veterans
,e.o men Rave been given courses
ssEAitectural designing. survey
II Iachinc shop practice, high.
u, engineering. mining, electrical
.sneering. auto ignition. welding
~ ormature finding, such courses
trgine from three months to two
ars. ,,
rsv men show their disability
Ihop, the school as many of them
= arrested cases OF tuberculosis, or
ahve been gassed or suffered
nor service disabilities which ado
II, show In everyday association.
fhsse men are constantly under n
,g-lc,an's observation who is CON
aptlv mailing In reports on the
Iordltion of each mans d stability
fblle in training. II the man shows
ems Of being injured by his duties
II "a relieved until he is fit to con-
k,ue or his employment objective
changed. Each student IS guard
I s&pinst any contagious disease
Ia I'm medical attention possible
oksrsd him.
Record is kept very accurately
sle he Is. in school, such records
Now his disability. service record,
Shyslcal condition. attendance,
,de. attitude dhd his falling. With
Ma system of checking much ef-
Aflency IN the work Is accom-
1 shed throughout the entire
hool.
MANY men do not know what
F,ie they are best fitted for upon
{r,sring the school and this choice
left entirely to the man to de-
Lrmlne. Some feel that they would
lake better surveyors than me-
5Asnlcs: others are sure that the
rhvay engineering course would
them better, while others may
IA the armature winding course
or hls life's work. With the OBJ
sctlve IN view each man is given
very branch OF elementary work
bat is needed to advance him along
Progressive lines while in school.
Men From Farms.
Il Is indeed surprising 70 know
low many Of these ex-service men
re right off the farms. Ninety per
eni Of them have scarcely passed
he hxth grade in the common
choo, but his handicap does. not
Fsep him from learning a trade and
becoming a useful asset to any COM
hunity after long months o: train
Fg These men grasp the oppor-
lrnity and seem to realize the fact
bat they must make the best OF
hs course offered them by Uncle
am There is no time LETT for a
rod time Il the student does the
Fork that has been outlined for
I'M and his record Is checked
,ainst him so thoroughly that
Il here is less chance os him bluff
As through the work.
Men seeking the machiris lists
eursss are first given Instructions
N the use Of the tools with which
hsy are to work. Then a series OF
.sscns IN the various types Of steel
pa metal with which they are to
Fork or. Each man Is given pro
Portlonal fine at all lathes and ma
hlns tools and is required \to per-
Iec, himself in the operation and
fsN Of oil machinery throughout
he shop. All the work Is outlined
u progressive manner and each
l'7dsnt advances as fast as his own
a Ny and attitude for such work
bsrNa Each man has an even
Break
'oN-'~-Two In Machine Coura~.
Fory-twa men are now taking
% naehintsts cou~en and each man
pas about seventy difssrent exercises
70 work before completing tre
curse In the department which rs-
res from eight months TO a year.
Students connected with the ma
ne shnn course are required to
thorough ira ming IN shop
s'hems.ics and mechanical draw
y which enables the ma / 10 read
que prints ard follow working
"A WINS n correction with ma
'nne shop patterns.
rach government trairee is al
sed 500 month II single. Sl35
= married. and SIS n month for each
mia Such an allowance seems
,tlY ample. providing the student Ia
ne' extravagnnt Many married
Ments have been able to save
pWh 10 secure cars TO ride to
ns in and in some cases nor
sals nailed certain amount OF
MI allowance TO their parents OF
.Ates In the majority OF cases
4 sa'cing the single tralnee most
ms allowance Is fairly we'll taken
ae ol each month as he cannot
.-.'s'end why he should put aside
~ pa't of the allowance and there
vs "a ordinarily found good
n .sVmer II liz not an uncommon
,n,s mug % see from eighteen TO twenty
suomohlles on the road from town
\ "s Students.
y,s,Y 10y students are taking ad.
A ,Ss,sse se Of the mining and highway
,h'. n.sefing course as they feel that
ds.,. neid pays better salafies and
u WIN a more intensified study
Z n,s nne OF work which they car
lsss. use OF in many lines upon
,nt.s.ss ts me school, Many men have
n sxSsn.a sa upon this work with tbs
4 gor,S won OF going to Mexico and
u oposa american countries where
a dsraaues viii soon be open with
4 and ,and Tor engineers In mining
are hssu construction. Such course,
cent,sss ,ss'nnlng to draw a large per,
4 the ses.i oi the new men coming int
4 ave h"ool ha'sl and the academic course.
4 lsrys patronized at This time