The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-15
GOVERNMENT
IS SUPPORTING
WAR SCHOOL
Correspondence Courses in Mil
itary Training Estab-
lished by War
Department.
10000 ARE ENROLLED
Plan Is to Develop Civilian
Reserve to Be Used in
Case of Any Future
Emergency.

Americas after-war attitude not onl,
toward conflict. but toward the lesson
learned from conflict. has always beeI
that Of the negro trooper sailing by tn
Statue Of Liberty on his way home from
France.
Take a good look at me, Leddy," h
was heard TO murmur as the transpor
passed the colossal figure, "'kase yol
amt never gonna see me no mo-.
The anniversary Of Chateau Their,
finds the American army preparing t.
bequeath the lessons Of costly sacrihct
10 those who Will comprise the nation
And although the correspondence schoo
courses in military training instituted
by the War Department to teach these
lessons were announced only lev
months ago, there are now about 10000
men enrolled.
Neglected Lessons of Civil War.
As the plans for training a civilian
reserve against future emergencies take
form, students of military affairs Ia
ment the fact that little, if anything. was
done to conserve the knowledge gained
in our Civil War.
They point out that had the lessons
Of Petersburg and Vicksburg and Get
iysburg been preserved in the minds OF
the nations young men, instead OF
reIegated TO the study of War College
and regular Army, Chateau Thierry
might have been fought in June, 1917.
instead of June. 1918. The armistice
might have been signed at Christmas,
1917. instead Of the following Novem-
Der. And for every day Of conflict
avoided there might have been saved
S30O00.000 and many lives.
Shortly after the Civil War. France,
then a great militarized nation Of Eu-
rope, hastily withdrew from Mexico at
the mere suggestion from the United
States that such a course would be ad-
yisable. France knew that America had
trained men, northern and southern, in
numbers that could sweep her out Of the
Western Hemisphere.
But this generation Of trained men
passed on, was mustered out, heard the
call Of taps, without telling its sons what
il knew. Because the veterans hated the
thought of their sons going TO war, they
would not acknowledge it possible.
All Of the military forces Of the Unit
ed States have been drawn upon for
TO contribute to the construc-
iion and direction Of the correspondence
courses. The War Department, the
corps areas, the various service schools, |
and specially qualified officers from the
Guard and Organized Reserves
have all collaborated in this work.
Based on Practical Methods.
The initial study was made at the
Correspondence Schools at
Scranton. When they had finished their |
study they went back to Washington to |
build the Army's knowledge Of trench
warfare and supply movement into les
sons that can be taught by mail. Teach
ing military subjects alone, the Army
courses conflict in no way with the
schools and colleges.
As a result Of their work, there are
now 10000 students enrolled from among
the $1,000 Reserve officers, from the en-
listed reserves and National Cuardsmen.
When Congress appropriates money to
the plan, the students will be
given an opportunity TO supplement their
schooling with ''labora-
tory" experience in summer training
camps.