Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-12

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE opening /
Of the u. r. Veterans Bureaus voca-
tionaI schools at Chiliicothe, Ohio. for
mcrly Camp Sherman, marks The In
nuguration Of new policy In re-
habiIitating the disabled veterans.
Formerly the trainees were farmed
out TO various institutions. The vet
erans will now be taken out of these
schools and placed in - Government
institution at ChilicothA The Gov
eminent will not take students out OF
accredited universities and colleges
where Veterans bureau trainees are
taking professional courses.
| TIL. school at ChiIlicotke Is being
ra pidly equipped with modern labora-
tories and shops for classes In cleo
trlcal work, printing. steam-fltting,
| engraving, carpentry, architecture,
bookbinding, as well as courses along
agricultural lines. such as borhcui-
ture. animal husbandry, dairying,
cheese and cream making, forestry,
and similar lines. The school VIII be
devoted principally to instruction in
the trades and in agriculture.
The closest attention will be paid TO
the health of these disabled veterans.
/ A modern hospital will be maintained
on the campus, with an adequate
medical and nursing stan. DISABLED
men In some instances are, subject 70
ldospondency as a result OF their conoi-
ton. Consequently a. recrcatiye pro-
gram has been planned to better tue
morale. Every accommodation mas
been made for the married frances
Ito insure the comfort OF the student
and his family. Model cottages nave
been buff and furnished by the Gov
eminent. The cottages Will not De
OF uniform type or color In order 10
prevent a military appearance. Inc
grounds win have the appearance Oh
a typical college campus, rather IMAM
an Army camp or military reserVa-
ton.
The finance officer Of the school VIII
make arrangements with the various
banking establishments for the stu
dents to open saving accounts, so tna'
when they are rehabilitated or gradu-
ated from the SCHOOL, they VIII nave
enough money 10 start business foi
Themselves. or at least enough 10 tiot
them over the period Of transition.
The administrative head OF the
schools VIII be Colonel Synmonds WIT
/. was chief Of the Public Service Com.
mission of Cuba in 1893. He was cnie
ouarternaster of the Expedinonar,
Forces during the Cuban campaign
and was later in charge Of the Publi'
I improvements at Port Principe. Dur
ing the World War he constructed th
largest supply depot In France.
Plans arc made for the accommoda
ton of 5000 or more students at IN
iChulicothe school. Some disable
yeterans have the impression ina
strict military discipline will prevail
al this Government school, and nav
y objected TO the plan on that grouno
: | This objection is unfounded- oni
3 ordinary discipline, such as is neces
!. sarv In all we'll regulated schools, WI
o prevail.
2 Advantages Of the School.
e The National Vocational School
II will take the place of many inferio
tvues OF schools formerly giving in
structions TO veterans. The period {
= training will be sufficiently long 10 Ell
= able the trainee TO completely maste
his vocation and TO overcome ms We
= cationaI handicap. A system OK adf
auate tryouts will be established Il
- the trainees to determine II they nav
- aptitude for particular lines oI'work.
When the original soldier Rehabil
tation Act was passed on June
20 1918, the Government had no reilap
data. either in this country or In az
OF foreign country on which TO base
J. program. The vocational rehaoiht
c ton of disabled veterans was he
sh proposition. There had been an
as tempt on small scale 10 rehaoiilta
Sc those men injured in industry prl
u TO the passage OF this act. The go
is ornamental agency charged Win N
no relief under the act was the FEEDER
Board for Vocational Educauo
in which had been organized unuer
act of July q. 1911.
I'D Canada had already begun the
" adjustment of veteran rehabilitati'
program and generously loaned u
en- Federal Board several men VINO III
B. been occupied in this work. HoweVs
OK IL had been found that the metno'
as used In Canada and other countri
ed were not applicable in the Unit
States. The other countries work.
ms on a smaller scale, with a limited cha
%. of eligible beneficiaries. our prosfa
nd was planned on a more generous sea
The men who urged this program I
nv ihe United States, however, confer
an plated that the maximum number
er n.en eligible would be about lo,O'
ia Today there are over l0l,O men
e training, $4,000 awaiting assignmel
IN. lans AIS, 900 men. who have register
ia for vocational training.
no The program adopted TO carry Q
ce the rehabilitation of our disabl
veterans was to utilize the exist
of educational institutions and also
place the men in training on the j.
no which was called placement trai
a. ing" As a result, there were 80
re men in training on June 80. 1919, a
w. 40,193 on June 80, 1920 OF which 1910
he were in placement training.
ar- ThesNew Bureau.
his On August 9. 1921, that division
the Federal Board for Vocation
de, Education, which prior TO that ds
Z. had charge OF the rehabilitation of d
we abled soldiers, was consolidated W
80 the Bureau of War Risk Insurance,
my a result of the passage of the Sw'
cry Bill.
Col. Charles r. Forbes became
led rector of the consolidated soldier
lief agency of the Government,
u.s. United states Veterans Bureau, un'
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