The Glenwood post., 1923-11-01
Uncle Ted'S Bed Time Stories
Current Events for the Children
and Grown-ups, Too
UNCLE SANS BIG SCHOOL
FOR HIS SOLDIER BOYS

The scene could not have been more
peaceful. Uncle Ted sat in big arm
chair with Ruth on his lap. Jack sat
III another chair. They all were as
still as still could be. Not a sound
could be heard; that is mot a sound so
far as anyone else could hear who
might have walked in on the scene.
Yet they all looked happy, especially
Jack, who seemed fairly to beam with
smiles
The secret lay in the fact that Uncle
Ted and Jack had just completed a
radio set and only few moments be-
fore had been able to "tune in'' and
they We're all listening to some pretty
music that was coming through the air.
"Isn't it great ?" said Jack. "And
to think we made it all and put it up,
too.'
in getting results from something you
do yourself, Jack,'' answered Uncle
Ted.
But just then they were cut off
rather something happened and Uncle
Ted ran outside to look at the aerials
One of the posts had fallen over and
caused the trouble.
"Jack, your end of the bargain fell
over" said Uncle Ted, "and it's too
dark to fix it now. Too bad, but
don't worry. Tomorrow morning we
can fix it in jiffy. I'll try and
make up for it and tell you a little
story.
"You probably know something
about the great Veterans bureau at
Washington There has been lot
said, good and bad, about that bureau.
but l want to give you some facts to
think about so that when you hear
people talking you will know more
than You do now. When Brig. Gen.
Frank T. Hines was appointed director
of the bureau he faced a very diff
cult problem. 1t was difficult because
SO much criticism had been heaped
upon this particular branch of the
government. Whether this criticism
was right or wrong does not matter.
What does matter is that the record
made by General Hines during his first
six months rs director is something of
which to be proud. I don't think
General Hines has made one change in
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idea. That idea has been to give the
best service possible to the men who
fought during the great war. The red
tape. as many details in the wav of
getting acton are called, has been cut
in two, with the result that the many
deserving cases of wounded men have
been handled more quickly and eff
ciently all the time.
"The big idea behind the Veterans,
bureau has been not only to get the
men well, but while getting them well
to train them to earn living wage
when they are discharged from the
various hospitals. That particular
work is known as rehabilitation. This
Is probably the most important activi-
ty coming under the direction of Gen.
eral Hines. Under his direction the
veterans bureau has become the
greatest vocational training school in
the world. The idea has not been
merely to train n man to do some
thing. First of all, every effort is
made to learn what the individual man
really wants to DO and what he can do
After this is done the men who direct
this work under General Hines know
that they are starting the individual
veteran on the right road. The rest
IS really up to the man. There is
hardly a vocation you can think Of
that is not included in the course Of
fered to the veterans of the war bv
this great school"
'H Have very many of the soldiers
finished their studying?" asked Jack.
"I should say they have, Jack. The
records show that 46,755 men have
taken these courses, graduated and
are now earning their own living. Be
sides these there are still 1926 men
on the rolls of the school. If all the
Veterans bureau did was to train
these men properly they would be do
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