Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-06-03

ID. BrOckway, any of the youths in
terested may receive practical expert
ence In this subject. Some of the boys
thus trained receive outside Jobs. To
meet the prodigiOus appetites of the
NYA enrolIees is the spacious dining
hall at right.
, The old fashioned way Of 'learnin'
by doin' "-bolstered by the latest
scientific educational methods is prov
ing an interesting experiment for the
betterment of MOntana's youth at his
toric old Fort Keogh, near Miles City.
Operated by the Montana youth adj
m1nistratiOn as one of the five resident
training centers now benefiting $50
ambitious, needy young men and
women between the ages of Is and IS,
the Fort Keogh NYA Work Expert
ence" camp is concluding It's last
stretch on an initial 6-months session.
Beginning July /, NYA officials say,
the latchstring will again be out for
enrolment of 40 eastern Montana boys
interested In improving their oppor-
tunities in life.
The youth, j. B. Love, state NYA
director, has emphasized, must be Sc
lected from those who otherwise could
not obtain vocational and educational
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from relief families, he says.
Under the unique NYA system,
which makes its work experience"
training available at a surprisingly
low cost, $50 per youth per month;
$50 goes for maintenance and $40 In
cash to the boys The $40 maintenance
figure goes a long way because 1t Is
handled on cooperative basis, with
every enrollee not only contributing
financially, but lending a hand In
cooking, serving, housekeeping and
other details
The monthly allotment is readily
earned by the 100 enrollees who con-
tribute valuable work assistance to the
state and federal experiment station,
United States bureau Of fisheries clll-
ture station and government range
service activities located at Fort Keogh.
In return for the productive work they
do, the youths receive training OF q
practical agricultural nature from the
qualified government supervisors they
work under.
All enronees must put in at least
80 hours Of actual instruction daily.
either ON the job or at formal class
work. Because OF the facilities avail
able, and the fact they generally come
from an agricultural area, emphasis
Is ON agricultural study. The important
experiments on dry land and irTt-
gated crops, and in breeding better
range stock are not only viewed at
first hand but technically explained
to the boys. Carpentry, cabinet making
and machine shop work and instruc-
ton in wel-equipped training shops are
along these lines.
The NYA camp has received much
assistance and acclaim from the Miles
City youth council and from various
other civic and fraternal groups. At
present, Superintendent Of Schools
Wallin of Miles City Is assisting In q
plan whereby the camp enrollees may
take courses in conjunction with their |
work and receive high school and COLI |
lege credits
I'VE find our enrolIees are anxious |
10 better themselves by giving full at
tention to work activities and instrIlc- |
ton" says Love- ''NYA does not intend |
TO make craftsmen of these youths.
We are merely providing an opportlln-
ty for hea1thful and wholesome asso-
cations and basic training which win /
assist deserving needy youths Ia better
for themselves hereafter In /
addition they are given an insight into
certain vacations which they may fol-
ow up as tradesmen If convinced Of
heir liking and aptitude"