The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-04-16
War FORCES
CHANGES IN
SCHOOLPLAN
Lack of Manpower Causes the
Abandonment of Federal
Training Project.

Wartime ~eXigencies principal.
rapid draining of labor for industry
and the induction of many men intC
the armed forceS-haVe forced
change in plans for use of buildings
from Fort Peck, originally to have
been used for a federal vocational.
training school here, it was an
nounced this week by the Glasgow
district school board.
Because of these developments
board members said, they have de-
cided to sell the temporary resi-
dences moved from Fort Peck and
located on the site of the old north
side school building. Funds from the
sale will be used to complete the
dormitory on the school premises
back of the high school and to buy
necessary additional vocationa.
equipment.
The national youth administration
and the federal vocational educa-
tional department of the school
were successful in obtaining trans
fer of the residences to the school
system about a year ago. The plan
at that time was to use them as
dormitories for out-of-school youth,
the houses to be placed on founda-
tons by NYA Buys. Valley county
commissioners also ~cooperated in
the project.
Many Leave Section
With the advent of the war, how
ever, many of the boys who we're
expected to do the work were alb
Sorbed by industry, by defense prof.
ects or by the armed services and
the plan had to be abandoned.
A mess hall and foreman's bar
federal department of the school to
be used for a sheet metal shop and
dormitory in the wal industry train
ing plan.
The snop was completed in July.
Work on the dormitory had to be
suspended in September because of
the shortage of youth labor. Priority
ratings made it impossible for the
NYA to secure tools and equipment
promised for sheet metal training.
However, a complete set of equip
ment, approved by the state voca-
tlonal department, was secured by
the board in exchange for two Of
the houses.
Trained for War Jobs
The state department then auth
orized a sheet metal wal school and
it was started in January. The first
course was completed in March and
virtually all men who took it are
now working in west coast war in
duStrieS. The second course started
last week.
The work project between the
school district and the NYA, how
ever, was not terminated until
March II. The NYA has since moved
a carload of cement to other active
projects in the state and will soon
move other equipment to its Helena
warehouse.
Advertisements for bids on sale of
The houses and for completion of
The dormitory will be published
soon. One of those remaining has
been transferred to the farm secur-
Ity administration for office quar-
terS here, so sever will be sold.
During the wal period, it was
added, sheet metal training will be
offered only to adults, although in
in vocational training will
De continued in the high school.
The department has also operated
4 ground school for a CAA pilot
raining course and conducted adult
light classes in welding.
THE board and others interested
this expansion have long felt that
Glasgow was ideally situated for a
vocational training center and the
program was welcomed by this en-
ire section of the state" the board
commented.