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Show WASHINGTON NBWS MA ) j FROM OUR CONGRESSMAN W. K. GRANGER Veterans Rehabilitation Perhaps the most ambitious extra-military program ever undertaken un-dertaken by any Army is the work of rehabilitation among soldiers maimed or disabled in battle, which is now being carried car-ried out by the War Department. The success with which this vast undertaking is already meeting, deserves special mention. There j seems a strong likelihood that, as the result of this program, by far the larger part of these men' will be capable of useful and productive pro-ductive lives. The program is all-inclusive all-inclusive since it provides for physical, psychological, intellect- ual and technical training. Physically of course, the men are provided with the latest me- j chanical and vocational therapy, 1 systematic exercise, and especially espe-cially diercted recreation, all of which will help to develop compensatory com-pensatory functions. While "reorientation," "re-orientation," or readjustment' back to civilian life becomes the,' task of the psychologist. Every j man is induced to take an active part in news conferences and j forums. All this tends to help the soldier make this social adjustment ad-justment gradually under skillful skill-ful supervision and dierction. Likewise, the final phase of technical training is as well handled. This training prepares a soldier in some particular trade or craft or skill, which can be reasonably expected to provide him a livelihood. The variety and choice of such training is limited only by the nature of his handicap and most of these are found to be more apparent than real. While the soldier is convalescing con-valescing he is also able to resume re-sume his education at whatever point he may have left off. Arrangements Ar-rangements have been made with high schools and universities universi-ties so that courses may be completed com-pleted and degrees in the arts and sciences can be conferred. Fortunately we have in Utah just such a hospital located at Brigham City, that is doing outstanding out-standing work in rehabilitating the maimed bodies of our soldiers. sol-diers. If the occasion should ever arise whereby you have an opportunity to visit Bushnell Hospital you should do so, and then you will have an appreciation apprecia-tion of the work that is being done. Costs That word "costs" always strikes an inquisitive note in we humans, and so it is a source of real satisfaction to learn that because so many people have contributed their time, office space, and other assistance, the War Bond sales' cost to the Government Gov-ernment is only one cent for every thirty-three dollars raised. |