Show u. u S. S ARMY VAST COLLEGE AVERS MAJOR GENERAL Education Declared Vital Factor in iu Training of Soldiers By Mai Gen Cell Win Wm G. G Hann Flann Chief of ot Staff nUll In char charge c cot of ot recreation rc work orli In Iii Inthe the army I Washington ton Fob 21 That That education tion and ancl recreation as applied 1 to tho the new army has passed the experimental stage and Is now a vital vHal factor In Inthe tho the training of or tho the soldier was shown at nt a no convention of or army educational officers held at Camp Zachary Taylor Earl Early in 1 1919 19 the war department actuated b by a deep sense Benso of responsibility billt felt Celt toward the millions ns of ot men brought Into tho the service during j tho time war ar as well as b by the astounding facts as to Illiteracy and physical condition of or tho young men of oC the country countr as shown by draft dratt statistics and the tho ex excellent ex- ex work done b by the commission on education and special training had conceived an arm array army built up on a new plan High h Aim Alm Set Sc-f It was proposed to make maine the tho arm army I not only a a. military force Corco to be trained and rend ready in time of or national emergency omer- omer omer I ency but a a. great educational Institution Institution institution tion where young men of or the best mental moral and physical conditions conditIon and with the tho highest Ideals of patriotic citizenship would woul be bo pro produced This plan was realized In a L measure when the tho Congress appropriated the tho sum S of to Uc bc devoted otel to this purpose during the fiscal year 1020 I Accordingly Instructions went forward forward for tor- ward Vo to the thc commanding generals of I all 3 divisional camps and of territorial departments who at once 1 appointed on thou their staffs officers known as 35 education education education edu edu- cation and anel recreation officers to as assume ns- ns sume cumo direct charge charo of or tho the work wort Koch Each officer has s associated with him at least st one civilian expert in educational affairs af- af afi i fairs who furnishes a assistance and adIce advice ad- ad I vice Ice in establishing schools and manual training classes ses J limit But I I it remained ln for the Camp Tay- Tay I r. r I mor lOr COn callcu O ny uy ino litO secretary of 01 war In or order er that the work v In general general gen gen- cn- cn eral mi might ht be co and rough places smoothed out to show that the irmy is now flOW ht In reality a r.-r r. grat at traInIng training training train traIn- ing school where the mothers of ot young oung Americans will be bo glad gin to ec their boys o s 's bOn go bO An n n This idea of or the lie army a at as a a. vast university uni In l l lal j Is Js a admittedly hard Ilo lo to conceive o but nc the time tIming thing has been accomplished hed ri right ht before your OUr eyes No r-o longer cr Is tho tim army merel merely concerned concerned con con- corned with tho making of a n. r recruit Into nto an efficient fighting I man n giving him ilm the tho prescribed s system of or military training training- only for a few hours of or theol the slay ol- ol and amid leaving him almost entirely to lo his own resources re for the remainder or of the slay day It now OW assumes re responsibility i- i billt bulLy thin tha entire t for twenty four hours of his da day and antI sees that every er portion portions Is Is' s gainfully spent p nt in useful study or helpful recreation In the time soldiers soldier's life lire e education and recreation now no have hac equal places J with military training and are aro ro definitely scheduled In the tho program of dall daily work |