Show TRAINING FOR DISABLED MEN gerald J murphy named vocational officer to aid in working out big problem A system of operation cooperation co with the federal board of vocational training by it Is hoped to obtain vocational train ing for all eligible disabled men at gov eminent ex pense with nl possible speed has been rated by the american I 1 ebion it Is estimated that about crippled peterana vet erana are entitled to training under the provisions ot the vocational rehabilitation act but the federal board after functioning tor 20 months has placed in training only about 20 of these officials of the board in accepting the plan put forth by the legion declare alie combination of effort will e some of the blodys most difficult problems the arrangement Is expected to retrieve a situation which has brought the legion and the board into repeated controversies in the past and has provoked much criticism of the board together with a congressional investigation of its alleged dereliction of duty and failure to fulfill the coun arys pledged obligations to lie men who gave their health and strength in battle the legion s proposal calls for the formation of an organization in ench state which will seek wt the disabled men in every examine their cases and present them to ahe proper officials af pf the board for aamli elon to training A department vocational officer will be appointed m each state and attached to state headquarters of the legion A vocational officer also will be chosen in each of the more than posts of the legion throughout the country and confer ances of all post officers will be held within the state during the next two months to insure uniform procedure the whole project will lie under direction of the national vocational officer at american legion headquarters an fn indianapolis gerald J murphy of rutland vt has been named national vocational officer by national commander franklin D the legions action in this matter ns taken not through choice but a sense of duty aid aemuel bolles national adjutant and chairman of the special legion committee pt three which the vocational situ atlon recommended and devised the program of co effort with the hoard the american legion s excuse for existence may be summed up in one bordsen word sen ice sen ice to our country and our comrades disabled men and the dependents of those who died always come first 1 I regard the agreement we have effected with the P B V A one of the most important steps we have taken in that direction the vocational situation hag been generally unsatisfactory the country over though the evils of faulty administrative istra tive methods and lack 0 foresight have been mo e pronounced in pame sections than in others particularly so in the densely populated districts of the rast disabled men have not had what they are clearly entitled to have ficro the government and the result li they have become discouraged and their confidence in the board has been seriously impaired the american legion cannot restore that confidence the board jaust do it the eglon only can help and that it means to do the work would be felicitated felicita ted materially it disabled men throughout ane country would without further formality get in with the nearest local post of the american legion that will start the moving |