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Show Army Plans School Work in Training Seek to Prevent Break in Studies of Youth. WASHINGTON. The army Is making plans to assure the least possible Interruption In scholastic j studies of youths during their year j of service under the proposed uni- ' versal training program, it was j learned recently. Officials hope the plans will coun- teract the opposition of education K froups. A I The army's aim would be to pro-1 pro-1 K. vide its trainees with the educational f" facilities that would be available if they were holding down a full time Job in an American city. For illiterates, schooling to the fourth grade level would be part of the training. For all others, education edu-cation would come outside regular training hours. In addition to the extension courses, the correspondence courses of the armed forces institute would be available. These include the institute's in-stitute's own 250 courses, plus about 700 courses offered by 85 colleges col-leges and universities. At each post an education officer and a staff of professional educators educa-tors would provide trainees educational educa-tional guidance. They would advise trainees of college entrance and scholarship requirements. . At the request of educational in- stitutions, they would give college entrance and scholarship examina-A examina-A Hons. They also would be prepared 7)i to give proven aptitude tests to as-t? as-t? list trainees In choosing future courses of study or vocations. , To assist its educational program, the army contemplates appointment of a committee of nationally recognized recog-nized leaders in elementary, secondary, second-ary, vocational and higher education. educa-tion. This committee would include representatives of labor, management, manage-ment, the learned professions and agriculture. |