The Duke Times (Duke, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1920 Page: 2 of 8
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thai It la may to wear becomingly.
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to nulr a successful choir*, sre--the
"ort of wear required. and the sultabll
Ity of the fwi to these requirements
Having settled these matter* the choice ** ~7"~ J T
la narrowed 10 a certain character of «»«hered aN-u the neck.
large c at sleeves provided with cuffs
and deep lnvcrt««d plaits at the aide*.
garment. Then It remains to pick out
one that auita the Individual ta»tc and
It will prove a Joy aa long as It lasts.
One of the coata pictuted here I* a
very handsome, long. full, atralght
model. It has a very wide shawl col-
lar and deep shaped cuff* of Hudson
seal and for further ornament, large
barrel-shaped buttons that are placed
at the end of double rows of cord set
In the material. A very low waistline
Is defined at the aides by rows of ma-
Two more plaits at the back form a
center panel which Is enriched by
embroidery and embroidery l» placed
to the very b.-st advantage on the col-
lar.
Either of these coats Is as hand-
some a garment as any one could wish
and they are altogether different. Ia
making a selection the thing Is to suit
the coat to the wearer.
Frocks Eloquent of New Styles
THEKF. are a few Important points pears in the narrow bands of krimtne#
in tbe dc* stele* for fall that that finish the neck and sleeves.
should not be overlooked. Some of With such pretentious afternoon
them cannot be—tbey are everywhere gowns formal hat* are worn and black
no apparent, like the vogue for em- velvet Is enjoying great favor. Many
broidery oa everything *e wear. Em- of tbem are trimmed with plumage of
broidery Is to be credited with do'ng some sort, and It Is nearly always
a great work for the present seasoa's mounted at the side.
■ppare*. makmg It rich and interest- A notable dress for afternoon wear,
lag and proving the most versatile of in which satin and georgette are ooo
cmbellu+rer-t more united. I* more practical than Its
Beaidee em!»roderies of silk, formal splendid rival and quite aa original.
are beginning to It has a aatin underskirt aad low
r Just how mach can be done with sleeveless bodice. Tbe taatc and over-
TVf as room for endless ta- bodice exploit narrow tacks aad row*
geaaity la aw-'?in* tbeat which mesas of stitches la heavy silk seed ta a
IM aadHtdas tssta may be nerr*d sew way Tbe tank- aad bodice «fea
r It la poartbte to ooo at the fraat ressnlinc the under** r
i frock tato seoaetbtng dt»- of aarta ta a kwg paaeL aad there la
"J aflrtkig ta It tbe attrac a aas* af wide aal
aasal ways.
<n» wroxat 4 r- RMdri daai sNeve the destga a* attractive that aay rolar
affair by tbe ar- sight be rbaora Mr It
by his enlisting In the army for our
educational course. I would like to
know It." says General Hnrris. "Most
Initnigranta are here for the purpose
of Incoming thrifty cMsens. and with
the army pay there Is no ronson shy a young
man cannot be honorably discharged at the end of
three years with a snug bank account, n working
education, a good trade, and an American heart.
Orders have been scut out by Geixral Harris
concerning the enlistment of young foreigners who
do not speak English and illiterates who desire
education. Classes In elementary English and jth-
er grammar school subjects are now organized.
The new schools are at Camp Jackson. S. C..
Camp Pike, Ark.. Camp Grant. III.. Camp Travis.
Texas, and Camp Lewis. Wash. These are recruit
educational centers modeled after the one which
has been so successful at Camp Upton, N. Y.. now-
transferred to Camp Dix. N. J.
"An astounding percentage of the men In our
great army of more than 3,500,000 In the World
war were Illiterates, and it was necessary to give
technical training to 1,250,000," says General Har-
ris. "In fact, educated men were so scarce that
many regiments at the front were badly handi-
capped because their best men were taken out
for other duty requiring me* of capacity and In-
telligence."
Just a year ago the war department issued an
order defining the educational*policy for the army,
establishing the "University in Khaki." It had
two main objects: One was to train technicians
I and mechanics to meet the army's needs and to
• raise the soldier's general intelligence in order to
j Increase his military efficiency. The other was to
j fit the soldier for a definite occupation upon his
return to civil life.
By November 1, 1S.OOO men were enrolled. On
March 1 the enrollment had reached 100.000.
There are now more than 105.000 men takine 107
courses. The promises of the recruiting officers
for the new army are redeemed. Three-eighths
of the soldier's working time (73$ hours a year)
In each post is made available for school work.
Any soldier once enrolled for a definite piece of
work must complete It. 6lnce It becomes a mili-
tary obligation. In consequence, all-types of in-
struction are given. To insure for the future an
adequate plan, various preliminary conferences
have been held.
A summer school for teachers i-> being held to
I perfect and standardize courses and method* of
training. Some of the best educational specialists
In the country are there and contribute to the
success of this school.
A majority of the men in the 3nny have not
completed the full grammar school course. They
are. of course, over eighteen. The "appliestory
method" is employed. Each man is given a series
of concrete Jobs or projects In technical courses.
The same principle is employed in general educa-
tional courses: a series of questions are asked,
discussions follow, and each man is required to
write his own answer. These compositions are
corrected and returned. Spelling drills in com-
pliance with this method are employed.
At Camp Dix. 1.800 illiterates are being trained
intensively for three months in English, military
practices, and in subjects that make for good citi-
zenship. Here also the "applicatory Method" Is
used as far aa possible.
Tests for proficiency are being worked out care-
fully. The award of certificates as a result of
these tests will be made as an additional stimu-
lant. Eram tbe experience of the training camps
In the greet war. the army a« a whale has coots
to believa la this new army educatlea. This in
Itself Is a guarantee of success
-One of tbe rbief daties of tbe aew corps if
chaplains la the array la ta give sympatbe-e
aid to tbe foreign bom and to these wbo My
cat be able ta pr.'ect their own la terrors. ~ adds
Oinrrsl Harris -*o mare vslusMa service caa
be md> rid ta thr naatrj tbaa ta briag -he
f-signs i *•»* tbe army la tj
Mb
all cumtiibed may fa-
vorably react u|»n his
character. So fur aa It
I* humanly possible, «r
arv as much responsible
for the young man •
character and hahlta aa
we are for his training.
We want the beat Influ-
ences to surround bun
for all t wenty ■ four
hours of his day and:
our rrsponslbilltlett have
not ceased until we have made of him not only a
tir-t . lass soldier, but a high-spirited, well-edu-
cated American citizen."
All this Is encouraging: every thinking man
knows that one of the most serious questions lu
our national life is Illiteracy in Its various forms
and with Its various ramifications. When the
Americanization bill was before the last session of
congress it was shown that twenty-four and nine-
elevenths per cent of our soldiers could not read,
write or tqvak the English language. It was
further stated that there are over 8.000.000 people
In this country over ten years of age who can
neither read, write nor speak the English language,
and that at least 55 per cent of thetn are native
born. This Is a good many people. Senator Ken-
yon helped us realize this vast army of illiterates
by saying one day:
"Mr. President, If the Illiterates and the foreign
born who can not speak our language should be
reviewed from a stand In front of the White
House, marching by two abreast, and marching 25
miles a day. it would take two months of solid
marching for them to pass the reviewing stand."
This fact is particularly Important Just now
because as someone has said:
"Discontent is mumbling and violence is ranting
on all sides. America Is on trial before 10.000
soap boxes: chaos Is everywhere seeking recruits
from the ranks of misunderstanding and Illiteracy.
Illiteracy is a pick-and-shovel estate, a life sen'ence
to mentality. Democracy may not have fixed
classes and swrvlve. An outbreak of hoof-and-
icouth disease would compel instant remedial laws
and funds to contain the menace within bounds.
It is even more incumbent upon us to defend
healthy citizenship against civic incapables. If a
hundred million of us stand together, we must
think together and that without foreign accent"
Former Secretary of the Interior Franklin K.
I_ane put the thing in a nutshell when he said:
"An uninformed democracy is not a democracy."
This uninformed democracy is to be pitied. The
thousands of misguided men today in America
are In a sense to be pitied. As Senator Kenyon
said:
"Tbey do not know the purposes of America,
for they have had no opportunity to learn. They
do noi know that this is in fact the land of the
poor boy; that men have given their lives that
the doors of opportunity might ever be open ta
the children of tomorrow; that the opportunities
for their children are the best of any nation on
earth. Our country is to blame because tbe chance
has not been presented for tbem to know. Many
of them are eager to know America for them-
selves and for their children. If they cannot
read or speak or understand the American lan-
guage. how can they know the wonderful stories
of opportunity in this country? How can they
understand tbe heights to which their children
may attain in this land at freedom?"
-Boys of foreign birth have gone out to fight for
the nation Just as loyally as those who were
born in this country. Tbe long roils at honor of
those wbo have been left on the fields of Prance
contain the names of nearly every nationality oo
earth. There is good material here for American-
ization. The melting pot cannot boU unless there
is fuel under it. and that fuel is education."
So what tbe United States army is doinf la Just
on muck fuel under tbe netting pot
Take a trip down to Camp Grant, for Instance,
where a few years ago tbe national array vU m
the process of hasty manufacture. Here recently
were to be found gene-a' staff officer* by tbe doa-
en. Major General Crowder waa there. So was
Secretary of War Baker
The tarter was <aa band to addfess a awrt af
Hernial srfrml gre4uatiag ctasa. wk'ck for mm*
aaontb bad bees —flag ta pref<ere for ti# work
af etfnratlBg IV aaMer There were ever IjM
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During the great war. you see. officers found
that altogether too many of their men were Il-
literates. Moreover, one-third of the national
forces had to be given mechanical training In or-
der to carry on the work of the army. Warfare
has become ao complicated In this advanced aga
that ability to fix a stalled mule Is not enough.
A few wallops on the nose may repair the latter,
but an auto engine requires more expert treat-
ment.
So the education and recreation branch of the
war plffbs division was Instituted with a total of
$4,500,000 to operate on in the next 12 months.
Its business will be to take the "il" out of all
illiterate recruits and to give the rest of the on-
listed men training in any vocation they may
choose. In this way, according to the theory, mil-
itary efficiency will be Increased and the soldier
will leave the army prepared to enter industry or
commerce or farm as a responsible citizen.
Says Maj. Bernard Lentz of the general staff
corps:
•Intensive vocational work will be done in the
winter months, while the summer will be dedi-
cated to drilling and maneuvering. This school
work will not encroach on the military program
of the army, for it will merely use up the time
which used to be given over to "bunk fatigue' un-
der an eight-hour day."
There is a different attitude toward the enlisted
man under the new plan, according to Maj. Ed-
mund R. Andrews, who will be in charge of the
education and recreation work at Camp Grant
"His self-respect will be increased," he says,
"and the civilian will also respect him. We want
to get the idea out of the civilian's head that ai
soldier is a hard-boiled bum."
And now let us take a look around the drab
wooden houses which were used as barracks dur-
ing the mobilization. Camp Grant as one of the
nine corps areas in our country, will be the school
center for the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, and
Michigan.
In a classroom we find a dozen or more boys
In O. D. blouses sitting at desks. Up in front is
a civilian Instructor. One of the soldiers is read-
ing aloud. It is a vigorous narrative about a ball
game, with plenty of healthy slang and a Babe
Ruth ending.
In another room of the same building we find-
a platoon of men taking a spelling lesson under
the guidance of Miss Jeannie Polk.
Another building. Here are a collection of gas
vehicles, from motorcycles to caterpillar tractors.
Tbey are in various stages of dismemberment.
Here and there we see a blue denimed soldier
tinkering with the intestines of an engine.
Other soldiers are being taught business meth-
ods. On a model dairy farm Uncle Sam is train-
ing agriculturists and so on. all through tbe camp
—and tbe other camps like It
The greatest American! rat loo work the normal
graduates will perform this winter will be taking
tbe illiterate soldier recruits, of which there are
many, and teaching them to speak, read and
write English.
One* at a great e^-^sitioo In a foreign land, aa
American stood wateuing the troope of all nations
go by oo parade, so tbe story goes A foreigner
stood beside the American pointing out tbe sol-
diers of tbe various countries and their flags. Ha
«nld: "Tboee are tbe English troupe and that la
tbe flag of tbe king; thoae are tbe German sol-
diers and that Is the flag of the kaiser; those are
the Japanese troops, and that ta tbe flag of the
mikado; tbaae are tbe soldier* of Raaaia and thai
ta tbe tag -if tbe caar " Presently, aa tbe Assert-
can troops approached, flying the Stars sad
Stripes, marcttng to tbe rune of tbe Star Spangted
Bar er tbe Air- rice a apoke far tbe flrat time. and.
turning to bis foreign friend, be sakd:
"Aad tbaa are tbe Amerleaa aslffises ad that
Is my flag, as* tbe flag «f saty ktac. as* tfce Sac
ad aay ear. as* the flsg af aay kntaar M my
flag aad tbe flag af essey «m emaaalMi
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Thurman, W. R. The Duke Times (Duke, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1920, newspaper, October 15, 1920; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc403276/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.