European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Centers for self improvement by Herb Scon staff writer Ott Hether housed la a service club. It the basement of a battalion head quarters or a quonset hut. Army Edu cation Centon Are equipped to help sol Lerg keep in step with the time every Usa eur Post with More than 750 troops has a Center and the services of a professional education adviser. The program cuts across All ranks and educational Levels at almost no Cost to the student the aim of the centers is to meet an educational needs of the Man in uniform said w. J. Win stood. These manifold need reflect a changing Soldier in � changing army. Ten years ago. 34 per cent of themen in the ranks were High school graduates. Today Tho figure is 59 Ner cent Wanstead is director of education in theoffice of maj Gen will no a. Cunningham Iii. U5areur Deputy chief of staff for personnel and administration. With the conditions under which a toe tical army must operate the resourcefulness and ability of the 109 Susareu education advisers constantly Ore challenged to provide Means for broadening the Dum tonal horizons of us. Fighting men win Iteal ingenuity of the he said must find ways to keep a progressive program running despite Man Euver inspections and a terms or any of the other sudden demands made upon Kol Durrs which Ca for immediate response in tests of combat during the Post 13 years the University of Maryland s european division has taken 133.000 military students through Colleg courses. At lower Levels an estimated 800.000 persons have done elementary work and 105.000 soldiers established High school equivalency in studies at education 1963 27,000 enlisted men and officers around the world took College courses wit the resulting award of 547 Bachelor degrees and 232 graduate degrees during Tho education is not Only an Avenue to self improvement and broader perspective but often open new Fields of interest to soldiers. Wins tend not unusual Tor a Man who has been a chronic troublemaker in an outfit to find himself crowing into a dependable Soldier through a new found desire to cited the Case of a hulking 6 foot 4 Soldier of foreign parentage a perennial up with a barroom fighter s Complex. The Soldier s co brought the Man tothe battalion education adviser with the pie will you be if you can do something Tor this fellow we r about to give up trying to and jobs to keep him the trooper had had Little formal schooling the educator Dis covered his in was cons Idem i y above a Raf that he was willing to learn an mainly needed encouragement to study. Starting with English classes the sol Dier took seriously to his books and began to shape up. Four months later the co recommended the Man for language school at Oberammergau. From there he went or to a Cic uni ultimate goals fixed by the army in 1u general educational development pro Gram iced for military personnel Are a College degree for every officer at Leas two years of College for warrant officers and High school equivalency for All education Center facilities Are provided by Post commanders. Textbooks in instructional materials come from the european Branch of the us. Armed Force Institute Musafi. Located at Grilc Shalm near Frankfurt. Appropriated funds pay qualified civil inn for elementary and High school subjects. Military in is Rue tors for evening classes Are hired from non appropriated 1942. Musafi headquartered at saturday april 20, 1963 Madison wis., has offered group study and correspondence courses at All Levels to the armed forces. While Only the Home office Issue teat reports for accreditation purposes Musafi. Europe handles testing nor admin isl ration for courses in Usa eur. Almost Al of the 400 courses available through Musafi can be offered As group study Classe at local education Center Sif More than 10 military students and a qualified instructor Are in the area according to Wanstead. Fie said the education renters Are open Day and night principally to meet the two top priorities of the ged program High school preparatory studios and mos re lated instruct Jon unlike the Currier Ilys of army Edu cation when most Ronsse were voluntary and held Only off duty directives no authorize use of a portion of duty time for the Soldier to study he continued. Primary Aims of the secondary school preparation the educator explained arc High school equivalency and another Hance at the army classification Battery tests for improved Hir Hor it score can open the door to selected service schools and specialize opportunities such As helicopter Pilot training Wanstead much As 288 hours of instruction is allowed for an individual to Complete High school or eighth Grade work with advisers permitted to schedule classes around a Nevers and training tests. Where some centers hold classes All Day through the week for six weeks for High school studies others May arrange class sessions Ever afternoon and two evenings r week on the Soldier s own Lime for 10 weeks. At the end of each High school Cycle students take end of course tests Femath English u Nodal science and physical science. Mos rent of courses include Typ ing military correspondence Auto mechanics and electronics As Well As Host country language instruction. Many centers now have courses i Reading improvement As part of the regu Lar instruction Salu win Stead. Student with Good test results in this can retake the army classification who score 110 or higher on the general technical area of the Battery Mustake the High school level ged test to qualify of a diploma or certificate of High school equivalency from their Home state Board of scoring 45 or higher on each of the five High school get test parts or whose average score is 50 with no score less than 40 qualify for admission to the University of Maryland program. Selection of eligible personnel for pre Paratory and High school instruction u one of the main tasks of education advisers. In addition to counselling on civilian accreditation for those men who successfully comple e the ged tests win Steul unable to attend classes on duty time he added May meet the came requirement through group study off duty courses or by completing correspondence work with usar Kur education advisers wll hold their annual conference at Germany. May 6 to 10. Repro sen to live from Allied defense ministries and . Army educators will explore Means for cooperation and educational Exchange pro Grams for years our nato allies have watched army education grow in time has come for an Exchange of ideas on How to provide better educational services not Only for the american Soldier but for All men and women serving inthe Western Alliance Wanstead sold. The stars and stripes Rote Ometer up Reading Tweedi. Amy u. Of Maryland psychology student a lilt clinic. German it popular mos a lat a court Al ctn to. At Well Ai typing and military correspond inc. Jas Page u
