Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Sunday july 15, 1945the stars and stripes Page a army a school program sex _. He a the army education program will reach All soldiers who desire to participate in it and whose military duties permit them to a Eisenhower. Do you know 1. That participation in the army education program is voluntary its up to you whether or not you take advantage of the program. 2. That in a theater wide Survey made recently two soldiers out of three indicated a desire to participate in the program. 3. That participation in the program costs nothing except an initial $2.00 fee if you enrol in to Safi self teaching or correspondence courses. 4. That your unit has or will have a quota for attendance at of universities at the theater centralized technical school and at various civilian universities and institutions and that military conditions permitting you will have a Chance to apply for enrolment in such of these places As May interest you. 5. That in your battalion or regiment there is an a educational advisement officer who can give advice on what schools to attend and what courses to take and on Job opportunities Back Home. 6. That the army education program will not make you a pm. O. Or a skilled craftsman but it will enable you to make the most of your time it will get you Back into the habit of study and it will facilitate your return to civil life. 7. That participation in the program will not delay your return to civil life except in rare cases and then Only for the time required to Complete a course begun in a civilian University or technical Institute. 8. That you will return to your unit after attending a i University or civilian institution. Except in rare cases where the unit May have been alerted or have left the theater. 9. That in the i universities you will study under some of americans leading educators that in your unit command school you will study from Standard textbooks selected by committees of american educators. 10. That any work you Complete successfully in the army education program will be noted on your permanent record. Musafi the army a correspondence school general Dwight d. Eisenhower in a statement inaugurating the theater education program said recently a a the army has. Undertaken its educational program in order to fulfil its obligation to the soldiers who have won our great Victory. The program already is under Way. It will be accelerated in the weeks and months ahead. A the army education program will provide the individual Soldier with opportunities both for study and for vocational training. Within his own unit the Soldier will be Able to learn the rudiments of a skill or Trade often through a on Ttye jobs training. Also within tils unit the Soldier will find schools wherein he May select from a wide Range of courses. A outside his unit the Soldier with a suitable background will be Able to study in special army University study centers or to further his knowledge of mechanical skills in a centralized army vocational school. There y wih also be provisions whereby soldiers May study in recognized civil educational institutions both in the United kingdom and on the continent. Finally the army is maintaining a system of correspondence courses which offer a wide variety and through which the Soldier May pursue his studies to the maximum extent of his inclination and of the time available to him. A in establishing this diversified program in the european theater we Are not proposing or promising to work miracles we intend simply to do everything we can to assist the american Soldier in preparing himself to meet the new challenges of civilian life. In the last analysis these challenges will be met and overcome through the inherent Good sense and Industry of the Soldier  aside from contributing to discipline and morale the education program has the further objective of assisting in the preparation of men for their return to civilian life. First of All in this regard the army Hopes to impart not less than a fifth Grade general education to All military personnel who have not received such education previously. Secondly the program has the Mission of providing men and women who want to learn with one or More useful vocational or professional skills or Basic education let Ding to such skills. Unit i amp e officers and their assistants Are in a position to provide individuals in their commands with advice and information to help them Leach suitable choices of studies in the education program based on their plans for future education of employment a a. A a a a. A a Quot. Every ambitious Serviceman and woman in the Eto today has an Opportunity to study and prepare Fot postwar professions and industries under a three Way educational program devised for off duty study by Musafi the army a correspondence school. With the world As a Campus and historic Europe As a study Hall the educational facilities for army students Are unlimited and unprecedented. The world wide University enables those whose education was disrupted by the War to renew relations with institutions of learning. Those who have been so effected May take advantage of the refresher courses offered in their respective Fields before they return to american campuses. A Soldier student will get As much out of Musafi courses As he puts into them. The courses have been carefully selected to serve men and women who want to use their off duty hours advantageously. The Institute offers service students three methods of study As follows 1 Musafi correspondence courses. 2. Self teaching courses. 3. University Extension courses. Two of the courses Musafi correspondence and self teaching Are handled directly by the Institute. In the third course University Extension Musafi merely acts As an agent Between the student and the University. The Institute also acts As an educational advisor to the student. It helps him determine whether or not he has sufficient background to take the course he has selected and guides his educational Progress. For example if a student wanted to become an accountant and did not have elementary training in arithmetic bookkeeping and commercial Law the institutes educational advisors would Aid the student in selecting a course of stud leading to Hla objective. A Brief analysis of the courses offered is presented below in order that the student May select what he believes is the Best system for him to follow Musafi correspondence courses. Under this method the student receives an average of three lessons at a time. He studies textbooks or lecture material in his respective Field and within a specified period mails the completed lessons to Musafi where they Are graded and returned with a new set of lessons. When the course is completed he May be tested if an end of course test is available for the subject not All correspondence courses have an end of course test. Musafi self teaching courses. This method gives the student the Complete course at one time. He gets the textbooks lecture material and study guide and is required to study the course by himself. An end of course test if available is Given by an officer. Of course the student May always continued Oft Page d features of the army education program described in detail elsewhere in this supplement 1. United states armed forces Institute. 2. Training within civilian agencies. 2. Army University centers. 4. Command unit schools 5. Centralized technical school. 6. Army information education staff school. 7. On the Job training described on this Page. This is the army a correspondence school it offers a selection of 205 courses. Described on Page b. In this qualified Soldier students Are placed in outstanding civilian educational or Industrial institutions in the United kingdom or on the continent usually for one semester. Described on Page of the army a own i universities where typical University programs Are provided for qualified personnel. Described on pages b and c. These schools Are operated by and within battalions air Force groups or units of similar size they offer courses ranging from literacy raining through second year College instruction. Described on Page c. The army a vocational school which provide courses in about 18 major vocational Fields and in the occupational skills associated with them. Described on Page the i amp e school in paria which trains the key personnel who conduct the i amp e program within units. Described on Page Dot. In this practical vocational training is Given on he jobs by expert the army a technical services