Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               The stars and stripes education supplement july 15, 1945 Page c 1 so a Jii Muiir unit schools win be established in each fro Tan a shows a Toce a new pts a Quot Ott Ltd jul a to a by the. Such As a Post Camp or a to Maucri a on and will include two types of menus Pinin a Rad mite and vote a pared they Are deigned not Only to in not Ltd titty the theater list of All col a to be Avail As addition a available supp Talog will be Pri cited. Required for Tai in the Catalon Art the present Tima lists to a Mas Atu air a  a a a r urn Renews will be established technical to provide and technical for the taoops.5 a Tipit cranes offered while Many schools hate already been or Are being organised in Milts which have completed their combat Mission the official opening Date for the program Bias been set for the 1st of August. This will allow time for the reshuffling of personnel and the Transfer of units which Are awaiting shipment Home or to Semi permanent locations in France and Germany. Outfits ready to go May Start their programs in Advance of August l a pm Alog of courses has been distributed to information and mutation officers in the Field which addition to mum course title the Catalon shows its educational level qualifications for Entrance Content of the course its length special features and instructor qualifications. The specialised vocational courses in technical schools will include such courses As Auto mechanics Blue or Lett Reading carpentry electrical trades photography radio repair. Welding and heavy equipment operation. The instructors will be qualified officers and enlisted men from the units themselves. When qualified instructors Are not available within a unit they May be  from the next higher Headquarters. The Catalon of courses suggests types of personnel who May. Be selected As instructors for each course for example the instructor1 qualifications for the two courses in a mall business Are High school graduation or the equivalent and i some business experience. College work in business it Pirn mint ration is of tel Rah if some suggested sources for instructors Are Chain store manager san 352. Accountant san 265lawyer san 279vocational adviser san 336purchasing agent or buyer san 371 and economist ssn426. These occupations can be checked against the form 66-1 and 20 of the officers and enlisted men in the unit it is expected that approximately 2,200 schools to serve move than 1,250,000 troops will be established. Over 13,000 key administrative officers and enlisted men have already been trained to conduct these schools in the army information Ilion staff Schob Laju francs and England. It is estimated that a total of 100,000 administrative personnel and instructors must be trained in command that tog schools within the major commands to conduct the program. About 4,006,000 textbooks have been allocated by the War department to the european theater of operations for use in the program. Of these approximately 3,000,000 have already arrived in the theater and 1,700.000 have been distributed to the Field. Selecting courses troops will have free Choice As to what phase of the program they will follow and win select the courses in which they Are most interested. Educational advisement officers will assist them in selecting subjects in line with their postwar plans and ambitions and their previous experience and education. A courses to be offered in the command unit schools have been divided into blocks of work each Block requiring 20 hours of study and so far As possible each Block is made Independent of subsequent blocks so that if a student stops in the Middle of a course to go Home he will still have benefited from the instruction. The courses to be offered in the unit end technical continued on Page d eur in courses m a. Of i it. 1 now open to selected officer personnel who Jim is program Brigtsen. Paul chief of Usset Indian division a via students who \ enrol in any of the Continental schools or in England Are advised that they must accept the condition that the will remain at the the entire period of their respective courses. This Means that a Soldier with sufficient Points and Elf Cible for discharge must forfeit his chances of returning to the a is. Prior to the termination of his studies. A applicants for these courses a re also advised that their attendance at schools in Europe in no Way affects their eligibility for withdrawal from classes at any time for redeployment to another Cheater of operations. The program is scheduled to begin immediately with an initial placement of approximately 1,456 Wolcher Etu dents. As the curriculum develops into the Field of industries and As the regular fall semesters at she various institutions Are begun x 4fc e authorities believe that an enrolment of Between seven and eight thousand soldiers can be accomplished. Highly qualified military personnel with previous academic and professional background axe offered an Opportunity to continue their studies which May have been interrupted by the War while others jul have a Chance to do nost graduate work in their respective Fields. Applicants for these courses will be screened by a qualified of Fier in the a own unit before they Are enrolled. Those who do not possess the necessary qualifications for the courses offered will note accepted. The applicant s qualifications will be determined from data on Lam ago form supplemented where possible by an interview with his information and education officer and Fields at its language other the English is used it is prerequisite that the Soldier has a working knowledge of the j. Guage be for he can take the course the courses of study planned under the Toca program include some of the highest institutions of Lemming in Europe. Boyuer scholars a elected from a Ach Etc command will be placed on detached service with the communications zone base or Seet Tol in which r institution is located. Qualifications for application to Continental universities Are baited on the individual Soldier s or Offley will or s previous education. It is stipulated tar the Soldier student have two or More years of College study and for Industrial courses its equivalent in practical experience. However in exceptional cases Toca will accept a High school education in lieu of the two years of College study. Information and officials said that such selections would be held to a minimum another important Factor in the selection of applicants is whether a Man s unit can readily spare him for the length of Toms a Quot specified for is essential a Given course. If he for the efficient operation of his unit the applicant May be rejected. Since each Soldier scholar selected to attend one of the european schools becomes a representative of the United states off legals stressed the importance of the applicants seriousness of purpose. Students who cannot be expected to pursue study or training in a serious vein Are not tin it it of participating in the program be to a great extent a on their i with a minimum of military control exercised Over them. The courses Are designed for students who have a genuine desire to profit by opportunities to come into Contact with the ufos and culture of a foreign country and the proper Type of student can do Meh toward furthering International Good will the Toca has released the Fol lowing summer schedule of courses which will be offered at the schools and for the length of time indicated French language and civilization sorbonne University of Paris 16 july-6 sept., to be Given at three Levels elementary intermediate and advanced. French civilization sorbonne University of Paris a 14-Day course on the culture and civilization of the French people15 july-26 july and 26 july-11 August to be continued As a series. Fine arts painting sculpture architecture and engraving. Scale Des beaux arts University of Paris 1 August-30 september. Agronomy Grandes Ecoles do France University of Paris advanced students only16 july-6 sept. Music composition instrumental music for orchestra pieces solve get grammar of music Harmony voice and voice culture. Conservatoire de paria 23 july-30 september. Dramatic arts Royal Academy of dramatic arts London 36 july-26 sept. Dramatic arts Central school of speech training and dramatic arts London 16 july-11 aug. Architecture. School of architecture. London 16 july-22 sept. Library science Library association London 30 Juty-25 aug. Building materials advanced research study. Building research station Watford England 16 july 11 aug. English literature Glasgow University Scotland 16 july-24 aug. Modern history Glasgow University Scotland. 19 Julv-24 aug. A. V c a it it a he famous 8or�ou.e in parts tasks go to school Here a comans a cowl in franc. Al students take m break in 1 a e trained Soldier Tost Rue tor Kelps a puts cd stuck a ending for the Here Are samples of courses available to you in the various schools Usa i Bhimu Law Grey tart Lii  i America a stary general science inert Aale Chen my physics a Tatala engine a tame bile repairing diesel engines beating ant vent Latiea woo Ceas Metlen applied electricity a and scores of accent tag Syc Belgy Mereta Adang tech Nigus Market tag Sana Fred sets Dairy cattle animal Saa Tatien and disease Centre. Modern edae Nuon Pere Mansilp and supervision coma Aereal Art mechanical drawing modern Gas and Beer pc refrigeration of other to nurses. Surveying instr meat repair Machino shop me chantes. 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Top flight colleges Mali found universities. Of  on any aspect of the army education program see your unit 1 and b officer. A Corporal instructs a Parachute regiment no school Elsaai Diuresis so production and Dairy cattle raising i universities and tech school the european theater of operations will operate two army University centers and one centralized technical school these institutions will be very similar to universities and vocational schools now operating in the United states. Sessions wih be of eight weeks duration. Courses in the army University study centers will be open to officers warrant officers enlisted men members of the army nurse corps and wac. No provision is made for female student personnel in the centralised technical school. Students will be on detached service from their units during the eight weeks session. They will return to their respective units upon the completion of the session unless their units Are alerted for departure from the theater prior to the completion of the course in which Case. Category n personnel Are returned to their units immediately and category in personnel Are transferred to the appropriate redeployment cent Upen completion of the Stessl eventual return to the United states. Army University centers two army University centers Are being established. Cue of these will be located at Shrivenham in England and is scheduled to open 36 july. The other will be at Biarritz on the coast of Southwest France and will open 20 August. The courses bought will be comparable to those of the average undergraduate College in the United states. Students attending must have a High school education or equivalent. Courses will cover subjects in the Fields of agriculture Commerce education engineering Fine arts journalism Liberal arts history languages philosophy Etc and the sciences. The staff other than administrative Supply and general housekeeping personnel will include army officers who were formerly University professors in the states and prominent civilian educators. Civilian instructor personnel has been selected from professors in the United a tales who hav Ltd a a Tbs theater to instruct in the army University centers. These Are being granted leaves of absence from their universities. Only personnel who have demonstrated marked Success in their respective Fields have been selected. Over 150 colleges and universities in the United states will be represented. Detailed records will be kept of each course that is taken by students in the University centers and technical school. Upon completion of courses certificates will be issued to the students showing the courses taken and grades showing the efficiency of the student while at these centers. A permanent record r or _ ttf5 of work done and degree of proficiency attained will be available in the War department for All discharged soldiers through entries made on individual personnel records. At the time of discharge a Soldier will be Given a record of his army career including educational experiences. This record May be presented for evaluation for credit at schools and colleges in the United states. Centralized technical school the theater Centra sed technical school opens at Warton. England in september. Courses will be available in the various trades such As aircraft and engine repair Auto mechanics blueprinting welding radio repair and machine shop mechanics. Courses will be of a weeks duration and the purpose of the school will be to provide vocational training for qualified military personnel. A student will also to Able to a peer amp he in Ono Mach Ankai Trade. He will be Side it As an example in engine ignition systems carburettors diesel fuel injection systems air plane lies or Blue print Reading. Instructors for the centralized technical Bohol Are being selected from military personnel to this theater and in the United states. Army instructors will be supplemented by expert civilian technicians obtained from manufacturers and from existing vocational schools and Industrial training schools in the United states. The civilian personnel obtained wih bring with them Modem trends in Industry and new types of equipment. New types of equipment now a experimental stages in the United states that have not been placed on the Market wih be presented to technical school students so that they will be familiar with the mechanical operation of tins equipment when they return to the United states. Civilian personnel have also been selected from the construction industries who will teach Modem trends to construction now being taught to the United states. Requirements for admission to the centralized technical school will be prior experience to the Trade or vocation or demonstrated aptitude in the course requested tor the student the capacity of each of the army University centers and centralized technical schools wih be 4,666 students. It has been necessary to place certain restrictions on the selection of students entering these centers As facilities Are not available for students who wish to Start to a new vocation. Research Survey have indicated that totem to these to nurses win be fsr higher than the number which can Tot accommodated and information and education officers charged with pasting upon applications and with the distribution of information con Eer Aing these courses wih be required to make careful selections and Send Only those students who a a a meet most from the course to a a a a  foe Ike future a e army education program is packed with practical courses