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I believe that a splendid educational system will be part of the American army in years to come and that every man who enters the army will find himself better prepared for the activities of civilian life as a result of his service," said A. J. Ficks, of Louisville, Ky., at the Ebbitt.

"Approximately 150,000 of the American expeditionary forces have been enrolled in the American post schools. Many of them are colored boys from the South, who are learning how to read and write the language of the nation they fought for; many are new Americans who came from foreign lands to centres of population in Americas. They, too, are learning how to read and write the language of America." WASHINGTON POST.