Charges Against the Federal Board for Vocational Education (Volume 1-17); Hearings Before the Committee on Education, House of Representatives, Sixty-Sixth Congress, Second Session (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1920. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... STATEMENT OF MR. ARTHUR P. THOMAS. (The witness was duly sworn by the chairman.) The Chairman. You may give your residence, as well as your full name. Mr. Thomas. My name is Arthur P. Thomas; residence 456 High Street, Elmira. The Chairman. You were invited to come to testify, giving to us your experience in reference to your effort to get vocational training. You may proceed in your own way. Mr. Thomas. Do you wish my service record? The Chairman. Tell us your service record. Mr. Thomas. I enlisted July, 1915, served until January 16, 1918. I was injured in the Big Bencl district of Texas, March 20 or there abouts, 1917, shortly before the United States entered the war. My spine was crushed by an 80-foot fall. I received injuries--a broken jaw, broken ribs, and broken leg. The Chairman. What character of service were you in? Mr. Thomas. Troop C of the SLxth Cavalry. At the time of my injury I was escorting a paymaster through an unknown trail under protest. I protested the fact that none of us were acquainted with the trail and in spite of those protests, they sent us out with the paymaster, in spite of the fact that they had a Government scout there whose sole duty it was to guide them there. That scout was doing nothing half the time and we had to do that escorting duty. As a consequence, three men who went out on this detail were injured in some manner. The Chairman. How long was that after you went into the service down there? Mr. Thomas. This was before the United States got into the war. I enlisted in the Sixth Regular Cavalry and was sent down to the Texas border and served in Brownsville and with Pershing in Mexico. Mv regiment went into Mexico with Pershing and we were asked to relieve the Fourteenth Cavalry in the Big Bend district, be...