Steps have been taken by the Canadian Government, through the Directorate of Auxiliary Services of the Canadian Forces to provide, for the education of young enlisted men so that, "through their enlistment, they may not be deprived of those elements of culture, training and character building to fit them for the future." In describing this work, Brig. W. W. Foster, Director of the Auxiliary Services, stated that "it was one of the great tragedies of 1914-1918 that in addition to the appaling sacrifice of life incidental to warfare, many of our finest and best, lost through Jack of educational portunities their rightful places in the race of life."
It is intended that this educational service, supplemented by the assistance of libraries, will not only be carried on in Canada but as the need isos later extended Overseas. The method of instruction will consist of talks, discussions, and allotted reading rather than in mere lectures. Special importance will be given to courses in conversational French and German. Consideration is also to be given in some quarters to the completion of courses leading to matriculation and the B.A. degree. Canadian universities and the Department of Education of the various provinces are ce-operating in this scheme.
It is but natural that much of the auxiliary service work and particularly that in connection with educational matters, should be undertaken by war veterans of the great war of 1914-1918 who are in a better position than anyone to appreciate the requirements of the men in service. At the outset such major national organizations as the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the
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