. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. '^i^ y^^^^""^^"^ wmm RECONSTRUCTION CAMPS IN GREENHOUSES Educating the American soldiers who were maimed in the fighting in France in some work that they are able to do is one of the things the United States government has undertaken. Growing flowers in greenhouses is one of the courses taught. Here is how they do it at Fort McPherson, Ga. mmi. HEN the maimed among the many thousands of wound- ed American soldiers reach home during the next few months they will find that Uncle Sam and his neph- ews are prepared to receive them. Not o
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. '^i^ y^^^^""^^"^ wmm RECONSTRUCTION CAMPS IN GREENHOUSES Educating the American soldiers who were maimed in the fighting in France in some work that they are able to do is one of the things the United States government has undertaken. Growing flowers in greenhouses is one of the courses taught. Here is how they do it at Fort McPherson, Ga. mmi. HEN the maimed among the many thousands of wound- ed American soldiers reach home during the next few months they will find that Uncle Sam and his neph- ews are prepared to receive them. Not only will they get the enthusiastic wel- come that is their due, but they will find that preparations have been made to take care of them until they have regained their strength and that then opportunities will be at hand to re-educate them in some useful and profitable occupations that they can do to become self-supporting. Through the cooperation of the Amer- ican Eed Cross, Federal Board for Vo- cational Education, authorized by an act of congress, and the U. S. War De- partment, aided by many public spirited citizens, reconstruction "camps," as they are caMsd, have been and are be- ing established in many parts of the country. Here the maimed soldiers, after they have been discharged from the hospitals and convalescent camps, will be wel- oome and given an opportunity to learn any one of many voca- tions that they physic- ally are able to follow. Teaching Our Work. One of these voca- tions that already is being taught is that of growing flowers. So far few maimed soldiers have been returned to this country, and are attending 'the schools that have been estab- lished in greenhouse ranges near the army camps. There are, how- ever, hundreds of sol- diers who are conval- escing from sickness and injury in the train- ing camps attending the classes in floricul- ture. And to these pupils will be added as soon as they are able the men who have lost an arm or a leg, or oth
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