Vocational rehabilitation of disabled soldiers and sailors. Letter from the Federal board for vocational education, transmitting, in response to a Senate resolution of Jan. 27, report on a preliminary study by the Federal board entitled "Vocational rehabilitation and placement of disabled soldiers and sailors"

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WBl'lZWlVd65TH CONGRESS 1 DOCUMENTSENATE
2d Session / No. 166
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
OF SOLDIERSDISABLED
AND SAILORS
LETTER FROM THE FEDERAL BOARD FOR
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
IN RESPONSE TO A SENATETRANSMITTING,
RESOLUTION OF JAN. REPORT27, ON
A PRELIMINARY STUDY BY THE FEDERAL BOARD
ENTITLED "VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
AND PLACEMENT OF DISABLED
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS"
JANUARY 1918. Referred to the Committee on Education30,
and Labor and ordered to be printed
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1918POT.
FEDERAL BOARD FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.
MEMBERS.
DAVID F. JAMES P.HOUSTON, Chairman, MUNROE,
and Commerce.Secretary ofAgriculture. Manufacture
WILLIAM C. CHARLES A.REDFIELD, GREATHOUSE,
Commerce.Secretary of Agriculture.
WILLIAM B. ARTHUR E.WILSON, HOLDER,
Labor. Labor.Secretary of
P. P. Commissioner Education.CLAXTON, of
EXECUTIVE STAFF.
C. A. Director.PROSSER,
LAYTON JOSEPHINE T.S. HAWKINS, BERRY,
Assistant Director Assistant Director Homefor for
Education. Economics Education.Agricultural
LEWIS H. CHARLES H.CARRIS, WINSLOW,
Assistant Director Assistant Director Research.for for
Industrial Education.
CHEESMAN A. HERRICK,
Special Agentfor
Commercial Education.
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65TH CONGRESS, 1ftQO XtJaO. JLO*7.9n Su-HQTrkM2D SESSION.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
JANUARY 1918.28,
Mr. SMITH of submitted the which wasGeorgia resolution;following
considered and to.agreed
RESOLUTION.
1 That the Federal Board for Vocational Edu-Resolved,
2 cation be directed to furnish to the Senate such information
3 as it have or can obtain on the rehabilitationmay readily
4 and vocational reeducation of soldiers and sailors.crippled
371848LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
VOCATIONALFEDERAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION,
OFFICE OF THE BOARD,
1918.Washington, January 29,
lion. THOMAS R. MARSHALL,
President United States Senate,
D. C.Washington,
is in ofSIR: The Federal Board for Vocational Education receipt
1918:the resolution of the Senate of 28,following January
the Federal Board for be directed to furnishThatResolved,
information as it haveorcan obtain ontherehabilitationto the Senate such may readily
of soldiers and sailors.and vocational reeducation crippled
aPursuant thereto there is herewith transmitted preliminary study
" and Place-the Federal board entitled Vocational Rehabilitationby
ment of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors."
Respectfully,
JAMES P. MUNROE,
I 'ice Chairman.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
andPART I. General Page.principles policies:
9Foreword
The problem
need for vocational education for disabled soldiers and sailorsThe
To economic1. insure independence
vocational2. To avoid degeneration
To3. prevent exploitation
trade skill4. To conserve
national rehabilitation5. To insure
To of labor to demand6. adjust supply
new vocational7. To develop efficiency
reeducationCost of vocational
of after the warfor victims industryPreparation
'
to be rendered . .servicesSpecific
Immediate action required
Public support
control and administration versus private
Military discipline
National versus State administration and control
20with the StatesCooperation
21with agencies private
21the work of vocational rehabilitationFinancing
22the Federal GovernmentAppropriation by
22Provision for workpreliminary survey for the conduct of vocational reeducation work 22b) for of men and their the!a)e) support dependents during
22of reeducationperiod
the States 22byAppropriation
23by municipalities
Contributions and 23by semipublic agenciesprivate
Need for teachers for rehabilitation 24training for enactment of 26early legislation
Conference to formulate a of rehabilitation 28comprehensive plan
must be broad and flexible 29Legislation
PART II. andForeign legislation experience:
Coordination and centralization of .'. 31authority.
;England
Naval and war act of 1915 32military pensions
Work of the committee 33statutory
allowanceTemporary 34
35Hospital discharges
Provision for reeducation 36
act 36Ministry-of-pensions
Naval and act of 1917 37military war-pensions
for disabled men 38Regulations training
Employment 39
Trade committees 39advisory
boards 40wagesAdvisory;
into trades 40Inquiry- CONTENTS.8
andPART II. Continued.legislation experienceForeign
France: P .age
for reeducationefforts 42Early
Office des mutiles et relormes de lanational Guerre 43
Provincial committees 45
Rehabilitation 45
46Register
into trades 46Inquiry
Reservation of employments 46
in case of injury 47Employee's liability
Canada:
commission 47Military hospitals
of the commissionand methods 49Purposes
forms commissionBlank used 50by military hospitals
55Belgium
Australia 55
55Italy
South Africa 57
Newfoundland 57
India 58
New Zealand 58
PART III. The size of the problem:
Some factors to be taken into consideration in the number thatestimating
will vocational reeducation 50require
PART IV. Outline for an exhaustive andstudy report:
Vocational reeducation and of disabled soldiers and sailors 73placement
PART V. A of the war 77bibliography cripple