SOLDIERS MADE FARMERS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17061, 20 September 1929, Page 7

SOLDIERS MADE FARMERS

SCHOOL FOR WIVES, TOO PLENTY OF JOBS CHISLEDON, Wiltshire, Aug. 3. Great success is attending the work 0/ the Army Vocational Training School at Ohisledon, where soldiers during the last six months of their service are prepared for civilian life in the Dominions. Letters from all over the world have been received by tho Commandant, Lieu-teant-Colonel H. J. Stibbard, telling ol the value of the training in fitting men for well-paid employment. “When I arrived 111 Canada,” says a typical correspondent, “I was offeree four, farm jobs. . There are always good opportunities for those who are willing to work hard.” Although tho men at Chisledon are still in the Army, there is no Army discipline, no saluting, and distinctions of rank. Farming, dairy work, and poultrykeeping are among the most important activities. The stiutlents farm more than 2000 acres of land under conditions as much as possible like those they will meet with in Canada. The instructors are nearly all ex-soldiers and experts in their trades. In the cowsheds soldiers and their wives are taught to milk, the women work manlike in breeches and gaiters.