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"THE LARGEST SCHOOLHOUSE IN THE WORLD"
DESCRIBES THE SCOPE & BENEFITS OF THE US ARMY GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. TELLS OF THE EDUCATION PROVIDED TO THE SERVICEMAN FROM BASIC SKILLS TO A COLLEGE EDUCATION. ALSO TELLS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE, USAFI, PROVIDING CORRESPONDENCE COURSES TO THE GI IN THE U. S. AND ABROAD. |
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YOUNG MAN IN A BUSINESS SUIT WALKS DOWN A BUSINESS STREET LOOKING FOR A JOB, AS VOICE ACCOMPANIED BY GUITAR SING SONG ABOUT THE "UNEDUCATED MAN"
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THE MAN WALKS INTO AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY. CU FACE OF AGENT SHAKING HIS HEAD. THE SAME THING HAPPENS IN AGENCY AFTER AGENCY. MONTAGE THE SONG BEING SUNG AND THE AGENTS SHAKING THEIR HEADS.
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CU FEET OF YOUNG MAN EXITING THE AGENCY. YOUNG MAN HAS DISGRUNTLED LOOK AS HE WALKS AIMLESSLY DOWN AVENUE WITH HANDS IN POCKETS.
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TOY BLACKBOARD WITH TITLE: "THE LARGEST SCHOOLHOUSE IN THE WORLD", AS THOUGH WRITTEN BY A CHILD
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YOUNG MAN AND COUNSELOR WATCH FILM IN STUDIO.
YOUNG MAN ANNOYINGLY SAYS, "I WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL MAN, THOSE GUYS ARE GOING INTO THE ARMY". COUNSELOR ANSWERS, "THEY'RE DOING BOTH, FRIEND". |
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COUNSELOR SHOWS THE MAN A NAME THAT FLASHES ON SCREEN, "UNITED STATES ARMY GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM", AND EXPLAINS THE PROGRAM. TALKING HEADS
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| 01:03:20 140 |
MONTAGE FILM SHOWS TRAINEES WORKING ON ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, AND THE USE OF COMPLEX AND SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS SYSTEMS
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FILM SHOWS GIS IN ASIAN COUNTRIES GIVING OUT FOOD AND CLOTHING TO NATIVES OF THOSE COUNTRIES.
PARTICULARLY LITTLE CHILDREN. |
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GIS READING AND PICKING BOOKS OFF LIBRARY SHELVES AS THEY GO THROUGH THE LEARNING PROCESS.
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TALKING HEADS. YOUNG UNEMPLOYED MAN ASKS QUESTIONS OF THE COUNSELOR AS THEY CONTINUE TO WATCH FILM
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HUNDREDS OF CIVILIAN RECRUITS STAND OUTSIDE BARRACKS AS THEY ARE GIVEN ORIENTATION. THE MEN ARE GIVEN WRITTEN TESTS FOR PLACEMENT REASONS
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A CIVILIAN FEMALE TEACHER GIVES BASIC READING LESSON TO A BLACK RECRUIT, USING VISUAL AIDES.
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ANOTHER STUDENT USES A "CONTROLLED READER" WHICH PROJECTS THE WORDS ON A SCREEN AT THE TOUCH OF HIS FINGER. STUDENT PUTS ON EARPHONES & LISTENS WHAT THE WORDS SOUND LIKE AS THEY ARE FLASHED ON SCREEN.
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CU STUDENT IS GIVEN AN EYE TEST WITH AN EYE MEASURING CAMERA.
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INSTRUCTOR HAS WORDS ON BLACKBOARD & HAS BLACK &
WHITE STUDENTS GIVE THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION OF THE WORD AND TELL IT'S MEANING. |
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STUDENTS DO PUSH-UPS & OTHER OUTDOOR CALISTHENICS.
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EDUCATION COUNSELOR (NARRATOR) GIVES COUNSELING TO A GI AT HIS DESK.
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| 01:11:30 630 |
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER GIVES G. E. D. COURSES TO GIS AT THE LOCAL SCHOOL. GED
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STUDENTS GATHER AROUND AN ARMY TRUCK WITH THE HOOD RAISED, AS THEY ARE GIVEN INSTRUCTION ON AUTO MAINTENANCE. BLACK MECHANIC USES A POINTER.
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A BLACK AND 2 WHITE STUDENTS SIT ON TABLE AND READ FROM ARMY MANUALS THEY TOOK FROM SHELVES SURROUNDING THEM
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A BLACK INSTRUCTOR TRAINEE GIVES SPEECH AS A TEACHER WATCHES. HE IS THEN CRITIQUED BY THE TEACHER AND HIS CLASSMATES.
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AS NURSE TAKES HIS TEMPERATURE, A GI STUDENT IS VISITED BY HIS EDUCATION COUNSELOR AS HE SITS ON THE EDGE OF BED IN A HOSPITAL.
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COUNSELOR GIVES THE STUDENT TEXT MATERIALS PROVIDED BY UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE, USAFI, WHICH IS EXPLAINED BY NARRATOR.
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GI DURING WWII LICKS ENVELOPE TO MAILS IN CORRESPONDENCE COURSE PROVIDED BY USAFI.
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WORKERS IN USAFI OFFICE AT MADISON, WISCONSIN, PROCESS PAPERS ON 64 DIFFERENT COURSES PROVIDED TO THE GIS. BY 1944 THE COURSES WERE PROVIDED BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN U. S. AND ABROAD.
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USAFI HEADQUARTERS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN THE LARGEST MAIL ORDER EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE WORLD PAN OF TEXT BOOKS AT USAFI.
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SPECIAL SERVICES LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, EUROPEAN DIVISION BUILDING IN EUROPE. CIVILIAN &
MILITARY STUDENTS SIT IN CLASSROOM & EXCHANGE IDEAS |
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THE CAM RAHN EDUCATION CENTER IN VIETNAM. GIS SIT IN CLASSROOM TO BROADEN EDUCATION. GI SITS ON ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER AND READS A TEXT BOOK
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AT "PROJECT TRANSITION", CLASS TEACHER TRAINS THE GI WITH NO SKILL IN FINDING A SUITABLE JOB UPON LEAVING THE SERVICE. COUNSELOR FOLLOWS-UP.
AND OFFERS THE GI A LIST SUBJECTS PROVIDED. |
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MONTAGE TEACHERS GIVE CLASSES IN ENGLISH AND BUSINESS USING THE BLACKBOARD. OTHER SUBJECTS INCLUDE AUTOMOTIVE THEORY, SERVICE STATION
BUSINESS AND BUSINESS PRACTICES |
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MONTAGE BUSINESS MACHINES, PARCEL SERVICES, WELDING, MACHINE SHOP, WOOD WORK AND MANY OTHER TRADES ARE TAUGHT AND SHOWN.
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THE YOUNG MAN APPLIES FOR A JOB AFTER DISCHARGE AND THE EMPLOYMENT AGENT IS IMPRESSED WITH HIS CREDENTIALS.
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