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ISSUED BY THE ILLINOIS STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE Vol. 1—No. 2 * JULY 1, 1942 TRAIN 400 FOR CIVIL DEFENSE Air Raid Warden Instructors School Outstanding Success; Men from All Sections of State Return Home to Instruct Others Illinois has taken another long step forward in defense of civilian lives and property. It was taken at the Illinois Air Raid Warden Instructors School sponsored by the State Council of Defense and the American Legion, Department of Illinois, and attended by 400 men from every section of the Takes New Command State. No civilian conducted school in the country has been productive of more sound results than the one held at Jacksonville, June 7 to 13. From the time the men registered until they received their diplomas, they studied, studied again, then studied some more. v Illinois is as much a part of our na- tion’s battlefield as are the Pacific Ocean, Australia, Burma, England, or wherever America’s armed forces are operating, warned Maj. Gen. Frank Parker, new Executive Director of the State Council, as he entered upon the duties of his first command out— side the army since 1894. (Continued on Page 12) High Examination Marks An idea of the quality of instruc- tion and of the way students applied themselves to their voluntary task is found in the fact that almost 90 per cent of the examination papers graded higher than 85. These were papers written by men all over 40, most of them between 45 and 55, many of - whom had not studied intensively for 25 years. From 82 counties and 211 com- munities they came, representing 128 walks of life. There were educators, farmers, businessmen, doctors, law- yers, wage earners, newspaper and radio men. It is interesting, in view of the fact that they were about to become instructors, that 72 of them are school teachers, school principals or school superintendents. Equally interesting is the fact that 86 per cent of the students are mem- bers of the American Legion. This is a splendid commentary on the ea- (Continued on Page 3) MAJ. GEN. FRANK PARKER
Object Description
Title | Illinois mobilizes, vol.1, no.2 |
Creator | Illinois State Council of Defense |
Subject [LCSH] |
World War, 1939-1945 Civilian defense--United States--Illinois Nutrition--United States--Illinois Patriotism--United States--Illinois Salvage (Waste, etc.)--United States--Illinois Agriculture--United States--Illinois Victory gardens--United States--Illinois Savings bonds--United States--Illinois |
Date Original | 1942-07-01 |
Language | en |
Contributing Institution | Illinois State Library |
Rights | Materials in this collection are made available by the Illinois State Library. To request reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact: islimg@ilsos.net. Please cite the item title and collection name. |
Identifier | ilmobv102 |
Type | Text |
Format | Periodical |
Digital Format | JPEG |
Collection Name | World War II - Documents |
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Title | Page 1Illinois mobilizes, vol.1, no.2 |
Transcript | ISSUED BY THE ILLINOIS STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE Vol. 1—No. 2 * JULY 1, 1942 TRAIN 400 FOR CIVIL DEFENSE Air Raid Warden Instructors School Outstanding Success; Men from All Sections of State Return Home to Instruct Others Illinois has taken another long step forward in defense of civilian lives and property. It was taken at the Illinois Air Raid Warden Instructors School sponsored by the State Council of Defense and the American Legion, Department of Illinois, and attended by 400 men from every section of the Takes New Command State. No civilian conducted school in the country has been productive of more sound results than the one held at Jacksonville, June 7 to 13. From the time the men registered until they received their diplomas, they studied, studied again, then studied some more. v Illinois is as much a part of our na- tion’s battlefield as are the Pacific Ocean, Australia, Burma, England, or wherever America’s armed forces are operating, warned Maj. Gen. Frank Parker, new Executive Director of the State Council, as he entered upon the duties of his first command out— side the army since 1894. (Continued on Page 12) High Examination Marks An idea of the quality of instruc- tion and of the way students applied themselves to their voluntary task is found in the fact that almost 90 per cent of the examination papers graded higher than 85. These were papers written by men all over 40, most of them between 45 and 55, many of - whom had not studied intensively for 25 years. From 82 counties and 211 com- munities they came, representing 128 walks of life. There were educators, farmers, businessmen, doctors, law- yers, wage earners, newspaper and radio men. It is interesting, in view of the fact that they were about to become instructors, that 72 of them are school teachers, school principals or school superintendents. Equally interesting is the fact that 86 per cent of the students are mem- bers of the American Legion. This is a splendid commentary on the ea- (Continued on Page 3) MAJ. GEN. FRANK PARKER |
Collection Name | World War II - Documents |