Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1918 — JONES TO HEAD ARMY SCHOOL [ARTICLE]

JONES TO HEAD ARMY SCHOOL

WILL DIRECT TEACHING OF INSURANCE AND SALESMANSHIP TO TROOPS ABROAD. Indianapolis, Nov. 20.—Frank L. Jones, of this city, state manager of the Equitable Life Assurance Association of New York, has been placed in charge of courses in life insurance and salesmanship to be offered to America nsoldiers in France under the Overseas Educational Commission. He will leave here next week and will sail soon for his headquarters in Paris to organize o corps of instructors and supervisors. The vast educational campaign Which has been -mapped out with the indorsement of General Pershing is intended to prepare the soldiers for the work they had planned to pursue before being called to the colors or fit them for useful employment while performing tiresome garrison duty. Many business courses will be offered, including overseas trades, commercial salesmanship, secretarial duties, business organization and life insurance. Definite courses are now being mapped out which will last twelve weeks with classes six days a week. The soldier ’will elect to take three or four courses and will study one hour and recite one hour each day. Mr. Jones is a graduate of Valparaiso and Indiana universities. He taught at Manual Training High School in its was superintendent of the Tipton schools for four years and then was state superintendent of public instruction from 1899 to 1903. He was made agency director for the New York Life Insurance company for northern. Indiana and southern Michigan, serving from 1903 to 1906. Since that time le has been state manager and central western superintendent of agents for the Equitable. Mrs. Jones probably will accompany her husband to France, as she speaks French fluently and also is familiar with business courses.