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to i t and ta k e a hammer and saw and i n s t r u c t , I c o u ld n o t
do i t . ( ( t h a t i s , i n R u s s i a ) ) . I a ls o f e e l t h a t I have d ev
e lo p e d s e l f - r e l i a n c e h e re to a l a r g e e x t e n t . " T h is he
a t t r 1 h n te s to h is p r a c t i c a l a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e o r y , o r
w h at m ig h t he s t y l e d th e l a b o r a t o r y p r a c t i c e , w h ic h e v e r y
e n g in e e r Is c o m p e lle d to t a k e .
S i x t h , th e s e e n g in e e r s , b o th o ld and y o u n g , r e v e à l a
d i s t i n c t t r a i t c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f t h e i r c l a s s , n a m e ly , a
r a r e c o m b in a tio n o f h i ^ t e c h n i c a l s k i l l and th o ro u g h p r o f
e s s i o n a l t r a i n i n g w it h an a p p r e c i a t i o n o f l i t e r a t u r e and
th e a r t s . I n o t h e r w o rd s , m ost o f th e s e e n g in e e r s a r e f i r s t
c u l t u r e d g e n tle m e n , and second t e c h n i c a l e x p e r t s .
The e x p e r ie n c e s and p e r s o n a l i t y ch an g es o f m i l i t a r y
men, m u s ic ia n s , d o c to rs and o f the a r i s t o c r a c y , w i l l now be
c o n s id e r e d . The f i r s t c la s s to be d is c u s s e d a re t h e m i l i t a r y
men. " G e n e r a l" L . and h is w i f e w ere l i v i n g i n P a r is in th e
s p r in g o f 1 9 1 8 . A t t h a t tim e he was c o lo n e l i n th e R u s s ia n
D i v i s i o n w h ic h was s e n t t o F ra n c e f o r s e r v ic e a t t h e W e s te rn
F r o n t , b u t he a n d a num ber o f h is f e l l o w o f f i c e r s w e re f r e e
o f t h e i r commands becau se t h e i r s o l d i e r s had r e v o l t e d a g a in s t
th e F re n c h and were e i t h e r c o n f in e d i n p r is o n camps o r had
b e en e x p o r te d to N o rth A f r i c a u n d e r g u a r d . T h e r e f o r e , th e s e
o f f i c e r s , among whom was C o lo n e l L . , w ere p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t
e r e s t e d i n g o in g t o A m e ric a w here th e y m ig h t b e g in l i f e
o v e r i n c i v i l p u r s u i t s .
Th ro u g h th e e f f o r t s o f M r. Vance Thompson and the w r i t e r ,
b o th o f whom w ere en gag ed in Y . M. C. A . w o rk w it h t h e R u s s ia n s
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| Full text | 65 to i t and ta k e a hammer and saw and i n s t r u c t , I c o u ld n o t do i t . ( ( t h a t i s , i n R u s s i a ) ) . I a ls o f e e l t h a t I have d ev e lo p e d s e l f - r e l i a n c e h e re to a l a r g e e x t e n t . " T h is he a t t r 1 h n te s to h is p r a c t i c a l a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e o r y , o r w h at m ig h t he s t y l e d th e l a b o r a t o r y p r a c t i c e , w h ic h e v e r y e n g in e e r Is c o m p e lle d to t a k e . S i x t h , th e s e e n g in e e r s , b o th o ld and y o u n g , r e v e à l a d i s t i n c t t r a i t c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f t h e i r c l a s s , n a m e ly , a r a r e c o m b in a tio n o f h i ^ t e c h n i c a l s k i l l and th o ro u g h p r o f e s s i o n a l t r a i n i n g w it h an a p p r e c i a t i o n o f l i t e r a t u r e and th e a r t s . I n o t h e r w o rd s , m ost o f th e s e e n g in e e r s a r e f i r s t c u l t u r e d g e n tle m e n , and second t e c h n i c a l e x p e r t s . The e x p e r ie n c e s and p e r s o n a l i t y ch an g es o f m i l i t a r y men, m u s ic ia n s , d o c to rs and o f the a r i s t o c r a c y , w i l l now be c o n s id e r e d . The f i r s t c la s s to be d is c u s s e d a re t h e m i l i t a r y men. " G e n e r a l" L . and h is w i f e w ere l i v i n g i n P a r is in th e s p r in g o f 1 9 1 8 . A t t h a t tim e he was c o lo n e l i n th e R u s s ia n D i v i s i o n w h ic h was s e n t t o F ra n c e f o r s e r v ic e a t t h e W e s te rn F r o n t , b u t he a n d a num ber o f h is f e l l o w o f f i c e r s w e re f r e e o f t h e i r commands becau se t h e i r s o l d i e r s had r e v o l t e d a g a in s t th e F re n c h and were e i t h e r c o n f in e d i n p r is o n camps o r had b e en e x p o r te d to N o rth A f r i c a u n d e r g u a r d . T h e r e f o r e , th e s e o f f i c e r s , among whom was C o lo n e l L . , w ere p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t e r e s t e d i n g o in g t o A m e ric a w here th e y m ig h t b e g in l i f e o v e r i n c i v i l p u r s u i t s . Th ro u g h th e e f f o r t s o f M r. Vance Thompson and the w r i t e r , b o th o f whom w ere en gag ed in Y . M. C. A . w o rk w it h t h e R u s s ia n s |
