these words of thomas jefferson the author of the declaration of independence third president of the united states founder of the university of virginia have a special meeting for colleges and universities today the appeal to force  virginia cadets that taught the mathematical problems of navigation by experienced officers students learn military phases in aviation terms the way to understanding at the many  medical schools are turning out doctors and nurses faster than ever before today military medicine is required by all medical student doctors in the making a sign for active service months ahead of graduation rate combat uni ready for the call to duty a broad blood bank in college hospital supply valuable plasma the many battle bugs university facilities over the country are being used by the armed forces in the virginia law school for the first time nearly eighty thousand new flyers have already started their careers at six hundred college airfield over the nation t taking the effective teamwork of american athletes for the dogfights and they get their secret experimental work is sponsored by the government under the guidance of aeronautical engineers it takes thirty six men to  promoted bomber flying ground school classes and colleges all over the country teach students the fundamentals of plane construction and the theory of flying the world's largest and finest facilities for supplying trained manpower are pledged to me produce our guns tanks and machine there are now about two hundred eighteen thousand college students and rolled in the army are o t c courses who are enlisted in some branch of the armed forces these are do cadets are part of the largest college field artillery unit in the country long hours of practice with bowling motorized equipment gets students the training that makes them a fish and at the battlefront when the focus is completed and they are ready for active duty as well trained soldiers college women now volunteer for courses that train them for jobs vacated by men going to war i mean occasions off at the farmhouse as a problem that women will now be called upon more than ever to solve these college girls want to be ready for duty at the home front before the war very partisan needed then women can these important job to ground school instruction the basic knowledge of flying helps them to staff the many airline ticket offices many men increasingly technical field of industrial and military service colleges everywhere are designing courses to supply train demand and women at the university of texas located in austin the state capital but trailing him engineering is considered important the petroleum needs of the united nations are studied by students who will soon be ready for a field assignment this is a part of the plan for converting natural gas to a seventy which may be a basic requirement for making this group is studying our mutual problems in order to promote better understanding of our southern  broadcast in spanish to central and south american countries from the campus radio station decoding and censorship agencies need people versed in the languages of our enemy this group is learning japanese the science of nutrition is given special attention by the home economics department here and advanced classes doing research work on the vitamin content of ordinary foodstuffs in an attempt to improve diets that fall special classes like this drafting group have been added to train women for jobs in the war plan in this university a nursery class trained girls to relieve mothers for work that they can dusting off fund at cornell university in new york the peaceful appearance of a campus has changed more than a thousand new uniformed men have been added like dartmouth notre dame and harvard for example cornell is being used by the navy to train recently commissioned civilian decide to do a routine they must learn naval regulation organization and discipline and some study of the operation and maintenance of the zone no has for engineer duty on patrol boats learning how to make begins to mention a lot is a requirement of the engineering department here high school teachers learn to make gliders to train students of the new york schools and the art of flying many college nutrition department understanding experts on latin america the far east and the british commonwealth meet in the corner workshop with selected high school teachers throughout the country to determine methods of spreading understanding of the united nations now teach students how a thousand bombers are charted on long grades to their objectives and safely home again aiming for duty with the armed forces men in physics classes study the complex problems of aviation demand look studies water pollution and methods of discovering at the chemistry department is doing much for serial that will be more effective than any now know in the well equipped machine shop students are turning out war materials while they learn workers from nearby shipyards as well as students take advantage of one of the many step up courses sailors as well as soldiers are sent to hampton to take specialized courses prepares men for the military service they will soon enter this course is designed to acquaint students with the causes of today's world problems and why we will continue to fight for democratic principles one of the greatest the need of help at nearby new england farms is met by students who volunteer for part time work while they gain physical fitness they help to meet the shortage of manpower university of north carolina at chapel hill world regional planning teaches that the way to make a nation strong in war and its post war reconstruction is to strengthen each region and to provide for a greater unity got national culture and economy like the universit one of the most popular parts of the training program is big engine ears colleges all over the nation now emphasize physical fitness here at harvard students know the answer to accusations that we are soft they are determined to be fair for their jobs and always the  laboratory studies reactions to physical exertion and explain conditions under which human beings may work is at present almost entirely devoted to problems connected with big army and their forces a set of chinese and japanese studies at the harvard dinging library where oriental relations get special attention the famous harvard yard is now used by the naval officers bar early morning assembly taking the advanced in business administration course was stationed at harvard for sixteen months in their studies they learned how to run on many army camp and to supervise camp kitchens to see that our soldiers get the best of cooked foods in the far west the university of california hundreds of universities now have a west point annapolis like appearance as they supplement the training of our great military academies california has one of the largest and best equipped  of their former size this allows one ship to carry the load of many to our allies and troops abroad classes in mechanical designing repair many girls to take jobs in nearby aviation plants and ship yard college hospitals give training to girls who will help meet the demand for nurses at the fighting fund drive from what is a military theory and practice is given by experienced army officers p c students who are anxious to learn the latest methods of warfare