progress through education and industrial has a new meeting today to progress we must win this law to win this war we must have machines and the brains to direct these is commence of warfare we need to train minds of millions of specialists our american colleges and universities are responding to the call for trained manpower education is speeded up courses are being geared for war like many other american colleges tusky institute in alabama has been graduating qualified flyers for some time united states army air forces stationed at tuskegee field hold classes on the campus to teach the fundamentals of ground school his knowledge in the war effort other tuskegee scientists are also working to improve diets that home using an improved process these scientists get more alcohol from the plentiful sweet potato than ever before many courses like this automotive maintenance classes are given to women who learn to fill jobs vacated by men gone to war view one of the state colleges of texas is designing courses to supply train men and women to the critically technical fields of industrial and military service in the agriculture department students study the operation and maintenance of farm equipment methods that increasing important farm products and the study of animal husbandry are part of this program forging class learn how to make machine parts and tools so difficult to get wartime many well get jobs in war plant well equipped machine shop in the mechanical department teach these young men how to make the materials so vital in our war effort today the demand for train specialists is increasing jobs are opening in all parts of the country and these college departments help to meet the shortage of manpower colleges everywhere are adding new courses for war training and up putting new emphasis on old ones for example here at howard university located in washington d c this class in mechanical designing trains men and women for jobs in the plants that make our tanks guns and machine teach students the chemistry of powder and explosives to train them for positions in munition plant testing machines try the explosive force of new product howard university medical school has speeded up training to produce doctors and nurses for the fighting force of one of the country's leading authorities on blood plasma shows students how to determine the gravity of plasma to be used in the war zone in the college of liberal arts this  last study is the economics of war many graduates skilled jobs in the accounting departments of war plans and government agencies hampton institute located on the banks of hampton roads virginia is practically on a twenty four hour basis training hundreds of war workers the president's home was an old plantation house here one of the country's great educators welcomes foreign students who are sent to learn american customs and culture students studying building construction and architecture built most of the buildings on hampton one of the special war courses is in radio operation and construction here students learn to operate communication centers and thus prepare for specialized duties with the armed forces hampton's water program is more than that of trade here a class in chemistry if it's an instructor who is doing much research in the development of new material science students are preparing themselves as laboratory technician and work on special studies by the united states public health service this student is testing for bacteria in food caused by handling because of the urgent demand for trained nurses kempton is cooperating with nearby hospitals by providing classrooms and laboratory training several graduates of ground school classes like this are now flying with the united states army air force pursuit squadron at tuskegee those are serving as instructors in other college airfield while turning out war materials on contract these students are training to take their places but the nation's skilled mechanic step up courses are offered to men already in a war industry as well as to students to meet the demand for skilled workers at the nearby shipyard where more ships than ever before are sent down the way hampton's agriculture department has added a course in farm management for most significant fields of the walk program is the study and work in nutrition much research has been done with the use of soybeans as a substitute for meat and milk so important at present when we're conserving these fo purposes since the war began many radio programs have been sent over hampton stations giving the results of research ways to improve diet to raise better crops and how to do our part to win the hampton was found that uniforms are made by students in the college tailoring classes many of captains facilities are now being used by the armed forces elected men throughout the country are sent for training as army motor mechanic after the three month course these men are usually sent back to their posts in charge of repair crews army trucks from nearby camp are soon put in order a first class can specialist training is now given in hampton's engineering department saw hundreds of men in the united states navy men and women of these colleges over the nation are now taking their places in our war effort physically and mentally fit