Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-05-11
PLAN WAR SERVICE
UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES COOP
GRAFTON WITH VARIOUS
"coUNCILS OF DEFENSE"
EVERY ONE CAN DO THEIR BIT"
How State Defense Program is Be-
ing Furthered by University
Extension Division

AS part of Wisconsin's systematic
defense program, which is being for-
mulated by the states regular and
emergency bureaus and committees,
working in cooperation, the Exten-
sion Division of the University OF
Wisconsin has prepared an outline
of WAR Emergency service Avail
able Through the University Exten-
sion Division" The outline is de-
signed to furnish practical informa-
ton to the thousands of patriotic
men and women who are anxious to
prepare themselves for some nation
al service of genuine value and to
aid them in determining both what
to do and how to do it.
OF public interest, also, is the
list of the various ways in which
the facilities of the Extension Divis-
ion offices may be utilized by the
University, by the State Council for
Defense, or by the state In giving
information or instruction to the
people of the state. The outline
points out, for instance, that the
division has up-to-date lists of all
the city officials of the state; every
live commercial organization in the
state; all the moving picture thea
ters; the location of every school or
church with a motion picture ma
chine or stereopticon where films
and slides may be used to increase
interest in conservation, thrift, in
creased production, health, patriot
ism, and relief work; the women's
clubs, debating clubs, and parent
teachers associations; $4,000 people
interested in public welfare; and
newspaper and correspondents.
University Extension by virtue of
it's organization for carrying the Uni
versity to the people: has wide ac-
tual and possible service in this
crisis" says the bulletin. 'In the
conduct of its regular work. the Ex-
tension Division has developed an
organization and facilities that may
be effectually utilized in the pres
ent war emergency.
1T can assist-directly OR in CO.
operation with other agencies-vari-
Gus persons and groups to meet the
problems raised by the war by
1. Preparing women to take the
place of men in certain of the in
dustries from which men have been
taken for military service and TO
take the place of trained nurses who
also have gone to the front.
2. Helping to find positions for
women, boys and girls able to work.
3. Teaching housewives how to
conserve food and clothing so as to
eliminate waste.
4. Disseminating through CONNER
cial organizations and business men
newly prepared and collected data
on increasing and conserving the
food supply.
5. Furnishing information and as
sistance to city people on intensive
gardening adapted to the cultivation
of city lots and back yards.
6. Teaching relief committees how
to care for dependent families of
soldiers and sailors and other needy
people so as to prevent pauperizing,
and by organizing courses of study
for relief workers.
z. Training Boy Scouts for work
In stores and on farms and high
school boys for service in stores and
for garden work.
8 Aiding county councils of de-
fense to cooperate with State Coun.
ell for Defense.
Furnishing speakers on sub
jects of State and National De-
tense, on economies that may be
practiced in the home, on taxes and
finance, and other subjects related
to the war emergency.
10 Disseminating bulletins and
package libraries on all subjects ger
mane to war conditions.
IL. Circulating slides and films or
enlistment propaganda furnished by