The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-22
UNIVERSITY BOARD
HAS many PROBLEMS
Official Communications Re-
veal Governments Plans
for Students.
MUCH DETAIL WORK
Men in Charge Of Military
Drill Are Kept Exceed
ingly Busy.
MUCH DETAIL WORK

pus Of the State University as the de.
tails Of the governments plans are re.
vealed through official communications
which, are received at the institution
The matter of military drill is by nc
means the sole question which oc-
cupies the time and attention Of the
members of the university war board
Chairman Jesse each hour of his work
ing day accumulates some new prob
lem to submit to his associates. The
board has been holding three or -four
sessions a week since its appointment
and there is a large and rapidly in
creasing list OF unfinished business on
the desk OF the chairman.
Much Detail Work.
illustrating the significance Of the
plan OF selective CONSUMPTION, there
are blanks and official communications
from federal departments upon the
desk of practically every department
head and school dean at the univer-
sity Trained men are wanted in every
line of activity. The forestry school
people have been asked to hold back
their men from enlistment in the mill
tary as far as possible, as they will
be wanted in other activities where
1t is asserted they can render service
which will be more helpful than the
army enlistment would make possible.
The foresters' ranks, too, will prob
II, tr,,l, -
shipbuilding activity. The federal bu-
reau Of mines is collecting information
regarding the experience and ability Of
every available chemist who can be
listed for government service Pro-
fessor Jesse and his associates in the
university department of chemistry
have been furnishing the local infor-
nation and each available man has
forwarded his personal experience
blank. The school of journalism has
been notified that there will be many
trained publicity men needed in the
quartermaster's department of the
army. Each day brings some new item
OF information which indicates that
the selective process is going on as
rapidly as possible. This actual
demon stration has curbed to some eX-
tent the enlistment enthusiasm OF a
fortnight ago. 1t is making clear the
significance Of the message of General
Wood. copies or which have been
at the university:
The Message.
Tell young men to stick to their
present duties until such time as the
government calls for men. This will
undoubtedly be when its plans are an
nounced. The most important service
men can render to their country now
Is to stay at their university and put
in all the time possible under mill
tary instructor IN preparing them
selves for probable service There is
no reason whatever for the men dis
continuing their college work until the
nounced."
Captain Moore Assigned.
acquired a more definitely official
status yesterday, through the an
nouncement that General Berry, de
partment commander has formally au-
thoriZed Captain II. II. Moore to as
sumo direction Of the training of Mon
tana university men. Captain Moore
was yesterday engaged in the prepa-
ration of regulations governing the
drill at the university. These rcgu-
lations will contain prescribed penal
ties FOR those who cut drill and for the
proper discipline of the battalion.
The war board is prepared to sup
port Captain Moore to the fullest ey
tent necessary, though it is believed
that the battalion organization will be
able, generally, TO deal with its own
problems There are few slackers
among the university men. The war
board has excused from dril, ONLY
those who are ply sically disqualified
and those who are regularly members
of the university athletic teams If is
understood that there are a few lndi-
Vidual cases in addition to these which
will come up for consideration. but the
war board has announced it's intention
to be strict in its Interpretation Of the
duty of the average university man in
the present situation. The work Of
maintaining the efficiency of the
campus training will be rigidly per-
formed.
Many Men to Farm.
Just now the most serious problem
which faces the war board is the de-
sire OF so many men to go back TO the
farm or to make an initial venture in
agriculture. Many applications have
been received; out of them all a few
definite permits have been given.
Other cases have been taken under
for further INQUIRY.
Wherever the need is genuine in the
mind of the board. there is no hesita
ton in granting the student the per
nit to leave the institution for the
agricultural work: this permit carries
with it the establishment of the stu
dents academic standing for this Sc
mester, provided he returns next year