Evening star., 1917-04-27
COLLEGE MEN ARE OFFERED
CHANCE TO SERVE: COUNTRY

, shown by the fact that lists of the
available men are not kept at head
quarters. They are secured ID the col
leges and universities. AS the head
quarters sends its assistant secretaries
into the government departments and
finds a place. where number of men
are needed. kilograms are sent to the
colleges and universities saying we
need so many men for such and such
work The colleges then send on to
the government departments a state
ment regarding each man showing his
peculiar fitness.
Colleges Give Guarantees.
In this way the college gives a guar
antee for each man that enlists in the
government service. The college has a
record of each mans training. his per-
sonality and his peculiarities. 1t
knows the man intimately. This sys-
TEN also calls college pride into play
and provokes college spirit and rivalry.
Each man, as he enters the service. is
listed as representing his own college,
and this makes him feel that for the
honor of the college he must give his
best services.
AS an illustration of how the census
is being taken. the University of Michi- :
gan has sent out more than 10000
blanks to be filled in by it's alumni, and
the University of Pennsylvania has sent
of these are being returned. carrying
the message that the alumni are ready
to serve as called upon.
In making this census. the colleges
are asked to provide an adjutant In
each college. technical school and uni
versity. so that the institution Will be
in position to furnish promptly avail
able information in response TO re
quests from headquarters in the capi-
tai. To these adjutants the suggestion
is made that they place themselves in
a position to answer telegram like
the following:
Department of War wants $50 men
send to. by. 1917"
Reply: I'VE are sending you papers Of
thirty today"
Suggestions offered.
The working out of the plan to secure
this information Is left with the insti-
tuition. but the following suggestions
have been made:
% That you organize at once ma
tional intelligence committee. composed
of member from each of your prin-
cipal departments, including the mill
tary, and one or TWO underSraduates.
(2) That you get from your under
graduates. and from all your alumni,
if possible. but particularly from those
of the last five years Con the theory
that these are probably more easily de-
tached from their industrial and pro-
fessional work.. answers to questions
on the inclosed sheet. and to any other
questions which may occur to you as
desirable.
go That you catalogue these replies
in any effective way by kinds of train
ing for ready reference in order to an
swer questions like the one above.
(D That for the benefit of the bureau,
and other adjutants, you send in to the
Washington office any suggestions your
committee may discover in regard to
adjutant's methods and work, and bu-
reau's methods and work, in order that
the bureau may assist it's members in
discharging their full duty to the gov
ernment.
(5) The director will request a prog
ress report from you every two weeks
after he has been notified of your ap-
pointment.
(6) 1t should be understood that every
graduate, and at least every junior and
senior. from any department whatever
is regarded as having special training
and in a position to be especially use
full in an emergency.