The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-10-24

inducted into military service and each
man will have been given his place IN
the national scheme Of defense.
Fix Economic, Worth Of Each.
ITO do this it has been determined
to obtain from each man complete IN.
formation of character which will
definitely fix his economic worth as
compared with his fellow registrant,
an from the information thus obtained
to place him in one of five classes, each
to be called in turn as the need arises.
"The method of obtaining this in
formation is through 'questlonalre,
series of questions calculated to pro-
duce the information required. This
document will be mailed to every reg
istrant not yet in service, on day to
be fixed, seven days being given to
each registrant to complete and return
the same. Every opportunity Will pc
offered to each man. e complete MIS-
tquesttonaire4 fully zas without arror..,
".The local boafdsfwill then examine
|questionaire and assign each regis
|trant to one of five classes.
"These classes will be based upon
every conceivable condition from the
family or occupational standpoint, that
should properly be advanced by man
desiring to be excused from military
duty. Glass one will be the first called
for physical examination and service,
and when it is exhausted, il the ma
tions needs are suoh as to make it nec-
essary, class two will follow, and thus
each man registered will ultimately
take his place if needed.
Simplify Appeal Methods.
Every opportunity for appeal from
such classification by the local board
has been retained and perfected, but
proceedings have been greatly simpli-
fled.
"The tedious work of the local boards
has been practically eliminated by the
production of a form, to be known as
No. 1000, which will be the foundation
stone of the new system. Through its
use all the laborious work Of making
and posting lists has been eliminated.
All of the old docket sheets and rec
ords will be made unnecessary. and
by the arrangement of its columns the
work of the local board will be reduced
to the minimum.
"On this new form the complete his
tory of each mans case will appear at
la glance, beginning with his order
number and ending with his induction
into military camp, while at the
close of each days work the local board
i; enabled to complete III few minutes
with a rubber stamp what has hither-
to taken hours to complete The sys-
tenn is such that it will present each
case almost automatically to the local
board
Keep Draft Boards Intact
"The completion of the new system
will solve problems which have con-
frOnted the provost marshal general
and caused him much concern.
"One of the most serious of these
has been keeping together the great
Organization of the local and district
boards, which, from numerical view
point. is of the strength of an army
division; many of these officers have
been clamoring for relief on account
of the drain on their time and the new
system will make it easily possible for
them to continue their duties. for
which they have proven themselves
eminently fitted.
Another problem solved is the ques.
tion of expediency of continuing the
examination of the entire registry. thus
fixing each mans status. This would
have involved a medical examination
of each man, whose physical condition
might change from day to day, thus
making this great undertaking value
less.
Again, under the old system of ex
emption and discharge 1t would have
been necessary, if the national need
required to send for the exempted man
to return for physical reexamination
while in the meantime his industrial
or family status might have changed
thus involving endless appeals and
confusion.
"The new system fixes mans class
and calls him in his proper turn wher
he is needed. He will be examined
physically on when needed. Thus the
labors of the medical officers will be
called for only when required. If the
nation needs half million men they
will respond each in his turn, fixed by
This class,