Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-22
America at War.
1t Is Not An Army We Must Shape
and Train for War; 1t Is Nation,
Woodrow Wilson.
EDUCATION.

In n letter to Secretary Lane of
July 21 President Wilson emphatically
approves the continuation OF the ma
tons work of education. He said:
ut would seriously impair Ameri
cas- prospects of success in this war
If the supply of highly trained men
were unnecessarily diminished. There
Will be need for a larger number Of
persons expert In the various fields
of applied science than ever before.
Such persons will be needed both dur
ing the war and after its close. I
therefore have no hesitation in urg-
ing colleges and technical schools to
endeaNor to maintain their courses as
fw as possible on the usual basis.
There will be many young men from
these institutions who will serve in
the armed forces of the country.
Those who fall below the age OF Sc
lcctive cCnscription and who do not
enlist may feel that by pursuing their
courses with earneStneSs and diligence
they are also preparing themselves
for valuable service to the nation.
would particularly urge upon the
young people who are leaving our
high schools that as many of them as
can do so avail themselves this year OF
the opportunities offered by the col
lcges and technical schools, TO the
end that the country may not lack an
adequate supply of trained men and
women"
A War Necessity.
None OF the great universities con-
template suspending their work, nor
would IL be wise for them to do so.
For the duration OF the war and some
time thereafter there will be an un-
precedented need for men eXpertly
trained in every technical field. One
h., Ant If.g, Il.
could experience would be a shortage
of doctors, or of chemical, electrical
or mining engineers. once our active
In the war Is well under
way.
Medical students.
In regard to physicians and sur
geons, this fact has already been rec
ognizod. Medical students have been
urged by the hospitals to remain at
their studies and under no conditions
to enlist in the medical or other
branches of the service until their
courses were completed. Then. when
they will be urgently needed. they can
take their places in the medical corps
as fully trained doctors.
Engineers.
No less important is the work of the
engineering schools, which should not
be allowed to become disorganized.
MOuern warfare Is so largely u matter
of experts, experts in transportation
industry and organization, that a de-
pleion of technvcal engineering forces
would be comparable in its effects to
the loss OF an army corps. The build
ing OF aircraft. of ships. the planning
OF camps, trenches, mines and roads,
the organization OF rail transportation
for troop and supply movements, all
demand an army of technically
trained men. And after the war Is
over the allied countries are counting
upon American aid. Our own indus
trial development, moreover, will be
handicapped IL our tech
nical forces are not constantly fed. A |
breakdown in the engineering educa-
tion OF the country at this time would
be loss OF one of the most essential
instruments OF industrial warfare and
For the same reasons as those just |
outlined, the elementary and high |
schools of the country must be kept
going even more effectively than in
times OF peace. 1t is the part OF wis
dom to prepare ourselves for long |
struggle, and II the higher technical |
ranks of the country are to be main |
tained at their full strength. the |
schools which are the feeders OF the /!
technical colleges must he kept at the |
top notch of efficiency.