The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-24

Faculty and students Of the
State Onivsraity, by . rising vots,
yesterday rendered their services
without stint to the state during
the period when their efforts will
be necessary to the successful
prosecution Of the war;. This ac-
ton was taken following an ad-
dress by Chanceiior Edward c.
Elliott on the obligations Of the
institution in war.
Announcement was made by the
chancellor and faculty that sum.
msr school courses to begin June
70, will be adapted to the situation
created by the war.
A course in hospital training for
women will be established at Tho
opening Of the fail term in Sep
TENDER. Students were informed
Of this proposed course yesterday.
Today. ? faculty committee will
be appointed to discuss plan for
speeding up" college work. The
committee will consider the recon-
mendation Of the National Council
of Defense for the division Of the
college year into four quarters Of
approximately u weeks each, so
that the university plant will not
remain idle at any time.
There will be intensive instruc.
ton next year particularly in the
technical courses.
The foregoing sums up the signifi-
cant actions and announcements at
the state University following upon
Chancellor Elliott's day on the campus.
The chancellor returned from Wash
ington. D. c., week ago. where he at
tended the conference of university
heads called by the National Council Of
Defense. He indicated clearly a thor
ough grasp of the problems that con-
front Montana in its contribution to
national defense. Chancellor Elliott
is a member of the state council Of de-
Tense.
This is not war Of Drawn and
emotion, but of brain and sense. of
science and education" said the chan
cellor, in his declaration that the duty
of the students not called to the army
and navy is close and undivided atten-
ton to their college work.
Avoid EngIand's Error.
I'VE must not repeat the error Of
England" the chancellor continued,
land permit our trained men to go to
the firing line when they can best
serve their country behind the'line. 1t
is estimated that to keep one soldier
at the front, five capable workers must
remain at home. The worker at home
is as clearly patriotic as the man in
the trench if he is contributing his best
10 his own particular work.
This is a holy war and must be
fought with holy Instruments, and pre-
eminent among these is education.
Stay by your college work."
Faculty Pledge Support.
The faculty, by pledging themselves
to follow the chancellor in the eXecu-
tion of his plans and those of the state
council of defense. will hold them
selves in readiness to sacrifice part of
their summer vacation period. No
leaves of absence will be granted from
the university before commencement
day. commencement day. June z,
will be an occasion to prove to the
people Of the state that faculty and
students are not to yield to fleeting
emOtiOnalism, but are a united Or
ganization ready to serve and to hold
the institution intact during the storm
of war.
Montana Leads Nation.
IT have just returned from Wash
ington.' Chancellor Elliott told spe-
cial assembly yesterday morning
"where / have been attending a con-
ference called by the National Board
of Defense. There I learned several
things. among them. the fact that
Montana Is just about six weeks ahead
of other states in regard to serving the
country in this time of war. heard
of no plan whatever which was Of any
account. proposed by other states
which Montana had not already adopt
D ed. In matters OF the furnishing OF
provisions this state is far ahead of al
others and it will be our fault if she
does not stay ahead.
But in matters of education or rela
tive to education, we did not seem &C
fortunate. 1t seems that the students
OF the institutions of this state ac.
cepted the entrance of this county into
the great world war, as n sort of alb
for letting 60 of their college work ant
taking up some form of labor or other
may say. however. that did not re
ceive petition to close the schools.
was somewhat surprised in Washing
ton when Senator Walsh showed tt
me paragraph in a newspaper stating
that l was about to he presented will
such a document. 1t must have beer
lost in the mail"
Want Calendars Changed.
DR.. Elliott read several of the reso
lutionS drawn up by the conference il
Washington and discussed each. Chic
among them were those resolutions
dealing with the changing of colleg,
calendars to better meet the demand
OF the war; the placing of special EN-
phasis on technical courses. and tn
establishment of courses in militar
training. -
In the first Of these resolutions
was proposed that all colleges and uni
Versities of the country should rlodif
their calendars to best suit students a
this time. This may be done by di