Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-05
What Should the College Man Do?

Thousands of Young men all over the country,
inst below or above the ages of the selectve draft
are making themselves what is their duty at tnls
time. Should they enlist or offer for enlistment
should they stay at their present tasks?
To college students the question is particularly
eharn because American universities and colleges
have, been individually emphatic upon parioCc
duty. Probably every college man in HaWan mas
had from his class or alumni association letter
asking what he is doing for his country. mus tne
undergraduate feels special stimulus to enlistment
or to some other concrete form OF action
The best Judgment of military and educatlonal
leaders alike is that the undergraduates should con-
finue their college work. The Star Bulletin has re-
ceiyed statement on "War Service by Our Col-
leges" from the Advisory Commission on Natonal
Defense following conference with university ana
college presidents. From this are taken the follow
ina points, which should answer some of the main
ouestions now presented with special keenness:
II That the government should provide or en-
courage military training of all young men in col
lepes by retired officers of the army or national
guard or other persons competent to give military
instruction, and that the colleges should include
a. part Of the regular course of study the teach
inc of military science, in accordance with the pro
visions Of the national defense act.
d That all colleges and universities should SO
modify their curricuums and calendar as to sub
serye most fully the needs of the nation in the pres
emit crisis especially that they consider dividing the
college year into quarters of twelve weeks each,
that the college may be best adapted to the
needs of food production.
81 That the universities assume as one Of their
highest functions the dissemination OF correct IN
fcfm0tion concerning the principles t1cotued IN the
oar and the interpretation of the fundamental
meoning of the greet conflict.
q That a regular channel of communication be
hveen the federal government and the higher edu-
ntional institutions of the country be organized
md that this consist OF the Federal Bureau of Edu-
rntion and the Federal State Relations Service OF
the Department Of Agriculture, with the coopera-
ION Of the committee on science and research OF the
Advisory Commission
il order to protect the college and university
nom an unwise drain Of its younger men and to
insure adequate preparation of these men for ma
ionai service when the necessary age is reached,
the conference formulated the following principles:
/. That students pursuing special technical
courses such as medicine agriculture and engineer
ne are either rendering or are preparing themselves
is render through the continuation of their train
'nt services more valuable and efficient than II
they were to enroll in military naval service at
g That all young men in college below the age
liability to the seectiye draft and those not rec
6mended for special serUice should continue their
t6Ieoe scork in order that they may be able to rem
der more effective service both during the latter pc
Rod Of the war and in the trying times that will
follow its close.