The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-20
INTELLECTUAL AS WELL AS
MILITARY TRAINING FOR SA. TIC.

! The president of the University ol
Idaho, DIR. E. H. Lindley, has received
letter from the committee on education
and special training of the United States
war department, announcing that in the
establishment of the S. A. T. c., the war
department proposes to provide not only
for the military training of professional
school students, but for the intellectual
training as we'll. In this connection the
committee has secured the active cooper
alton of the national research council in
preparing suggestions relating to courses
IN science.
In order that third and fourth year
students may prepare to enter the army
in either the medical or sanitary corps,
the division of medicine of the national
research council has prepared modifica-
tons of courses in bacteriology, which
may be offered These notifications
have been endorsed by the office of the
surgeon general of the army. The modi-
lied courses, as submitted to the depart
Ement of bacteriology of the University
OF Idaho, place special emphasis on the
thorough drilling of the students in the
fundamental technical procedure, leading
up to more specialized work as the prin-
'ciples of serology as used in diagnosis,
practical experience in the simpler re-
actions, such as typhoid agglutination
tests, and standard psychological exam
lnation of water and milk
DR.. John J. Putnam, professor of bac-
teriology, has outlined and is prepared
to give to all students, male or female,
who offer the proper credentials,
strong course that comedies in every
particular with the notifications sug-
gested by the national research council,
special emphasis being placed on labora-
tory work in order that the student may
become we'll versed in the fundamental
practices of the science. The lectures
will be given in such manner that a
clear idea of the work to be performed
in the laboratory will be secured and also
the reasons for the various procedures.
AS the work progresses and the students |
become more familiar with the technique
they will be required to work with, and
become familiar with the reactions of
arge number of organisms causing va
-ious diseases in man and animals, as |
we'll as other organisms found outside
he animal body Later seminar course
will be required in which each student
will be called upon to report from time
0 time on timely subjects related to the
curse.
The department of bacteriology is
specially we'll equipped with micro
copes and all necessary apparatus to
ccommodate class of twentyfour
upi1s; in fact, the department announces
With pride that the equipment is equal
0 any laboratory west of the Missouri
iver The library of the department,
o which the student will have access
nd be referred for seminar material, I
1cludes complete files of such journals
s. Journal of Bacteriology, Journal of
Hygiene, Journal of Infectious Diseases, !
,entralblatt for Bakteriologie, and other
,ss important publications.
1t is hoped that the prospective stu
ent will avail himself of this oppor-
unity to enter an interesting phase Of
rmy life and to which DR.. Putnam is
evoting so much time and energy.