Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-01
OPENING OF
UNIVERSITY
IMPRESSIVE
m This Morning
Inaugurate Period of War
Training Here.
S. G. WELLS/DR. KANE
AND T.. N SPEAK
Plans Completed for Co-ord-
nation Of Academic and
Military Courses.

Military Courses.
At a most impressing ceremony,
held on the campus of the university
this morning at II o'clock, the formal
opening of the Student Army Training
500 other university training camps
throughout h country.
Promptly at IL o'clock, in the pres
ence of the entire body Of men in
training and an immense audience Of
citizens, he United States flag was
raised and vas offered the military
salute. While the men stood at atten-
ton the army band played the Star
Spangled Banner and Captain S. G..
Wells. commander Of the university
detachment, delivered the oath Of al
legiance to the men in training.
Many Greetings Read.
A number of letters, greetings and
orders from military leaders in the
United States were then read by Cap
tain Wells. A letter of greeting from
President Wilson to all college men
who will be indicted into military
service on october 1 was read; a let
was read from General March, chief
Of staff; an order was read from the
war department and an order from
Colonel Rees, who has charge of the
educational division of the army.
DR.. Thos. F.. Kane, president Of the
university, presided at the occasion,
and delivered an address Of welcome
to the new students and briefly touch
ed on the tasks before the students
today. I'VE are in the midst of war;"
the speaker said. land while the same
exercises are being celebrated in all
universities throughout the country
today some things stand out in my
mind AS being of paramount import
ance. The first thing, he said, was that
people, n that the university now,
in times of war as in times of peace
must render its service to mankind, to
uphold and advance the best things
of our civilization. He hen spoke of
good that might come from such a
war. 1.-THE terrible cost of the. war is
In some measure Offset by the fact that
life more clear" He then mentioned
the Importance of preparation for
such an undertaking as this war and
spoke Of the place that the university
trained man was occupying in the
war.
Meaning of the Pledge.
The president then introduced At
SOI1lCy 1IdCy n. Ddl6S VI ILLS CITY
who delivered a message to the men
about to enter training on the sub
ject of my Flag and the Republic for
Which it Stands" Mr.. Bangs stated
that the repetition of the pledge to
flag and country meant much to the
N who had already dedicated his
life to his country in thought and act,
who had not before, in his heart.
pledged himself to his country.
The education of the people Of the
state, Mr.. Bangs further said, is the
paramount issue at hand. When the
people are sufficiently educated there
will be no need of the forms of gov
eminent. The men of today, he stated,
are not working for themselves, but
for their country and everything
Allegiance; he explained, means to
give oneself to the country's cause,
and to taxi notice only of the duty
now before US. He directed a few
words to the commanders in charge
of the men. 1t is their duty, he said,
to do all in their power to bring the
men back, clean and upright as they
left.
For World Justice.
The clause of the pledge which
Dean v. P. Squires chose for the sub
ject of his address was Liberty And
Justice For ALL" The challenge has
been sem out by those who have al
ready given their lives for the cause
that those now in service carry on the
work they have begun. The struggle
now is not for individual Justice as
was SO often the cause in former
struggles, but for a world justice, and
for a world liberty. "
AS the concluding part of the norm
ing's exercises the army detachment
marched to the drill grounds and
were reviewed by the commanding of.
ficers.
Induction into army service for the
students will probably not take place
before tomorrow. About SO students
have already applied for induction or
ders and it is expected that the ma
tomorrow.
Arrangements Completed.
Arrangements are now practically
complete for the coordination of the
academic and military courses for the
men who will be in training. A three
hour course a week in war issues will
be required in the academic course
The rest Of the students schedule car
be selected from the regular univer.
sity course. This course includes Ian.
guages, literature, science. mathemat.
les dlu SOCIdl SClSllCeS. Lie SIOOcLN
will receive IA hours Of academic
training a week and will have % hours
of supervised study.
In addition to the academic course
the military work will include II
hours each week Of military instruc.
ton and two hours of drill per day.
The housing situation for the large
number of students which will be ir
attendance at the university this veal
is being met in a most satisfactory
way and work will be we'll under way
by the latter part of the week.
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