Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
WILL
 JET CHANCE ID
 AID DRAF I WORK

Lawyers and physicians have heard and needed the call of the United States government, say instructions re- ceived by the local draft board and now, in undertaking the gigantic task of classifying registrants in strict ac- cord with the intent of the seiective i draft law, Uncle Sam is calling upon school teachers to rally in support of ! the cause.
 Maricopa local board is not yet ready to avail itself of the services of the in structors. but within a few weeks they will he needed, and when this time comes it is expected that the response will be equally as commendable as on previous occasions.
 Instructions from the provost mar shal generals office declare it to be of paramount importance ito the selec- tive features of the draft and to the ef- fective employment of the man-power of the army that every man be. so placed in it as to give the most ad- vantage from his particular qualifica- tions.
 ''The manifold activities states the communication, that compose the mo Tern army call for most extensive variety of occupational experience and skill. Therefore a large proportion of the men in khaki will be more or less occupied with activities, which repre- sents the military application of the very skill already acquired by them in civil life. These varieties of military service are as vital as any others to the | success of military operations on a i large scale. The problem is, therefore, to find the men who can do these nec- essary things"
 The communication points out that l hitherto, under the first draft, men
 were first sent to the training camps
 and their separate attainments learned
 by individual investigation after they
 arrived. Arrangements have now been
 made whereby special experts in the
 adJutant generals office and personnel
 officers in the several divisions have So devoted themselves to this task that
 every man in the national army is now
 assured that his personal experience
 and abilities will be utilized by the gov
 ernment and the man who enters under
 the selective system will have the same
 chance of obtaining a position con-
 genial to his experience, as though he
 had enlisted in some branch of the ser-
 vice selected by himself.
 "The method heretofore followed. !" states one set of instructions. that of
 waiting until the mans arrival at camp.
 no longer suffices. The demands from
 the several branches of the service. for 1, Skilled men in the varied occupations
 already exceed the supply as such men
 available from the first draft These demands must be supplied as soon as feasible. Instead of waiting until the : new contingent arrives at camp. its composition must be known before ii starts. The occupational distribution
 of all men liable to call throughout the country must be known. The govern. ment must be able to determine be- 1orehand how many men of the severa branches of industry are available fol corresponding kinds of work in tho
 army. If special urgent need arises, i
 must be possible to make a special cal for the needed kind of men and tc , know how many there are and where they can be found.''
 In order that this situation can b, f met, the local board will of necessit, s have to call upon outside help in clas d slfy1ng the registered men. An inde, , card system has been prepared ant 1 the volunteer assistants will have tn, duty Of locating the industrial capa ollitles of the registrant as set forth il
 the questionnaire and transcribins s them to the index cards. It is thi l work which the president expects per t formed by the school teachers, an, l others who are capable of. and willin, S to perform the work
 . Some volunteers have already signi h fled their willingness to render a pat e riotic service and to assist the board il e the task.
 r One case of exceptional merit t
 Which the local board calls attention T. IS that of w. M Cross, who for tn
 past month has voluntarily and with n out pay, assisted the local board. S l, efficient has been the work of Nil Cross that he has been placed in charg !: of the clerks who are expected to do
 nate their service in transcribing tn
 information. relative to the industria
 capabilities of the registrant, to tn
 index cards.