The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-30
Instruction Board
Proposed to to
Create Loyalty

A special Board Of Instruction to in
struct selectives under the draft system
to prepare them to go to camp willing,
loyal, clean anG sober, is one Of the
latest suggestions emanating from
Provost Marshal General Crowder, just
received at the Office Of Capt. H. Good.
ing Field, selective draft officer for the
Territory. Copies or the suggestion
have been sent by Captain Field to
each Of the local boards and to the dis.
trict and medical advisory boards. The
plan is as follows:
THE attention Of this Office has
been favorably attracted by the sue
cessful results in several cities and
towns of q systematic plan Of instruc-
tion for selectives prior to their call in
the draft. The plan includes all such
measures as are best calculated to pre-
pare the seleetives to go to camp will
ing, loyal, intelligent, clean and sober,
and thus better TO ft them for rapid
progress in their military education
after joining the Army. 1t Is believ-
ed that such plan will prove useful
and practicable in other local board
areas. Wherever such a plan IL in
struction has not already been under
taken and the local sentiment will sus.
tain il, the plan should be now put in
to effect by the appointment of a spec
ial board Of instruction. In order that
the movement may be coordinated, su-
pervised, and controlled in all its rela-
tions to the selective service system, the
board of instruction should be under
the authority Of the local board and
should serve to- relieve the local board
of all personal burden involved in the
instruction.
1.-THE board Of instruction will con-
sist of an appropriate number of citi.
Gems having the highest character and
ability and enjoying the confidence Of
the community. The members will be
selected by the local board. Wherever
other agencies have already actively
undertaken such work In the same area
land particularly the local committees
or war councils under the state councils
of defense), the local board can, IL II
sees ft, accord them representation
in the board Of instruction. Every men,
Der of the board Of instruction win be
expected to take an active personal
part in the work Of the board, and to
contribute his time and effort without
money compensation.
"a list of the members of each hoard
of instruction will be furnished for
fling in the Office II the provost mar
shall general.
"a board Of instruction may be APP
pointed to cover two or more areas of
local boarls, where the local boards
thereof consent to cooperate.
"Subject to the ultimate authority
of the local board, each board of in
struction will perform it's work by in.
dividual interview and group meetings
with the selectives, by giving advice
and instruction on all subjects that are
necessary OF useful to future soldiers,
and by arranging for preparatory mil
itary drill and instruction where feas-
ible.
"The authority of each local selec-
tive service board will control in the
work done within that area; but it is
expected that there will be full cooper
alton and harmony, in the same manner
heretofore experienced with the legal
advisory boards.
"Local boards are authorized and di
rected to furnish to the boards of in
struction access to the records for the
purpose of compiling lists of names and
addresses, and to send out in the name
of the local boards any notices of meet
ings or interviews as desired and re-
quested by the boards of instruction"
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