Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-01
OPENING OF
UNIVERSITY
IMPRESSIVE
This Morning
Inaugurate Period Of War
Training Here.
Is. O.. KANE
AND I. BANGS 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
Camp occurred in conjunction with
500 other university training camps
Throughout the country.
Promptly at IL o'clock, in the pres
ence of the entire body of men IN
training and an immense audience of
citizens, the United States flag was
raised and was offered the military
salute. While the men stood at atten-
ton the army band played the star
Spangled Banner" and Captain Sc.
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 n
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; IN 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. 1--WE 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, vas that
people, Inc 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 then 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
it will make some Of the realities OF
life more clear" He then mentioned
the Importance of preparation fol
such an undertaking as this war ant
spoke Of the place that the university
trained man was occupying in tn
war.
!. Meaning of the Pledge.
The president then introduced At
, 1lCy LAZY ~" Ddu6o VI IA SASy
! who delivered a message to the mel
!, about to enter training On the sub
: ject of my Flag and the Republic TO
Which it Stands" MI. Bangs state
that the repetition of the pledge t
. flag and country meant much to tn
one who had already dedicated hi
life to his country in thought and ac
who had not before, in his hear
pledged himself to his country.
The education of the people Of tn
state, Mr.. Bangs further said. Is tn
paramount issue at hand. When tn
.people are sufficiently educated ther
D. will be no need of h forms of go,
eminent. The men Of today. he state,
are not working for themselves bt
for their country and everythir
should be subordinated to that enc
Allegiance, he explained, means +;
give oneself to the county's caus
and to take notice only of the dut
now before US. He directed e fs
words to the commanders in chars
of the men. It is their duty. he sal.
Ito do all in their power 10 bring ii
y men back, clean and uprigh, as the
g left
isl For World Justice.
:e The clause Of the pledge ThSe
r Dean v. P. Squires chose tor the s1s
n iect of his address was Liberty An
Justice For ALL" The challenge n
le been sent out by those h have z
1t ready given their lives for the @us
1t that those now in service carry or Ii
,e work they have begun. The strTgg
now is not for individual Justice
J. was so often the aus in 1orrs'
q. struggles, but for a world Justice, AT
+ for a world liberty.
Is AS the concluding part of the NOR
~ ing's exercises the army detacnHgel
marched to the drill grounds II
v were reviewed by the commanding O
" icers.
Induction into army service for ii
D. students will probably not take pla'
before tomorrow. About 80 studen
lie ders and it is expected that the m
X jority Of applications will be receive
IN tomorrow.
IS, Arrangements Completed. r.
q, Arrangements are now practical
mt complete for the coordination Of t
ne academic and military courses for Il
men who will be in training. A thr
hour course a week in war issues W
be required in the academic cour'
a The rest Of the students schedule C.
r. be selected from the regular unive
lts sity course. This course includes la
OF guages, literature, science, mathems
les and social sciences. The studer
will receive IA hours Of acaden
training a week and will have % hot
as of supervised study.
no In addition to the academic cour
% the military work will include
u hours each week of military instr,
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is being met in a most satisfactt
way and work will be we'll under "
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