The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Teaching Profession Called Upon by
CrOwder to Help With QuesIionnaires;
Drafted for Service
NONE EXPECTED TO
REFUSE ASSISTANCE
Work Be Divided Among Fraternity in
County; No Compensation; Presi-
dent Wilson Writes Letter

uo county superintendent OIIlce
this morning received orders from
Provost Marshal General Crowder
calling on all the teachers through
out the country to assist in index
ing the returns of the missionaries
that are now being returned by the
drafted men. A certain number OF
teachers will be asked to devote
their time to this work on each
Saturday and In this way the various
exemption boards will be able to
complete the work in a great deal
shorter time than 1t could otherwise
be completed
The work of the teachers in this
county win be under the direct sup
ervision of Miss Adola zinn, assist
ant county superintendent. About
six teachers win be asked to give
their time on Saturday to helping
make out the card index system on
the returns of the questionnaires. The
work will be passed around among
the teachers until all have contrib
uted in some manner and until the
work is completed.
Letters will soon be mailed out to
the teachers naming the date on
which they will be expected to work
and no one will be excused unless
for some good reason. The teachers
who are teaching near this city
will be called first or those who can
reach this place easilyby rail from
other towns in the county. Later il
it becomes necessary in order to com
plete the work, teachers will be ex-
pected to come from a distance to
help in the work.
Those who are called upon to help
In the indexing work will receive
no compensation except that which
comes from the knowledge that
duty is being performed for the ma
tion.
In speaking of the work this morn.
ing Miss Zinn said. "We do not want
to Inconvenience any of the teachers
but all are expected to contribute
to the work and of course they will
be called on to make some sacrifices.
We do not know just how long the |
work will last but the followers of !
all other professions have been call |
ed upon and have responded and we
expect the teachers to do equally as
well now that certain work is set /
aside for them to do. The work will |
be entirely of clerical nature and
all of the teachers will be able to
perform some part of it."
In his letter to the county super
lntendent, General Crowder states
that in preparation for the central |
classified file, a card must be made I
ior the person filing a QUESTIONABLE, |
as soon as the board has classified |
lim.
THE making of this card consists |
Of merely transcribing certain data
from the QUESTIONABLE onto a blank
card already prepared.
AT this moment 100000, of the |
cards are being sent to the respec-
tive local boards. AS the boards are
not likely to be able to prepare these
cards without increasing their forces. |
lt is ccnfidentially hoped and ex-
pected, that the necessary force will
be supplied by the teachers of the
United States, trained men and wo-
men, who are especially competent
Tor the tast"
The order of the Provost General
is also accompanied by letter from
the president of the United States
TO the teachers which follows:
'The success of the selective serv-
Ice system has been largely due to
the reliance that has been placed on