The Springdale news., 1918-08-16
URGES STUDENTS TO
 STAY IN SCHOOL
Governor Brough Issues Proclama- ton Urging All Girls, and All Boys
 Below Draft Age to Stay in School.


 "knov Ye, That, Whereas. the American Council on Education, at the request of our National Government, is conducting a GO to School and College campaign in order to keep filled the ranks of students in schools and colleges The Government, fore seeing a great scarcity of trained men and women for carrying on war work. and for the reorganization of the county after the war Is over, unless this is done, and,
 Whereas. This campaign has the personal endorsement of President Wilson, Secretary Of War, Baker, Sec retarytof Navy Daniels, and Hon. ?. P. CIaxton. Commissioner of Educa- ton. and Of the leading educational authorities of Arkansas, in a confer ence held in the office of the Superin- tendent Of Education and partieipat- ed in by the heads of all our higher institutions of learning in the state, and
 "Whereas. at the request of the American Council, there has been or ganized Tn the State of Arkansas, the Arkansas Emergency Council of Edu- cation to conduct Go to School and College" campaign. This organization comprises in it's membership all the colleges and state-sapported institu- tions; the members of the State Coun- cil of Defense ;the Department of Ed ucation; the State board of Education; the State Teachers Association; the Federation of Womens' Clubs; the State Bankers Association; the Farm CTS Union; the State Press Assoeia- tion, and other state wide organiza tions, and
 Whereas, The appeal is being made on patriotic grounds to every girl and every boy. below the draft age, to continue his course in school, or if he has finished high school. to enter some college or technical school, because only in this way can the sup ply Of trained men and women, neees- sary to the Government in it's war work be maintained, and
 ''Whereas, Education is the "eheap defense of the nations and Presi- dent Wilson, and other leaders in our Nations life, have urged the boys and
 
 school as necessary measure of war and industrial preparedness, and have sanctioned the strengthening of our educational institutions during war times as an evidence of the highest patriotism.
 ''Now. Therefore. l Charles H Brough, Governor Of the State Of Ar kansas, by virtue of the authority vested in me under the constitution and laws of the said state. and acting in my official capacity do hereby set aside the entire month of August for a Go to School and College" cam paign, and officially set aside the third Sunday in August as day on which the Ministers of every denomination and educational leaders. who may be called upon to make talks in the churches and schoolhouses in every community, urging the boys and girls to go to school and college this com ing year. I urge the leaders in all
 @g ,l t., 4kaea ings and the Ministers to devote all, or part, of the services on the Third Sunday in August to this vitally i'm portant matter. and furthermore urge the people to attend, and call upon every girl and every boy, under draft age. who can possibly do so, to at tend schoe, and college. as a matter of transeene ent patriotism.
 In regard to the Go to School ani College movement Will A, Piper Superintendent of Springdale Schools, in an interview to The News this eek said
 The needs of our country are many. Men are needed for the Mill tary and Naval work in this war Women are needed to take the places made vacant in our clerical and indus trial life. President Wilson advises us that We need chemists, geologists electrical and mining engineers. phy- sicists and specialists in every line
 "Our chemists and physicians ar, needed in the task of saving and re storing the health of hundreds of thou sands of wounded.
 The scientifically trained man anC woman is needed for leadership in tn, war now being waged, and this sam. standard, or a higher standard, of ser vice will be required when the days O reconstruction come.
 'sI am, therefore, taking this oppor tunity to suggest to the young mel q and women of this community the ad vantage that will be theirs if a thor, preparation is made. GO to College is our National slogan. There ar many opportunities for self-help il