The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-07-19
Colleges Utilized By
The War Department

arr werr placed In a serious situa
ticu. nearly the entire student
S,o was included in the operations
90 The selective draft.
The government, through the Wa
Department determined to utilize the
existing colleges and schools and az
-cordingly entered into contracts with
$50 Institutions to furnish housing.
subsistence and technical or academic
training to members of the Student
Army Training Corus. These con-
tracts called for the training for
22S.990 student soldiers; and at the
time OF the signing OF the armisticc
1855 men had been indicted and
srere being cared for in those schools
ON November 10 and 30 last year
she secretary of war ordered the eur
LEST possible rehabilitation of the
Student Army Training Corps AMI Ivy
Christmas the orders had been ear
ried out and the student soldiers left
she schools. The task of making set.
elements with the schools was taken
ur Immediately and report has been
niled with the Committee on Educa-
tiional and Special Training within
the past few days by Il. X. Halle bu--
fness director of the work. 1t Is
gratifying to note that nearly ten
million dollars of claims were ad-
justed in practically six months,
which record tends to disprove the
400 common impression that 1t rs
impossible to get things finished up
when the government is party to
fhe transaction"
An interesting feature of the re-
port refers to the personnel of the
business department. which though q
voluntary corps OF war workers. re-
manned at their posts for months af-
raer peace was assured. Mr.. Hall
says:
THE personnel Of the business de-
rpartment was recruited very largely
during the latter half of September
-and the first half OF October in the
year OF 1918. II was made up almost
entirely of men and women who well
coined an opportunity for patriotic
service to assist In the mobilization
-of the enlarged army and to contri-
jsute their small share to the wlnn;ng
OF the war. After the signing Of the
armistice and especially after the or
der demobilizing the Student Army
Training Corps. the chief incentive
for service was removed and there
was naturally the strongest kind Of
desire on thepart of practically ~
sery member of the organization to
go back to his own home and his
own business. 1t was apparent, how
ever. that II this were done and the
task OF making adjustments with the
colleges were turned over to new
organization unfamiliar with the sit
nation. or to those departments of
the government which were handling
the adjustment OF commercial con-
tracts. II would inevitably mean
dong drawn out delay In making the
settlements and would impose still
further hardship ON the colleges
many of which We're already in des
,eprate straits.
In spite of the personal sacrifices
1nvolved every member of the organ
ization. with fine conception Of
loyalty. remained with the organiza
taion until he had made his full con
tribution to the work which it was
obviously the duty of the department,
10 complete.
1T was this spirit of loyalty and
the whole hearted cooperation of the
entire personnel of the department
which made possible the promot and
successful completion OF the work"
One group of the contracts with the
education institutions covered the
training in the colleges and univer-