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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-02-24
Mrs. Kline is Hostess
In SunfIOwer Art CIuh

The Sunflower Art club met last
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
John M. Kline at her home. Mrs. r.
l.. Thomas presided at a business
meeting and Miss Elizabeth Kline
spoke on Lincoln's second admin
~istration as a program feature.
Guests Of the club were Mrs. H. K.
Near and her mother, Mrs. Annette
Wells. Mrs. Kathryn Soesbe and
Mrs. George Lane. Mrs. Kline served
a luncheon, assisted by Mrs. Dan
Oakland and Miss Kline. The club
will meet in two weeks with Mrs.
Thomas.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-02-24
Methodist Circle ID
Plans Dinner and Apron Sale

A dinner and apron sale was
planned for March by members of
Methodist Cleric D at a meeting at
the home of Mrs. c. d. KnausS
Wednesday afternoon. 1t was decid-
ed that the Methodist Youths Fell
lowship would have a food and rum
mage sale at the same time. Mrs.
william Raymond presided at a bus
mess meeting and Mrs. Lillian Lane
conducted devotions. Materials for
bazaar work were distributed. A no
hostess luncheon was served.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-02-24

Always have a cereal for break
fast-in addition to fruit, eggs, and
a beverage, or the usual breakfast.
With people working harder they
need the energy and vitamins that
cereals give.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-02-24
Social and Club News
of the Glasgow Section

Joined the group. Mrs. I. W. Hum
phries was a visitor. Mrs. Malunat
presided at the meeting and later
served a luncheon.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-02-24

North Side Wins Rebekah and
Odd Fellows Whist Tournament
A whist tournament sponsored by
the Rebekah and Odd Fellows lodges,
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-02-24
Mrs. Blair and Mrs. BOley
Entertain IndPe GrOun

Mrs. A. L. Blair and Mrs. Duane
Boley were h~ostesses to a social
meeting of the Ladies Society of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-02-24
Have Birds Just
Come, or Did They
Stay All Winter?

Recent seasonal reports on early
arrivals of birds have local nature
amateurs puzzled. Did the birds Just
return OF have they spent the mild
winter here? G. R. Austin of the
Mountain States company saw a
meadow lark last week near Wiota
while returning from Wolf Point.
Earlier in the month, a Glasgow
party on its way to Malta sighted
a robin near Hinsdale.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-02-24
Mrs. Huber is Hostess
tn p. f.. a. ChaDter

Mrs. Roy P. Huber entertained
Chapter U of the P. E. o. sister
hood at a meeting at her home last
Tuesday night. A business meeting
was held and the members did Red
Cross sewing. A luncheon was served.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-02-24
Laura Rebekah Lodge
Plans for Initiation

Plans and practice for an initia-
ton ceremony soon were made at a
meeting of Laura Rebekah lodge at
the Odd Fellows hall Monday night.
After the meeting a luncheon was
served by Mrs. N. L. Jennings and
Mrs. E. P. Erickson.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-02-24

a cut prize and several others re-
ceived small gifts awarded by lot.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-02-24

WAR BONDS will bring our fight
ing men home sooner.
Laurel outlook., 1944-01-05
Officers OF Royal
NeighbOrs Seated At
Ceremonies Tuesday

Royal Neighbor officers were in
stalled Tuesday evening at the L.
l.. club. The ceremonies were in
charge of Mrs. Frances Fisher,
ceremonial marshal, and Mrs. Mar
garet Freed, installing officer.
Those seated were Mrs. Alva
Barney, who. will serve her third
term as oracle; Mrs. Genevieve Nc
Mullen, vice oracle; Mrs. Loretta
McManus, past oracle; Mrs. Georgia
Rash, recorder; Miss Grace Stadal-
man, receiver; Mrs. Olive Cook,
chancellor; Mrs. Faye Sexton, mar
shall; Mrs. Ethel Rodgers, inner
sentinel; Mrs. Angelina Hunter, out
err sentinel; Mrs. Hazel Bottger and
Mrs. Dorothy Rosselot, managers;
Mrs. Christine Spear, musician;
Mrs. Marie Weber, faith; Mrs. Cora
Pomroy, courage; Mrs. Myrtle Rock
yam, modesty; Mrs. Minnie Roth
schiller, unselfishness; Mrs. Bea-
trice Ricci, endurance; Mrs. Rather
inc Romeo, flag bearer.
During the meeting a gift was
presented by Mrs. Kate Rodgers On
behalf of the Opal camp to the
oracle and installing officers. Hos
tesses who served refreshments fol-
the meeting were Mrs. Ethel
Rodgers, Mrs. Kate Rodgers, Mrs.
Romeo and Mrs. Emma
Laurel outlook., 1944-01-05
The Outlook Says:

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben .VanBuren en-.
tertained at dinner Monday for Mr.
and Mrs. Andy Vanberg, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Allison, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank O'Neil, Mrs. G. l.. Adams
and Mrs. Ed ReckdaL
Mrs. Joseph Nicholas spent sev-
eral days last week visiting at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Meta
Nees of Rosebud.
Miss Dolores Fellows returned
this week to Mortified, Mimi,
where she is a student at st. Olaf
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Gomon
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr..
Gomon's parents, Nh. and Mrs.
James Gomon north of Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Bait and
daughter Laura Mae, spent Sun
day in Park City the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Frank, son-in-law
and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bait.
Other guests at the Frank home
were Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Yost and
of Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1944-01-05

DR.. H. F. Wilkins of Helena
zpent the week end with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Wilkins.
Mrs. George Miller of Forrest
avenue is reported as seriously ill
ef influenza.
Cpl. Jay w. Sheets arrived here
Dec. 81 for j Today furlough be-
fore reporting to Hammer field,
Fresno, Calf. He graduated Christ
mas day from the Harlingen gun
aery school at Harlingen, Tex, and
received the wings of an aerial
gunner
Mrs. Anna j6troh of 406 Durland
svenue has tpeen quite ill the past
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Wilkins were
8 o'clock dinuer guests Wednesday
evening of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wright,
Miss Opal and Miss Esther Wright.
George Miller. living northeast of
Laurel, has returned home from a
hospital and Is recovering from an
operation.
e Isaac Platz is reported seriously
Ill at a Billings hospital to which
he was taken recently.
Cpl. and Mrs Roy McCracken, Jr.,
arrived Sunday night from Los
angeles to visit their varents Mr..
and Mrs. Roy A.. McCracken and
AR. and Mrs. Archie Crichton. Cpl.
;McCracken has 4 15-day furlough.
! Mr.. and Mrs T. L. Wilkins were
New Years dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George Herbert, also L.
A. Nutting and Miss Ruth Nutting.
Laurel outlook., 1944-01-05
Laurel News Items

Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Brown en-.
tertained at dinner Sunday wher
their guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Homer Sheets and Mr.. and Mrs. J
H. Albertus and their families, Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Freund and son
Danny, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Richard
son, Mrs. Eva Richardson and Hugh
Gary.
Mrs. M. w. Smith, who was ill
at her home, is reported recovering.
Mrs. George Prouty won the high
score award, Mrs. Robert Fry, sec
ond and Mrs. Edith Kinney, low,
when Mrs. w. P. Sexton was hos
tess last week to members of her
bridge club.
Gaylord Easton had as guests
New Years day Billy Guschner and
Robert Roebuck, both of Rapelje.
Verra Leis, nine-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Leis, fell
while skating at the rink last Wed
nesday and broke her leg.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. DeAtley were
guests Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. M. Geiger in the Spring
creek community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Frank are
parents of a son born Friday, Dec.
81, at a Billings hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Sanders and
were New Years dinner
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Brown of the Whitehorse COM
munity.
Mrs. Herbert Bailey of Billings
was a guest of Laurel friends Sun
day.
The names of Laurel residents
Drawn for jury service in the JAN
Iary term of the district court
which will open in Billings Monday
include E. D. Burke, Flopd Colby,
George Leis, T. A. Rigney, George
?. Schuman, B. A. Stenerson, Rich
lrd H. Sterrett and Anna Void.
Laurel outlook., 1944-01-05

MI. and Mrs. w. w. Grannis were
visitors Sunday at the T. l.. Wilkins
ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Mayhugh
were recent dinner guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Rob-
erts of Bridger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Rowlison
and son Dickie spent the week end
in Bearcreek with Mrs. Rowlison's
mother, Mrs. Anna Tastavorsnik.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Branstetter asd
family were recent dinner guests
in Bridger at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Bragec.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gremmer
and family were dinner guests in
Custer during the holidays at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brooks.
Mr.. asd Mrs. F. T. Nave received
a V-mail letter from their son, Ser
geant Lawrence Nave Monday
which was mailed Dec. 10. Ser
geant Nave is a radio operator
somewhere in England"
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. ChamberIin
were hosts at New Years dinner
for their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Chamberlin of
Billings and John Darham.
Relatives nave learned that Will
liam Campbell, former Laurel resi-
dent is a patient at the Northern
Dacific oOcni+a -, NI;ccouIo M. ooJ
Mrs. Campbell reside in Bozeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. f. r. Dingus of From
berg and Mrs. Ida Miller were re-
cent dinner guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Smith of Bill
lings.
A guest at the home of Mrs.
Ralph Norris during the holidays
was her sister, Private First Glass
Jessie Roberts, who is stationed
with the Wacs at Pueblo, Colo.
Robert Elliot of Roundup was a
guest at the home of his mother,
Mrs. A. F. Elliot during the week.
N. B. Eshom has returned home
from the Northern Pacific hospital
in Glendive were he was a patient.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Nave were
hosts at a dinner at their home
for Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Brown of
Park City and Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Braswell and
had as their guests at New
Years dinner Mr.. Braswell's broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Middleton and son Donald of
Billings.
Mrs. o. X. Chapman and daugh-
Keron, have returned from
Whitehall where they were guests
IF Mrs. Chapman's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. E. TAFT. They were
accompanied home by Mrs. TAFT.
Laurel outlook., 1944-01-05
FEDERATED CLUB HEARS
GRAFT ON WORLD PEACE

The Laurel Federated club met
Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. Marshall Huntington, with
Mrs. Harold Richardson as CO.
hostess. Mrs. C. A. Duncan, presi-
dent, vas in charge. A New Years
greeting was read from Mrs. How
ard Bogart, state federated presi-
dent. The business session closed
with the reading of the club collect.
Roll call was answered with current
topics. Guests of the club were
Mrs. Glenn Sheets and Mrs. G. E.
Woods.
Mrs. Herman Schessler had
charge of the program for the eve
ming and presented Fred w. Graft,
who spoke on GA Probable World
Peace"
Mr.. Graft first reviewed William
Hard's article on american Inter
nationalism" in the December issue
of the Readers Digest. Mr.. Hard
stresses three points, which in his
estimation are necessary for world
peace, said Mr.. Graft.
First that there should be no al
liances between nations for an inn
mediate or temporary peace except
for the purpose of world peace.
That facts against alliances are that
each nation involved inherits the
past skeletons, hatreds or feuds of
the partner nations; and further,
that if a small alliance is formed,
it encourages other alliances which
soon find differences of opinions to
quarrel about.
Second, that there should be a
world union. This union would
have many problems to work out
before achieving its purpose if gov
eminent, labor and manufacturing
were to have a voice and be rep
resented in world affairs.
The third point stressed was that
nations should beware of commit
mcnt5-that commitments are bad
because they are too easy to fail
in their fulfillment. Mr.. Graft then
discussed Mr.. Hard's article and
gave his personal views on what he
felt will be necessary. to establish
world peace. A general discussion
and questions from the club MEM
bers followed.
The next meeting, Monday, Jan.
II, is to be at the home of Mrs.
D. j. Hovpel. Mrs. Duncan will
have charge of the program. Roll
call will be naming a "True Amer
lean Food" which is to be the topic
for the evening.
Laurel outlook., 1944-01-05
Neil Baird's Son
Donald, 81, Dies AT
Omaha, Neb. Dec. 19

Laurel friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Neil Baird learned this week of the
death of the Baird's son Donald,
80, at Omaha. The family resided
here 20 or more years g when
Neil Baird was station agent for
the Northern Pacific, Great North
ern and Burlington railroads. After
leaving Laurel he was N. P. rep
r~esentative at st. Paul, Des Moines,
Kansas City and New York and
now represents the railroad at
Washington, D. C. He and Mrs.
Baird reside at Bethesda, Md.
The son Donald, who died Dec.
10 at Omaha, is survived by his
widow; his baby son Donald; his
parents; a brother Milford, who is
a member of the U. S. coast guard
in the Southwest Pacific, and by
two sisters, Mrs. William Petty of
Des Moines and Miss Margaret
Baird, who is employed in Washing
ton, D. c.
The Lake County Star, published
at Crown Point, Ind, carried a
brief notice of the death in it's
Dec. "a issue. The deceased's par
ents are former residents of India
mas Lake county.
J. P. Moore, Laurel roundhouse
foreman, saw Neil Baird last June
n Washington.
Laurel outlook., 1944-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c.. Foote and
daughter Sharon, were guests dur
ing the holidays of Mrs. Foote'S
parents, DR.. and Mrs. S. A. Grouse
of Roundup.
Mrs. D. w. Hunter was hostess
last week to her pinochle club and
awarded the high score prize to
Mrs. Gordon Storck, a club guest.
Mrs. Hunter won the second prize
and Mrs. w. P. Sexton received the
travel award.
Laurel outlook., 1944-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd hurry and
family were dinner guests at Red
Lodge at the home of Mrs. Boyd's
father, C. H. Cowan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Metcalf Robinson and son Glenn of
Red Lodge were also guests of Mr..
Cowan.
Mrs. Howard E. Smith of Bill
lings spent New Years day, which
was also her birthday, with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Nicholas.
Laurel outlook., 1944-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Grannis were
visitors Sunday at the T. l.. Wilkins
ranch
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-15
Michigan in
Washington
By Dorothy kllaslIsn

Manhattan Glitter: Kitty Carlisle,
wearing pink gold jewelry TO match
her p. &. tresses, and looking too
Technicolor for words. at the Col
ony... Janet Gaynor in an original
Adrian and with The Original
| Adrian, at the Stork Club dancing
Chic to Chic. q kill nell &C.. Lima
Basquette with her young son
lunching at Sardi's... Lou Holtz,
who will draw a straight salary OF
$4,000 a week in "Star Time. stag
gering under his bankroll on East
| 53rd St.. Cornelia Otis Skinner,
whose famous father made ks
met" famous, giving the movie post
ers in front OF the Aston a nostalgia
once-over. Paul Whiteman stroll
ing a Radio City corridor with an
album OF Beethoven under one
wing and an album OF boogle-woogie
under the other. X. T. X. T, Blue
Eyes Stevens at the Coo Rouge
with a gent who tossed a slave
bracelet into her scotch and soda
for some unimaginable reason
and she went right on slipping 1t,
too
This was the Week In Which:
Manhattanites endured an earth
quake, a blackout and landslide
OF Labor Day tourists Anne Pie
Sheridan returned from her over
seas USO trek and was received
with open arms by Hannegan. USA
-. Kay Williams got her finai- de.
cree from Macoco and all the
babes waited with bated breath TO
see whether she'd bag the best
bach catch OF them all-Clark Ga
BILE. The Groaner crooned Allied
propaganda into the radio sets of
Germany and became Der Bingle.
yawohl... The Day Will Come"
opened at the National and was In
elegantly but best described ny
Irving Hoffman, who wrote In the
Hollywood Reporter that the play
began to stink up the stage even
before Harry Green made his en-.
trance carrying a dead Ash"
All Around the Town: Dolores
Gray's hurried exit from New York
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mospheric Grinzing o.. Shirley Tenn.
pie, the busiest girl in town, get.
ting a breather before the LET
Yourself Go" show with Milton
Ber~T~his mama and three lemon.
AIDES in Bryant at the Burberry
Room where the table sitters IN.
clude Humphrey Bogart, Sinclair
Lewis and the Bramwell DIANA
Barrymore) Fletchers. Miriam
Hopkins and Victor Jory exiting
from the stage door OF the 46th
Street Theater after a rehearsal
OF THE Perfect Marriage, which
looks like hit stuff.
Fable From the Fift1es Arlene
Francis supplies this bit OF Goth
amania: The other afternoon she
wandered into Central Park for n
bit of sunshine and sat down new
TO a sweet-looking old lady who was
tossing out bits OF dried bread for
the pigeons and talking furiously
as she did so. She was scowdling
and what she was saying was:
Get away, you little pests, Scat"
Intrigued, Arlene investigated.
Pardon me-" she said but don't
you like pigeons" Like EN-
screamed the sweet old lady, II
should say not! Pigeons are dirty,
nasty. greedy little creatures. They
get underfoot. They mess up the
nice clean city. Like 'em' | hate
'em. But they've got to be fec.
don't they?"
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The Rest Of Ny Life With You

deeper. Mother ana wife, she
thought, yet we can't discuss him.
Not any more than this. we
shouldn't, this much. We both love
him; that's the one salient thing
| suppose.
Matthew is a good deal older
than YOU" Mary began.
IF you say and wiser, III
scream"
"You look as if you meant that,
said Mary. and added hastily, IAN
right, lamb, / won't say IL" She
thought, a little alarmed: What -
the matter with her! ] suppose she
hasn't wholly recovered yet. But 1t
isn't like her to develop nerves.
The telephone rang and Mary
was called indoors to talk to Lynn
Mortimer. She same back, smiling.
hymns coming for the week.
end" she reported. 81 do hope Mat
thew gets here; they haven't seen
each other in some time, have
they%
mo" Judith answered. mot for
a month or two. He dined with us,
earlier this summer"
81 haven't seen him either"
Mary said, "he's been away a lot.
His wife hasn't been so we'll lately"
ats an intolerable burden" OBJ
served Judith; 81 feel so sorry for
him"
"Hs doesn't consider it q bur.
den."
Judith said shortly. "well, it is"
She had all the impatience Of
youth with these dead-end situa-
tons. "He could have divorced her,
couldn't he?" she asked. Some
states permit it, don't they!"
"Yes, but that wouldn't be his
way" declared Mary, rather
shocked. "You can't abandon your
wife because she is i'll, and that is
just the situation, Judith. She's
ILL.,"
"Hopelessly and incurably, Isn't
that so7"
LAS accurately as any doctor can
determine" agreed Mary. But il
il was physical if she was dy-
ing, over long period Of time, say,
cancer, would you feel the same!"
"Of course not!"
There is no difference" said
Mary.
There's a lot" argued Judith,
lat least so it seems to me. And he
hasn't had any life at all. For
years. II she were q physical in
valid, well, he'd have her near, and
her companionship at least. That
would be something. But he hasn't
even that" She shook her head.
She thought: And ! can't say the
rest, can 7!
I can't say, and he's in love with
you, Mary, and you could be happy
together.
But Mary wouldn't tolerate hear
ing that; she'd be perhaps as AZ.
fronted as Matthew that time,
long ago, when Judith had spoken
Of Mary and Lynn Mortimer TO
him, and he bad hated it, it had dis
rupted and disturbed all his ideas
of his mother. She was his mother,
his fathers widow. He could not
bear to think of her as having a
life Of her own outside Of him and
her own memories.
ITO be contin3ed)
Copyright. iss. b, Faith Baldwin cuthrsnp
Dliuibutsd By KIM FEATURES Syndicate. la
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-15

and eleventh hour singing engage
ment at Chicago's Drake Hotel was
part OF a campaign by her mother
and her manager to get her far. far
away from the turbulent wooing
and disturbing influence OF Macoco
-. Maestro Al Trace has purchas-
ed a race horse called "ASCAP"
with the moolah he made on three
steed songs - Marry Dotes',
Don't Change Horses in Mid
Stream" and 1--WE Got Horse
That Won't Giddyap". Trace had a
piece" OF each tune and introduc-
ed all three. Bert Lair is bacK
In town waiting for Bea Lille 10
arrive for rehearsals OF THE Seven
Lively Arts. Service boys tel.
me that the new Army slang for
Get lost' and Hit the road" rs
Get dehydrated!" -. Don Win
clair, the dance director for the
new l945 edition OF the Skating
Vanities'. was once the dancing
teacher OF Ursula Deinert, Goeb-
bells girl friend. She liked his In
structions so much he had hard
time getting out OF Germany.
Faces In Places: Lois Andrews,
laden with cabochon emeraius,
peering out OF the Cub Room door
way for a glimpse OF Gary Cooper
-. Friend-maker Dale Carnegie
and Songstress Dale Belmont
dale. Dale! The Gangs All
Here!) at separate tables in the at
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These Days5Hy s ESQ., 5o Z: 5oxol2R7
No Big Standing Army

II is fortunate for the United
States that its professional SOL
diers are less militaristic than its
| politicians in wartime. While some
OF the politicos are busying them.
selves trying TO beat the gun on
postwar military training, display.
| ing curious anxiety lest Amer.
leans, after this war, hate all wars,
General Marshall who has already
put the American Army inside Ger
many. connsels that a large stand
ing army has no place among the
| institutions OF a modern democra.
| tic State He is not afraid OF the
pacifism OF his people because he
has witnessed what a nation that
truly hates war can do IL and when
1t must go 10 war General Mar
shall is not swept off his feet by po-
litical exigencies, for he realizes
that no one can today approximate
the size OF Americas postwar army
as no one today knows America 3
postwar commitments. And no
one can safely commit the United
| States TO anything.
A citizens army may be recruit
ed at the moment OF a declaration
OF war as was the American Army
in the last and in this war or il
may consist OF reserves trained
for short period in peacetime.
The ROTC was an attempt between
the last war and this 10 establish
large officers reserve by prepar-
ing college men in time OF peace to
be ready TO take over in time of
war But both the numbers and
the diyersities OF training required
N the present war made OF the
! ROTC a very small contribution
altogether inadequate for the ma.
tional necessities. This does not
however reflect unfavorably on the
ROTC idea.
II may be possible after this war
10 use some such method as the
ROTC in the high schools and col
leges TO combine school study with
military training The last year
in high school would be particular
ly suitable for such training as so
many more boys go TO high school
than TO college. This would come
close to universal training without
yanking boys out OF college.
The real danger OF any large mill
tary reserve, particularly on the
officer level is that IL tends to
set Up militaristic caste. The
military reservist has been the
curse OF Japan, for instance. be-
cause he came 10 believe himself
TO be permanently a part OF the
army and he concentrated his 10y.
alties in support OF military chief.
tains General Marshall said OF the
reservists:
-. Under this system. leader
ship In war and the control OF mill
tary preparations and policy in
peacetime are concentrated large
ly and necessarily in a special class
or caste OF professional soldiers.
This IL the system OF Germany
and Japan. IL produces highly ef.
hcisnt armies. But II is open 10
serious political objections In q
nation maintaining such system
intelligent opinion as TO military