Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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Id Mte fytUu tijtu, Students registered for the Selective Service February 1 6. Now all they have to do is wait for questionnaires. In honor of Russell Church, the first University war casualty, the R.O.T.C. stands at attention by the War Memorial. The Library offers a great deal of informati about duty to the United States. We have worked carefully. We are proud of the Indiana University War Service Plan. Our plan is not the first to be announced, but it is the most complete. In formulating it, we sought and received student opinions. We likewise made an exhaustive canvass of the plans of the other institutions. It allows maximum flexibility and acceleration. It more adequately meets the needs of the nation at this time of peril, and at the same time it is the most adaptable of all possible plans of individual student situations. With these words, President Herman B Wells introduced the major provisions of the University ' s new speed-up program to the student body at a special convocation on the night of January 19, 1942. He urged student co-operation and asked that the stu- dents take advantage of all of the Plan ' s benefits. Pointing out that the need for skilled persons in defense and military divisions make it vital for colleges to allow students to finish sooner than they did under old systems, the President said: Our society is faced with the necessity for a supreme military and productive effort. The type of training men and women re- ceive in college is needed in this effort. There is no shortage of man power. There is a tremendous shortage of trained man power. 12