Show LETTER LETIER FROM FROl I ITHE THE PRESIDENT To fo all Teachers The success of the Selective Service System has been largely due to the reliance that has been placed on the cooperation of all citizens in its execution In the registration the election officers of pi the the several states states- were called upon to perform a specific task I and they performed it unanimously unanimously and efficiently Latterly Latter Latter- ly I have had occasion to call the lawyers and the physicians of the country to specific duties and they have responded in a solid rank The time has now come when the teachers of the country can perform a very I necessary task and I have no doubt that they will win respond in inthe inthe the same manner The process of classification tion of all men within the field of selection selection selection tion is proceeding rapidly It becomes necessary to carry forward forward for ward with this process the making making making mak mak- ing of a very complete index I which shall accurately locate any I specially qualified man among I the ten tee millions s on our enrollment enroll enroll- ment s The local boards areso are areso areso so over-burdened over with the work of classification that this task cannot be put upon them and yet the fhe necessities of the nation require that it be performed best by the teachers of the various various various vari vari- ous communities authority authority authority au au- au- au conferred upon me by the I therefore th there Selective Service Law re fore call upon all teachers to present themselves to the local boards having jurisdiction over the areas in which they reside for the purpose of examining the qu questionnaires and filling out the index cards in accordance I with more specific instructions to be issued by the Provost Marshal Mar General WOODROW WILSON The White House Washington 8 January 1918 |