| Show COLLEGES SOURCE OF NATIONS LEA 0 provo utah the nation is looking t ti i the colleges for military and technical leadership dr franklin S harris president of brigham young university declared recently while making st udies studies of the part that institutions of higher learning can play in the war As an example he cited the quota of reserve officers enlistments list ments which the ninth corps area commandant allotted to BYU in the new program to provide thoroughly trained officers for army navy marines and coast guard significantly the colleges may choose the curriculum except for recommendations of mathematics physics and physical education for this reserve officers corps dr harris observed this indicates i how military leaders value college education as such in developing ve the ability to act and lead quickly and wisely in critical situations the national crisis demands that most men of effective age without dependents must be mobilized for some aspect of the war effort dr harris said young men and women of college caliber will best serve the nation best by getting as much specialized college work as possible before going into mili tary service or war industry war is causing colleges to tol change rapidly he said A major trend is toward a shorter more intensive college course this is achieved by reducing vacations so that students go to school all year round and by cutting out frills A new emphasis is placed on 0 n health and physical phy education mathematics physical and biological sciences business and specific war courses anese trends are reflected at BYU by the all year schedule day and night classes in business pr almary mary and see secondary andary civil pilot training and other work heavy enrollment in these war courses i is S expected when autumn registration be begins ins on september 25 0 these are the times that try mens souls the sunshine patriot w will ill in this crisis shrink from the service of this country but he who stands it now deserves the thanks of man and woman tyranny like hell is not easily conquered yet we have this consolation with us that the harder the conflict the m more ore glorious the triumph what w we e obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly dearness only that gives everything its value heaven knows how to set a price upon its goods and it would be strange in indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should shou id not be highly r rated a t e d from thomas paines common sense 0 look within for within is the spring of good that is ever ready to gush forth if thou wilt but dig patiently marcus aurelius 0 nothing can bring you peace but yourself anon |
