Repository: UIHistories Project: War Publications - WWI Compilation 1923 - Article 2 [PAGE 6]

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four pages on subjects of importance concerning tne war, t<jr distribution in large editions among the people of the Mate. Pamphlets of larger size may also be printed and distributed occasionally. The committee has four divisions each with its own chairman, as follows: (a) Agriculture; (b) Food; (c) Polities, international law and history; (d) General topics.

2. On Publicity:

The duties of the committee on publicity are to gather and give to the newspapers, through the Associated Press and otherwise, all important items of news about the work of the committees; to secure from members of the faculty articles for publication in periodicals, and in every way to disseminate information on the activities of the committee. The committee has two subdivisions: (a) News; (b) Periodical articles. 3. On Talks and Lectures at the University: The duty of this committee is to provide short talks and occasional lectures for the University as a whole and for separate groups and organizations therein on subjects connected with the war. A group of sub-committees will be constituted by the membersof the committee, consisting of one faculty and one or more student members from the different student organizations. Each of these sub-committees is expected to provide talks for one or more organizations from week to week or month to month. 4. On Extension Lectures in the State: The duty of the committee is explained by its title. Members of the University faculty on the Farmers' Institute programs will be expected to devote some part of their talks to war topics. Requests for war talks from public schools, teachers' associations and other educational bodies will be supplied as far as possible. The third division of the committee will care for similar requests from Women's Clubs, Commercial Clubs, churches and other organizations and individuals. 5. On Funds Collection : Beginning January I, 1918, all individuals or organizations desiring to canvass or to offer entertainments in the University for funds destined for purposes connected with the war, must submit to this committee a request for approval so to canvass. The committee will issue cards of authorization. The committee will give advice as to the best time for soliciting so that campaigns 6