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Caption: Booklet - War Program at the UI (1942)
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14 War Program of the WAR I N F O R M A T I O N CENTERS The University W a r Committee has established war information centers in the offices of the Deans of Men and of W o m e n respectively. T h e Office of the Dean of Men maintains a complete file of materials on the Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Coast Guard, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Marine Commission, Civil Service, and numerous industrial agencies doing war work. A second file is maintained in the University Library. In addition to being available in these two centers, much of the material has been abstracted and mimeographed for the use of some forty faculty members to whom students may go for advice regarding their relation to the military situation. T h e Office of the Dean of W o m e n has available information about the kinds of war services to which women can most effectively contribute. PERSONNEL WORK A deficiency of manpower in certain fields necessary to the prosecution of the war is already evident, and the National Roster of professional men will, no doubt, uncover additional shortages. In order to locate potential manpower among the students, and advise them more intelligently regarding their university training, the Personnel Bureau of the University contemplates a survey of the entire student body. Such a survey would be immediately important for purposes of guidance and counselling. I t is proposed to place the data in the hands of faculty advisers so that students with appropriate abilities might be directed toward those fields where shortages exist or are anticipated. Military induction centers are prepared to make use of college reports of students' interests and abilities in assigning them to various branches of the Army. At a student's request, his test results and other data secured in conference with his advisers will be forwarded to the center at which he is inducted into the service. PHYSICAL FITNESS T h e University is taking cognizance of the fact that a large number of the men presenting themselves for service with the armed forces have been found to be in poor physical condition. So that every
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