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Caption: Booklet - War Program at the UI (1942)
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22 War Program of the V A R I O U S O T H E R WAR SERVICES At the end of April, 180 members of the faculty and staff had left the University to enter military or other war services. Of these, 58 had resigned and 122 had been granted leaves of absence. A large number of staff members, however, while not on special leave for war work, are continuously giving a large proportion of their time to various calls for public service. A sampling of these activities will further reveal the extent to which the resources of the University are mobilized for war. Aid to Draft Boardf and Selectees. In Chicago approximately 60 members of the staff of the Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry participate in examining selectees, either in an examination unit at the Research and Educational Hospital, which handles 200 selectees weekly, or as medical examiners for local draft boards. Many members of the staff serve on various advisory boards for Selective Service examinations and the rehabilitation of selectees. All members of the faculty of the College of L a w have volunteered to give free legal aid to men in the service and their dependents, to assist draftees in answering their questionnaires, and to provide legal advice for defense council and rationing boards. The College offers a special course in Military L a w and Defense Legislation. A large number of staff members are active on State and Community committees or commissions. A few examples are the following: Dean R. B. Allen, Executive Dean of the Chicago Colleges, is a member of the Executive Committee of the Medical Advisory Council to the Chief of the E m e r g e n c y Medical Services for the Chicago Metropolitan Civilian Defense area. Governor Green has appointed two men, Dean H. P . Rusk, of the College of Agriculture, and Dean C. M. Thompson, of the College of Commerce, to serve on the Illinois State Council of Defense, and recently has appointed Dean Thompson as Chairman of the Committee on the Adjustment of Business to W a r Conditions for the Council. Dean T h o m p s o n has been granted a leave of absence for this undertaking. P r o fessor V. E. Ferrall of the College of L a w has been named a member of the Legal advisory Committee of the Council. Provost A. J. Harno, Dean of the College of Law, is serving on the Governor's
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