"DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY."

After the first flurries of the peace storm have blown over, it might be well for us to take account of stock and see what the new situation has in store for us.

The large majority of the men in College have on their programs what we may call "war courses." An armistice with Germany would seemingly deprive them of all need or incentive for performing this work efficiently; and it is indeed difficult to see the connection between the prospect of a long period of peace and intensive study in military science and tactics. But we must remember that no matter what may have happened in Europe, men enrolled in the S. A. T. C. remain soldiers in the United States Army and as such must attend to their work just as loyally and faithfully as if the war were still going on. No army order ever ventured to assert that the duty of the soldier to obey is in any way lessened in time of peace. To be true to his oath, he must perform whatever task is allotted him with the best of good-will and cheerfulness.

Assurances have been given us by the War Department that the work of restoring our colleges and universities to a peace status has already been undertaken and will be expedited as much as possible. For some of the large institutions, however, considerable time may elapse before traces of the Students' Army entirely disappear and the normal pre-war activities are resumed. Until that time there could be no better watchword for the student soldier than that to which the cadets at West Point owe allegiance: "Duty, Honor, Country."