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World War I at Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University was deeply impacted by World War I. Students and faculty joined the war effort, university administrators gave patriotic addresses to the student body, and students and faculty contributed generously to the war effort by purchasing Liberty bonds and giving money to the YMCA War Fund.

The University petitioned for and received a unit of the Student Army Training Corps (SATC). The SATC program was proposed by the United States War Department and American educators as a way to alleviate the enrollment drain caused by the war. Among the changes that came to campus because of the SATC was a new building, the Mechanic Arts Building, which was constructed to provide a place for military technical instruction. The Maeser Building was also used as a barracks.

BYU Students killed in action during World War I

Request for assignment of soldiers of Students' Army Training Corps Request for assignment of soldiers of Students' Army Training Corps
This document was used by Brigham Young University to request the establishment of a unit of the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) on campus. University administrators hoped to have 200 enrollees in the unit. The document outlines the responsibilities of the host university as well as the responsibilities of the War Department.
Report of Brigham Young University in its relation to the Great World War Report of Brigham Young University in its relation to the Great World War Report of Brigham Young University in its relation to the Great World War Report of Brigham Young University in its relation to the Great World War Report of Brigham Young University in its relation to the Great World War Report of Brigham Young University in its relation to the Great World War
This twenty–two–page report describes in detail how Brigham Young University supported the war effort. Among other things, the report highlights the University’s decision to cancel intercollegiate athletic events, the training of all students in first aid, activities to encourage the sale of Liberty Bonds, and the establishment of a unit of the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) on campus.
Response to government inquiries about the Student Army Training Corps
Brigham Young University received numerous inquiries about the unit of the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) that had been established on campus. This letter is typical of the responses sent in response to those inquiries. The letter describes the basic outlines of the SATC program and highlights its voluntary nature.
Banyan 1918 dedicated to students and faculty of BYU serving in the war Banyan 1918 dedicated to students and faculty of BYU serving in the war Banyan 1918 dedicated to students and faculty of BYU serving in the war Banyan 1918 dedicated to students and faculty of BYU serving in the war Banyan 1918 dedicated to students and faculty of BYU serving in the war Banyan 1918 dedicated to students and faculty of BYU serving in the war Banyan 1918 dedicated to students and faculty of BYU serving in the war Banyan 1918 dedicated to students and faculty of BYU serving in the war
The 1918 Banyan was dedicated to those students and faculty from BYU serving in the war. It highlighted the efforts that the university was making to support the war effort.
White and Blue BYU school newspaper White and Blue BYU school newspaper White and Blue BYU school newspaper
The school newspaper, the White and Blue, contained numerous articles about the war. This article from May 1, 1918, “More Students Answer the Call,” underscores the impact of the war on everyone at the University.
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