ose having sufficient military value to warrant test and
development at the expense of the government. From April 16, 1918, to
June 30, 1918, 4,645 cases were handled, a number of which were of
exceptional merit and have already been put to use....

The Chief of Staff has as his principal assistant Major-General Frank
McIntyre, United States army, who acts as executive officer for the
General Staff and also for the Chief of Staff in his absence.

Beside the General Staff divisions which have been referred to in the
foregoing, there has been established in the General Staff a Morale
Section, under charge of Brigadier-General E. L. Munson, United States
army, which has for its object primarily the stimulation of morale
throughout the army, and maintaining a close connection and liaison with
similar activities in civil life. This section had only gotten fairly
into operation before the signing of the armistice, but had already
shown its value as a military asset.

Another important addition to the organization of the General Staff has
been the establishment of a Personnel Section, under charge of
Brigadier-General P. P. Bishop, United States army. In this section has
been consolidated the handling of appointments, promotions, and
commissions of the entire official personnel of the United States army.
This section has proved to be of the greatest value and has come to
stay.

The signing of the armistice has interrupted the conclusion of the
organization now under way for the consolidation of Procurement and
Storage under the Director of Purchase, Storage, and Traffic, but the
principle is sound from the standpoint of organization and extremely
economical in its results.

The supply of officers for the very large military program has been
throughout one of the most important problems which confronted the
General Staff. I have already indicated in the statement of the
functions of the Operations Division of the General Staff the
organization of central training camps for officers throughout the
United States. When, however, we embarked upon the final program of
placing eighty divisions in France and eighteen at home by June 30,
1919, which involved an army of approximately 4,800,000, the problem of
the supply of officers became so serious that an understanding was
obtained with the great mass of educational institutions throughout the
United States, resulting in the development of the Student Army Training
Corps. This s