Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-20
Thousands of Young Men
Taken From Studies by Re-
cruiting Officers.
LEADING UNIVERSITIES
SUFFER BIG REDUCTIONS
Smaller Institutions Also Depleted.
Conditions in London Show Little
Change, Despite the Strain.
pecial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. October 10.-The war has
had a great effect on the English uni
versities with regard to the number Of
undergraduates. Thousands Of young
men who ordinarily at this time Of the
year would be at their studies-or
otherwise engased-at the great uni
versities have enlisted in the army in
one capacity or another. Many who
have belonged to officers training corps
for years have supplied the many va
cant places in the fighting ranks, while
others have passed into other branches
Of the service. Under normal condi-
tions there would be about $500 stu
dents in residence at Cambridge; there
are actually only about 1900.
Pembroke College will be the heaviest
loser. relatively. This college has not
belied its reputation as the sportsman's
college, for there will be only about
10 undergraduates up instead of last
years total OF 274-a loss of over rs
per cent. Caius. Corpus Christi and
per cent of last years numbers; Kings
viii probably be little better of.
Trinity Hall will have Al undergrad
yates instead Of 100, Trinity expects $50
or ESQ instead Of 55S. christ's College
stead of 1877. St. Johns l79 instead of
200. and Peterhouse As instead of IS.
The colleges which I have not men
toned VIII be at about half strength;
for Cambridge. both for the university
and for the town. which is practically
wholly dependent on the university. for
there are no Industries OF any size es-
from what I can gather the traders of
the town had very good time when
the 9Th Infantry Brigade was encamn-
cd at Cambridge, and this will help to
tioe over the coming bad times.
oxford's Loss, so Per Cent.
No actual figures for Oxford are as
yet available. but it is stated that about
80 per cent of the undergraduates have
gone.
Leeds. much smaller university, has
lost over 800 men, and Edinburgh and
Glasgow about 900 to 1000 each MANY
OF the younger professors. tutors and
even clergymen OF these colleges have
Joineo the ranks. and are under the
tuteiage of the drill sergeants. Sew
ha ai % .ne coHeges have given up their
hospitals. The record Is a flne one.
ano no one can say that educational
br1tain Is not doing her share in This
sr Tade, war Of all times
war: London may be said to be conf
gent. expectant and remarkably like
itself In an ordinary October. or
course cna II one looks closely into almost
~. ~. department. OF its activities or into
the private affairs OF its citizens, the
strain OF the war may be Immediately
olscerned. But, apart from the closing
OF the stock exchange. the tint of
hhakl IN every other street and contin-
ualiy In the stations and over all the
parks. and the early closing of taverns,
the darkened streets and the search
lights there is little to show on the
surface that this is a nation deeply en-
gagged in the most tremendous war the
world has known. Meat. sugar and
now fish are dearer. and prices of many
luxuries have gone up. Some foods that
formerly came from Hungary now
come from Egypt. and there are many
other signs of diverted trades Still
there are many carriages with fine
horses and strengthening footmen, as
we'll as fine motors, in the park in the
afternoon and the streets still seem as
full as usual. Tonight the usual crowd
of East Enders is promenading the
Strand.
No Scarcity of Money.
Money seems as plentiful as ever. for
| not only are subscriptions rolling in
for all the innumerable relief funds,
but the pleasure trains to Brighton are
being resumed and theaters and music
halls are in full swing. Despite the
number of motor buses and busmen
that are at the front the traffic seems
| as busy as ever. There seems no scar
| city Of gold. Your bank will always
give you some II you AJAX for 1t. though
paper Is handed out as a rule. OF
course the moratorium is still on, and
we have to wait and see what the ef-
feet will be when that is withdrawn
and business men know how they
really stand.
The new army and the terrttorials In
camp have doubtless broken to big
degree the effect of unemployment and
1t will be many months before we
know how things stand in that issue.
Beneath this placid surface that Lon
don is showing there is. Of course,
world of hopes and fears in every class,
ephonic service from the newspapers to
l that which xaits all day in the war