South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-28
SHOWS NEED Of
COLLEGE WORK
Or. William l. Bryan Urges
America to Profit by Mis-
takes of Allies.

Should our present state Of war
stop or IN any way discourage our
young men and women from attend
ing college the same as ever2" This
was the question brought up and
answered by DR.. William l.. Bryan,
president OF Indiana university in
an extemporaneous talk i'm the
rotary room last night on "Univer-
sites and War.
His answer 20 the question was
emphatically. NO"
Now more than ever before" he
said. should young America get an
education. Most Of those in college
throughout the United States are
within CONSUMPTION age. 10 is these
that are especially urged 10 secure
all the schooling possible so as TO
be able 10 respond when Uncle Sam
calls for those who are mentally
prepared. Only a few days ago Gen.
Pershing wired Washington for a
half hundred Y NJ. c. A. workers
who could speak French. as they
we're badly needed as interpreters
This alone shows the necessity for
our young people 10 attend college
now that the country is at war"
Or. Bryan went on 10 say that
mental as well as physical and moral
efficiency was very much needed al
the front. MANY are under the false
impression" he said that college
work would now be useless. but this
is not so. War does not call for
brute strength only but for brains.
one is as essential in such crisis
as the other.
con first thought perhaps. TO
continue college or start i'm just after
having finished high school, with
our country at war would seem a
bit foolish. But 10 is not. After using
a little Judgment and discretion, we
see the real need for learned men.
One might call il patriotism to sacri-
flee our schools and universities in
order 10 send our young men to the
front But this would not be patriO-
tism in any sense of the word. In
such a crisis we must use disqretiOn
and Judgment. In the belligerent
countries they sacrificed the educa-
tionaI institutions for the war.
And why? Because OF the lack
of foresightedness and discretion
They have seen the gross mistake
they have made and they regret it..
And so let the United States profit
hv their experiences. We are ready
10 make sacrifices for the war. but
/ let il not he our institutions of learn
ing. we need them for they are 10
play a leading part in this great war.
I'm a short while calls will come for
men and women for brain work in
the foreign countries. 1t will he then
that the real value Of an education
will be seen. And so let those who
have thought OF stopping their edu-
cation tecause OF the war abandon
the thought. for never before was
an education such an important as
set"
In concluding his talk DR. Bryan
stated that this war was bringing
into the world the belief In Devine
mower. Thousands upon thousands
Of soldiers who entered the war
practically pagans," he said, are
now fervent believers i'm God. OF
course "a Is also true that the hor-
rors OF war have made many per
sons lose faith in everything. But
the number who have received faith
or had their faith revived is far
greater than the number who have
been led 20 believe that there is no
S,,prene Power. And though this
war do no other good whatsoever
Il will undou btedly teach each ma
tor % find its soul.
Or. BRYAN was introduced 10y Or.
charles Stoltz. About so persons
were present.
At noon DR.. Bryan addressed the
University CLUB