The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01
THE YALE GRADUATES
PLAN AuGf WAR RALLY

NEW YORK, lay Ito pledge
their services to The country and to
continue their university as the
greatest military Training school in
the land, Thousands OF Yale gradu-
ates are now prepkring to hold a huge
war council in New Haven at the
coming commencement, according to
advices received 1t the headquarters
Of the Yale Alunjni University Fund
association in this city today. Around
a campus that il being turned into
camp of field krtillery, naval and
coast defense, engineer corps, aerial
patrol and observation, medical and
other units, the alumni OF classes
from three yeara to half q century
back will mobilize to shout their slo-
gan: For God. pr country and for
Yale. AS a result of this patriotic
pilgrimage, not oily will all the men
and work OF Yal4 be devoted to de-
tense training onl a large scale. but
support to tide be university over
the critical period of its sacrifice of
students and ser1iee to the govern
ment will be offefed. it is prophesied
by the men whd are sounding the
sentiment of the ieturning graduates.
Instead of the campus celebrations
that in time of beace are prepared
for members of the many classes at
commencement REUNIONS, the alumni
who are ready u rally at Yale this
year will find heir college either
empty of students or an organized
war post with e4ery available under
graduate in unif1rm. Already many
units OF the Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps are beginning daily drills
in artillery tactts at sunrise before
the doors of thu dormitories, while
the harbor swarhs with students en-
rolled in the Vale Naval Training
unit and the CO.'S Defense Reserve.
In addition. a n J9aber OF Aerial Coast
Patrol units, nede up of the New
Haven undergra iuates, are flying in
various parts OF the country, and an
engineer corps Ind mobile field hos
pital units are In process of forma-
ton.
With many Il these soldier stu
dents sure to re called away from
their college courses as soon as
they are trained for service, the uni
versity today facing a financial
sacrifice OF hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars annually in the consequent
curtailment of hition and room rent
fees. Followin a conference to be
called this monIh by the college
treasury and a lmni fund officials.
a statement of lhis serious situation
that must be fdfed by Yale as pa
triotic duty willsbe drawn up for pre-
sentation to thu graduates at their
commencement council Every man
who has been ducated at New Ha-
ven will be giv{ n the opportunity to
add to his pleda to support his coun-
try guaranted1of his willingness to
keep Yale alivd through her alumni
fund. to which every graduate may
contribute any mount.
next to Go)'s country. Yale is
being remembel I'D by her graduates
even in these Tying times. as our
communicationstfro alumni all ov-
er the country Show." said Henry s.
Brooks, Chairman of the Yale Alum
nj University Ftnd association. at
its headquarters so Vanderbilt ave-
nue.. in this ciQ today. AT this
most memorable reunion in Yale
history, we are being assured, an
army OF Yale nd Pm will meet. first
of all to help thel country, and then
to help Yale inl its present emer-
sency."