Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19
STOP COLLEGIANS' RUSH TO 'FRONT.'
EDUCATORS PLEA TO PRESIDENT
By M'LISS

President Wilson is TO be asked 70 stop
che rush of college students to the battle
front With the college enrollments de-
pleted this season by about so per cent,
the outlook toward the great constructive
period that must follow the war, when the
world tries to get on it's feet again, is dis
astrous, and strong measures must be TAX
en-
This is the opinion of DR.. Frederick c.
Ferry, president Of Hamilton College, one
or the oldest educational institutions in the
State of New York, and secretary OF me
Committee on Engineering of the Council
of National Defense. Dr. Ferry is one of
the distinguished guests at the conference
of college presidents being held at DreXel
Institute in the celebration of its 25th
birthday.
The President" DR.. Ferry said. will
be asked very soon TO issue an executive
order to put stop TO the wholesale run
ming off of college students to the 'front.'
such order as issued to keep the
students in the medical colleges home
This is absolutely imperative The
greatest constructive period in the world
will follow tnls war. The demand for
trained men in all lines-fnancial, econom-
icll, social and industrial--will be ten times
greater than It has ever been before. Where
will the trained men come from, If the
colleges are depleted? Canada already re-
alizes the disastrous situation"
Particularly" DR.. Ferry continued. "is
II necessary for young men TO continue their
engineering and agricultural courses. I am
told that the casualties to the engineers at
the front have been greater than in any
other branch. Whole countries after this
war will have to be rebuilt. II all the
engineers are used up, how will the prob
lem be solved? Once a man is off at the
front 1t is difficult to recall him. The young
students should be prevented from going
But, of course. 1 do not mean to say
that college men as n class should be ex-
empt. We do not ask favor. We merely
point out necessity. II is extremely graf
flying to us that the college boys have
shown the fine spirit of patriotism which
makes this alarm necessary We should
hate 10 see the boys hang back, but be-
cause they have volunteered so splendidly
does not mean that their wholesale service
should be accepted"
Speaking for the great Northwest DR..
Henry suzzalo president of the University
OF Washington, told me that in two months
between April and June /, 80 per cent of
the men OF that institution had left for
war duty.
That" Doctor suzzallo declared AN
swers the question OF whether or not the
Pacific coast is lukewarm I'm its patriotism {"
The University Of Washington has an en-
rollment OF $500. and is among the ten
largest IN the country Its president is also
the chairman and director OF the State
Council Of National Defense. In the thick
OF the section where the l. W. w. has
foufished like the green bay tree. Doctor
Huzzallo's life has been threatened many
times BY the agitators But this fact. he
brushed aside.
There have been threats" he said Il am
not the only one Despite the fact that /
have seen more uniforms on the streets in
Seattle than ! have in the big eastern
cities, the l. W. W. sot hold Il was
doubtless because labor was unorganized
And zee people whom the propagandists
approached did not understand that they
awe I&I4 taught 4edllion
I1f |Nt ntdoubtedlH German