South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
IND lana j. IS
DOING ITS Bit
Releases Nearly 500 Students
and Members of Faculty
For War Work.
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students % enter active war service
and 21S others. including two goods. |
20 return 20 their homes 10 become
soldiers Of the soil" according 10
pamphlet entitled Indiana Uni I
versity and the War" just issued by
the university which was among the
first institutions OF the country 10
tender its entire resources and
equipment 20 the federal govern
ment for war services. In addition.
several members Of the faculty and
Indiana alumni are engaged in war
service and the university. i'm con-
Junction with the city and county
authorities, has raised several thou
sand dollars for the Red Cross and
other war relief organizations
While the men have been enter
ing the various service. goods have
not been idle the pamphlet stating
that "a large packing cases Of sup
plies made Up most by university
women. had been dispatched. These
supplies included. 677 fracture pill
lows .929 surgical dressings. 335
comfort bags. with contents. Ia
pairs Of knitted wool socks, Isl
sheets. seven pairs OF pajamas. 81
knitted wool mufhers, 176 shirts.
six and one-half dozen knitted wash
cloths two cases Of surgical instru-
ments First aid classes are organ
lied and $40 girls enrolled and 20
more during the summer.
Plan Definite i'm March.
The university's war activities took
definite form March last. when a
mass meeting OF students and facul-
" called by DR. William Lowe
Brayn. president of Indiana adpot-
ed resolution approving Pres't
Wilson's policy of neutrality and
telegraphed the resolution 10 In
diana's members Of the congress.
And again on April I 10 strengthen
the presidents appeal for recogni-
ton Of the existence of a state OF
war. another resolution was tele-
graphed 20 Washington reading in
part:
eve believe that this nation should
adopt no halfway measures in
dealing with the German menace.
We are not n craven people and we
urge the president and congress TO
act with vigor as becomes the lead
ers Of a brave and honored nation.
We believe that we should enter this
war"
Military training was introduces
at the university for the first time
during it's 81 years OF existence and
a United states army officer placed
I'm charge. The trustees decreed that
certain portions of the campus
should be placed under cultivation
and about Sc acres was planted 10
potatoes and corn, much of the
work of tending the crops being per-
formed by volunteer students p. p.
Claxtou T.. s. comm issioner of ed
ucation in a letter addressed 10
every college and normal school i'm
the country. after calling attention
10 the planting Of potatoes on the
Indiana campus said.
'If every college and normal
cchool viii take the same practical
interest i'm this matter that Indiana
university Is taking much will b.
done toward solving the food prob
lem"
students Get Credits.
University credits were given the
men who enlisted before the end of
the semester. The 206 men who en-
tered active service were distributed
as follows Reserve officers training
camp at Fort BENJAMIN Harrison
So. United States infantry, two;
United States cavalry. four: United
states artilIev three, United States
corps Of engineers. three. United
states navy. two: United States navy
medical corps. 1o- hospital corps.
United States navy. one: United
states field hospital one; United
States ambulance reserve corps, %:
Battery r LIST Indiana field artillery.
so. medical department 2nd In
diana infantry. IS. field hospital In
diana nationa! guard. %, and other
units OF the guard three I'm addi-
ton fodr students left the university
10 work in munitions factories and
two 90 give conservation instruction
IN the state
Base hospital 40 50 otherwise
known MS IiUv base hospital. which
is ready 90 start for France. IS I'm
charge Of pr Edmund r Clark
secretary OF the Indiana university
school of medicine 40 Indianapolis
and be win Dee assisted by 25 other
members ~ the medical school
faculty Dr Charles 2. Emerson
dean Of the medical school is a
member % the state council Of de
Tense appointed by Gov. Goodrich.
Another member OF the university
faculty. Dr Tobias Dantzig who at
tended the Ecole Superieure a. Aero
nauti1ue ~ Paris last semester has
been giving instructions I'm aeronau-
tics 20 a club - students and the
university has erected a special
building as "a laboratory for aero
nautical experiments