Evening journal., 1917-06-07
,TAY IN COLLEGE
dean Smith URGES
trained and Educated Men
Will be in Demand if
War Continues
DELAWARE WILL TRY
TO HOLD STUDENTS

lpecial to THE EVENING JOURNAL. /
NEWARK. June delaware Col
eye will not only make every effort
D keep in college all students pos
ible who do not graduate but will
aake a special effort 10 get an UNI
sually large freshman class for next
leptember and plans are now being
Mapped out with that end In view.
lean n. Laurence Smith has given
he matter much thought and con
liberation and is convinced that the
lost patriotic thing the young men
the country can do at this time is
o get a college education. as the
reat demand now is for trained men
nd this demand will increase should
he war continue year or longer
Dean Smith has made a personal
nvestigation and finds that 80 per
emit OF the students now IN college
rho will not graduate next week say
hey will return in the fall. There
re about So of conscription age who
agistered Tuesday and should eleven
these, one out OF every FIVE, be Sc
scted for army service, which is
air estimate. only eleven students
rill be lost in this way. Dean Smith
a discussing the matter, said
81 read with great interest the ar
lcle on the editorial page of THE
VIEWING JOURNAL several days
go. giving extracts from an appeal
iade by DR.. p. =. Claxton. United
ltates Commissioner of Education.
ave felt for some time that It was
he duty of educational institutions
the present crisis 10 make every
fort possible TO carry on their work
wen more intensively than they have
lone in the past. I most heartily agree
With Ut. ClaxtOn's attitude on tho
mbject as l feel most strongly that
he demand for trained and educated
men will be even greater in the near
uture than It has been I'm the past.
The experience OF the Allied countries
this respect would seem TO be a
essen that might serve us TO great
advantage II we are only wise enough
10 see II. l think every effort should
le made 10 increase the attendance
all educational institutions for the
text scholastic year I'm so far as these
lfforts do not seriously interfere with
he plans drawn up by the Federal
government in the carrying on Of the
var"
I'VE are beginning to feel the de-
nand from foreign countries for
educated. technically trained. and
experienced young men Our own gov
srnment has taken numbers of these
men into the various reserves and
raining camps and doubtless will
lake many more within the near fu-
lure. With such a state OF affairs
confronting us ~ would be extremely
inwise and perhaps even disastrous
70 allow the supply Of such men to
finnish 10 perhaps would be advis-
thle 20 go a step further and see II
4 IS not possible 10 do something
.or young men who would like TO at
lend an institution where they can
be trained 20 render the most eff
,ient service TO their country. but
Who are prevented from doing so
through lack of the funds required
20 obtain such training"
I'm this connection Dean Smith has
presented an interesting report 70 the
committee of the board of trustees
on instruction and discipline, setting
put what an investigation made by
him TO ascertain the desires and pur-
poses OF each student as TO returning
In September shows. The report fol-
lows:
"The following IS a statement OF
he distribution Of students at the
present time and forecast of the
attendance for tho next collegiate
year These figures are based on an
actual canvass Of leach individual.
The Seniors have been left out OF
the account. as they. Of course, will
not return Those students who have
enlisted for active service or train
ing camp work have been left out OF
me account on the assumption that
they will not be released from such
work in time to return to college IN
September.
Humber Of students from whom
Information has been obtained, l52.
Students who might return, but
from whom ! have been unable to Sc
cure definite information, 6; making
the total canvassed, l5S.
Juniors, Sophomore's and Freshmen
who will return next year, 1876 or 30
per cent
Students who will not return, so or
s per cent.
Students who are uncertain as to
their future, so or per cent
OF the six who have not been heard
from 10 Is safe TO assume. from the
90 per cent. average, that those ne
turning will be at least five.
OF the eight who are uncertain as
TO their movements. / believe we car
assume that at least will return.
Five men who are not now in col
lege but who were frequently stu.
dents here have reported TO my Of
fee that they will reurn next year
This will make a total OF Isl. Sup
posing that the draft should take one
man out OF every five who is 81 OF
over (Which l believe TO be a YER,
high estimate) we should have TO de
duct eleven men. This will leave
net total OF men who will return fO
work in the Senior. Junior and So
phomore classes. 140 The attendance
OF 40 men in the three upper classei
will be practically the same as thI
enrolment of the corresponding
classes last year"
Present distribution OF students n
college or released for farm or othe
patriotic work. los; I'm training camps
II; enlisted in various branches o
the service, 5; dropped by action o
the faculty at the close Of the frs
semester, 70; withdrew Of their owl
count frfoI rr-f,~r a.,