Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-02
COLLEGE OUTLOOK
BEST IN HISTORY
Indications Are Pointing TO the
Largest Attendance College
Has Had.
DRAFT MAY CAUSE CHANGE
Very Few College Students known to
be Included in the First Draft
List for the Army.

There is every indication that the
coming year at Alma college will
prove the banner year in the history
Of the Presbyterian institution, with
an enrolment that will exceed even
the high mark of last year, when the
college enjoyed the largest attend
ance which it has had.
Figures compiled when college
closed last June showed that only
thirty-fve of the young men Of the
college, who expect to return this
year, were of draft age Even though
fifty per cent Of those Of draft age
were caught in the first call, it would
not materially injure the prospects
for this coming year. There is very
little likelihood that fifty per cent of
these would be on the first call
Only few of the college students
are so far known to be listed on the
draft, they being Thomas w Wright
of Detroit, Melvin Nender of Bad Axe,
II. Mallard and Fred Porter Of Alma,
and Leland Fitch Of Marlette Dr..
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listed on the first draft and these are
al who have written to this effect. so
the draft probably will take only a
very small percentage of the male
Students of the college on the first
call
Dean Mitchell and Coach Harry
Helmer, who have been doing field
work for the college this summer, are
finding that Alma is making a favor
able impression around the state, and
that far greater number of former
high school students than ever before
are considering coming to Alma this
next year.
The efforts of Dean Mitchell and
Coach Harry are being backed up
strongly by alumni and college stu
dents in all parts of the state, who
are endeavoring TO convince various
young men and women that Alma col
lege is the place for them.
Numerous applications have al
ready been made for rooms at the
college, and many others besides those
who have made applications for
rooms, have signified their intentions
OF coming to Alma college this next
year
1t is still over month before Al
ma college opens, and during the
greater part of this time the efforts
Of Dean Mitchell and Coach Harry
Helmer will be continued, as will the
efforts of many of the alumni and
students Of the college.
1t is more than possible that a num-
Der Of the young men who expect TO
come to college this fall will be
caught in the first draft, but it is
hardly probable that great number
Of these, who will be freshmen, will
be over twenty-one years of age.
The college has constantly been
calling attention to the need that
there will be Of training college men
and women, when the war is over.
and this is without doubt attract
ing attention and making young men
and women think more seriously
about college than before.
1t is expected that most of the coll
leges of the Michigan intercollegiate
will again take up sports this fall,
with one or possibly two exceptions.
1t is felt at Alma college at least,
that there is a bigger need for men
Of good physical condition and broad
vision than for men who are simply
broad visioned. The college view is
that the men of good physical condi-
tion needed by their country would be
in shape for active duty much sooner
and of more value to their country.