Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-06
ENLsTMENTs EQUAL IS Per
CENT or COLLEGES MALE
ENROLMENT LAST YEAR
COMPULSORY MILITARY
TRAINING u ADOPTED
Daily Drill Now Part Of College Work
for Male studsnts-sehoel Hours
Lsnsthsnsd 90 a. to Shorten School
Year BY One Month-Givs studsnts
Chance for Productive War Work.

Mount Peasant, Dec. 6.-10Wa WeS-
leyan College has been taking the war
seriously ever since that fateful day
last April when America, pitted Hs
strength against German autOcracy.
The college is on war basis in every
department. All the supertiuous col
lege activities that are popularity sup.
posed to draw go heavily upon the stu
dents time have been voluntarily dis
pensed with by the student body. At
the same time there has been no at
tempt to restrict normal activities.
Two days after the declaration OF
war the board Of trustees adopted
compulsory military training and with
In q week the male students were ac-
lively drilling.s The result Of this work
is reflected in the unusually large pro-
portionate number Of, students that
have drawn commissions in the offl-
GERS training camps and non commits
stoned ranking In the draft armies.
The college has to date furnished 1877
men for the army and the navy. This
= over 6 per cent OF the total male
enrolment OF the college last year and
It Is believed that this 10 4 higher pro-
portion than can be shown by any 9TH
er middle western institution. Iowa
Wesleyan has supplied one colonel. one
major. who by the way, II the young
est man In the United States army
holding that rank, one captain, ten
first lieutenants. thirteen second lieu
tenants, two chaplainS, six r. n. C. A.
secretaries two Of whom are across
the water. and ninety enlisted men Of
the army and navy. It u interesting
to note that Of the AZ men in the
service. only fifteen Of that number
were drawn in the selective draft
There were two Wesleyan boys with
General Pemhing's first expeditionary
force and one lad has seen a years
lighting with the Canadian army.
Continue Athletic Activities.
When school opened this fall there
was naturally a large gap in the male
enrolment that could not be quite
filled by the incoming class. 1t was
found that there were but three menu
hers Of the football squad left! De-
spite this handicap nine game sea-.
son was played out with green team
which won two Of the three conference
games scheduled. Basketball prospects
never looked brighter for this year
Last years team lost but one confer
ence game played out OF an unusually
long schedule. But when the coach
took stock 1t was found that Of the
squad OF eight men Of last year ali but
one were, in the army, and that the re-
manning player was here only ibeeause
the examining surgeons deoreed hut
the basketball schedule will be played
out as In former years. g.
Now that the football season Is over
the boys are drilling regularly every
night. It is a common expression when
an inquiry Is made concerning former
student, ooh. he Is In the army, OF
course"
School Year ls Shortened.
The students that are on the campus
are all doing their bit in big. way 10
help win the war. Instead OF school
Ave days week with classes out at
o'clock, every one is attending classes
six days b. week until 1850. BY this
means the school year will be short
ened month in order that the stu
dents may have more time for pros
ductive war work on the farm OF
where ever else they may be needed
Despite the increase Of college work
the girls have found time to slip In an
extra hour q day to learn surgical
dressing and first aid work in addition
to knitting sweaters for the men "a
the service.