Evening journal., 1918-01-22
IsN.T nE nn.NG ans nIra


G6RONT you know, this virus is at work in my
~ blood not physically Mt for active war
service The Government would not take me. And yet
feel that would like to do something-to play some
part in this great struggle for world democracy and
world freedom. The pulling thing for to decide
just what ! do"
The speaker a prominent professor at Delaware
lsColeee We had just spent pleasant and instructive
half hour with him In the auditorium Of Eden Hall
looking at the magnificent exhibit Of Canadian pic
lures under the Illuminating tutelage Of Major NJ S
Boehm and Lieutenant Nilsson, Of the Canadian army.
The professor seemed distressed to think he could not
put on the khaki Of the army the blue the navy
and go into the thick Of the great mental moral and
physical conflict that is being waged across the Atlantic
After he has left mulled his remark which
was saturated with keen and genuine regret; and we
got 10 wondering.
We wondered IT, OF the directing forces OF Della
ware College, a military institution that has between
300 and Students the flower OF Deaware's educa-
uonal ia, that professor is not doing his blt-yes
more than his bit, his abby assisting in the great work
of preparing that body OF fine young men, Who already
wear the uniforms Of officers for active lnte-
gent and patriotic service when the times comes for them
to go, FIRST into the training camp and later into the field
we wondered If a man who. in these parlous times
spend six days week directing the mental moral and
physical energies Of force Of between 300 and 400 aed-
blooded youns fellows who are channg for an oppor
tunty to fight under Old Glory and stimulating and
guiding their keen young ntelects in highly useful
channels, is not performing useful and patriotic
individual work for his country than he would be were
he in the trenches with those hundreds OF Young men
deprived Of his services
And while realizing that there is one glory Of the
khaki OF the army and another glory the blue Of the
navy we wondered II there not yet another glory Of
the sombre garb Of the educator, who remains at his
post and shapes the lives Of hundreds OF young men so
they will be Of exceeding value to the country as they
thrown into the conflict to influence the scales which
weigh, the destinies Of nations
And The wondered the more we were con-
WINGED that there is such slory that It is enjoyed by
thousands Of educators and that should recognized
and appreciated by millions Of Americans
Delaware College already has sent much valuable
tera into the army and the navy That has able
to do Is due 10 large part 10 the fidelity Of the MEM
bes Of the faculty TO the trust reposed in them by the
people.
II is TO continue to do so, It will be because the
professors remain at their posts performing their work
trainers Of students and fitting then to carry the Red
White and Blue and the Blue and the Cold side by side
through No Mans Land through the Hndenburg
line and far into the holdings OF the enemy.
Yes there unquestonably Is a glory which attaches
10 the sonbre garb Of the American professor for
sting into the minds of his students the everlasting
creed Of Freedom for ALL Foreyerw just there is
odum which attaches to the sombre garb Of the German
professor for debasng his God-gyen calling by Installing
into the minds Of German students the outrageous creed
Of Deutschland uber Aes and respect for the hideous
war practices OF murder mutation rape, highway
robbery. burglary saorlage which were contemplated
by the Prussan autocracyl
That Delaware College professor has nothing to regret
He and all other Americans similarly situated should
glory In the fact that they doing their bmore than
their Bit their al-and that while they do not wear the
army khaki or the navy blue and while they are not
adorned with shoulder straps and bars stars they
are none the less active participants In the monumental
struggle that to establish forever the great American
principles Of world democracy and world freedom
This war will be by high intelligence directing
muscular and material forces. The educators OF our
state and our country the producers and the
moulders Of that high intelligence, without which the
muscular and material forces called play would be
Of little avail in twentieth century conflict like the one
IN which we are engaged
They should recognize the facti
They should glory In the factl
And the great and patriotic American public should
give them full credit for what they have DONE what they
ire doing and what they will continue to do in our
lations behalf