Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
BAKER ORGANIZES
STUDENT RESERVE
FORM OF ENLISTMENT AR
RANGED TO KEEP sUBDRAFT
MEN IN SCHOOL.
COLLEGE BOYS OVER 10
RESERVE ENLISTED MEN
Will Utilize Large Military Asset Of
Manpower in Colleges and Remove
Stigma Which Some Believe At
taches to coIIegians Who Have Not
EnIisted-charses Answered.

Minneapolis. May 25.-A new war de.
partment policy by which every college
student more than 10 years old will be-
come a reserve enlisted man in the
army, subject to call but probably no,
to be called until he becomes 81, will
be put into effect by the war depart
ment. President NJ. L. Burton, Of the
University Of Minnesota, told of the
plan as it has been outlined to him by
Secretary of War N. D. Baker, 1t will
utilize, he said, the large military as
sets of manpower in colleges and al
the same time remove the stigma
which, in the minds of some, has at
tached to. students who have not enlist
ed. Secretary Bakers message includes
definite advice against "indiscriminate
volunteering"
Professors Are Criticized.
President Burton's statement was
called forth by letter in the Mime
sofa Daily. campus paper. in which
university professors were charged
with urging students not 10 enlist. To
this Dr. Burton replied that every fac
ulty member is today actively loyal and
the financial cooperation some OF
them have given has astonished me-
He indicated that whatever talk against
enlistment there has been was direct
result of Secretary Bakers request.
1.-THE employment bureau and many
nrnfesanrs have advised students
against enlistment. telling them they
were needed for other than purely mill
tary activities: that they, the educated.
the chosen angels of the Almighty,
should complete their education in or
der to serve better as leaders after the
war is over" said the letter to the
Daily. The letter was signed by George
T. Altman, United States signal corps.
and Nathan Harris, United States engi-
neers.
Faculty In Delicate Situation.
THE college authorities have been
in a delicate situation" said DR.. Bur-
ton I'VE have been asked by Secre-
tarv Baker to keep students at their
studies, but we can not we'll say any
thing that would seem discourage
ment to enlistment"
President Burton quoted the follow
ing paragraph from Secretary Bakers
letter:
, I0OSe StudenCS VINO 90 Hoi BTduo-
ate this spring should DE urged to
continue their education and take ad-
vantage Of this opportunity to serve
the nation. trust the policy will. have
your support and cooperation" and a
second in which the college was urged
to prevent unnecessary and wastefui
depletion of colleges thru indiscrim-
nate volunteering by Offering to the
students definite and immediate mil
itary status
Volunteers Will Belong to Army.
DIR. Burton said the communication
from Secretary Baker had been print
ed in the Daily and had been commun-
icated to all deans. There had been
no request, he said, that professors
discourage the idea OF enlisting.
Further details Of the plan for mill
tary training will be made known soon
by the war department. 1t will be vol
untary. It will take effect Sept. l..
There will be a special system for
dovetailing it into the organizations at
schools like the University of Mime
sofa having reserve officers training
corps to which large numbers of stu
dents already belong. Men enlisting
under the new system will belong to
the army, which Is not the case with
the present university cadets.