Evening star., 1918-02-03
UNIVERSITY WORK
GIVEN UP TO WAR
Illinois Thoroughly Permeated
With Nearly Every Phase
of Activity.
MANY GO TO THE FRONT

War activities have apparently thor
oughly permeated every department
and every phase of life at the Univer-
sity of Illinois. Champaign, ILL.,. one of
the largest educational institutions of
especially intimate relationship with
the citizens of the state which supports
and maintains it. Here are few of the
things done at this middle e-western uni
versity:
In the presence of the governor of the
state the university's service flag, COM
memorating the service of no fewer
than 2.443 graduates. students and fac
ulty members was dedicated Thursday.
OF these 300 are in France and other
foreign lands.
Eighty-five professors and instruc-
tors have been called to actual war
government. The sum of $4,000 has been
| raised by the Students and faculty for
various war relief funds.
The United States government has es-
tablished at the university, an army
school of military aeronautics. with an
eight weeks course and a present en-
rol1ment of more than 500.
War Supplies Produced.
In the chemistry laboratory the man
ufacture of certain war chemicals, rare
drugs and other supplies goes on daily.
In the engineering shops special NUM-
tions parts are manufactured.
In the College Of Agriculture, perhaps
| the largest and best in the country,
everybody is working In line with the
slogan, Food will win the war"
! men and sophomores. Glasses have been
organized to furnish men to the ord
nance and quartermaster's departments.
Red Cross classes this year have had
an enrolment of 40 students. Pro-
fessors and instructors have formed a
i military company and receive regular
drilling.
Several ambulance units have been
! raised, one of which went to France.
| For its equipment $4,000 was raised.
! include 1900 students in A. R. o. T. c.
| on the campus, or 200 medical and
| dental students in the enlisted reserve.
Women Also Responded.
| The University of Illinois is co-edu-
| cational. It's women have responded
| just as loyalty to the call of war as
| Der. They have formed woman's war
| relief committee, which has given $500
| to the Y NJ. c. A. has raised choco-
| late and tobacco fund for the Illinois
| men in France. and which receives
| credit for having solicited and collect
| ed a goodly share in a 100000 fund
| raised by students and faculty for the
Army Y. NJ. C. A. campaign.
Red Cross classes have been organ
ized by the girls and work on sur
| gical dressings and clothing for Bel
! gian and French orphans has pro-
| gressed rapidly. One of the most ef-
| fective ways in which the "co-eds
have helped is in providing well chap
| eroned pleasant recreation for the men
in the school of aeronautics.
Hardly a national war activity can
| be mentioned. 1t is pointed out. that
cannot be found reflected in this minia-
ture world of the campus. On the dec
! laration of war the president. Dr. Ed
| mund j. James. who is man of In
| tense patriotism. backed by the trus-
tees, offered the entire facilities of the
| university to the government, to be
| used in the fullest extent. Dean Eu-
| gene Davenport has contributed much
| to the war activities, also. He has
| served on five national committees
! has written a number of magazine wal
| articles and has contributed to various
| papers more than twenty editorials or
! agricultural war work