Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-09-26
ALMA COLLEGE
OPENS TUESDAY
Greatest Enrolment in History
of Institution is Now a
Certainty. =
OVER l25 MEN ARE COMING
Mems Societies Will Go BY the
Boards, But Athletics Are to
Continue.

Alma college will open Tuesday,
October /, with the biggest enroll
ment that it has ever had, indications
being that there will be about two
hundred and fifty students in all.
1t is expected that there will be
about one hundred and fifty men.
most Of whom will be members of
the Students Army Training Corps.
and about one hundred young ladies'
This is about the usual number of
young ladies that attend Alma col
lege, and about twice the number Of
men,
Pioneer Hall and the museum are
being made ready for the men who
will be here, but as the cots which
are being supplied by the government
my not be here by the time college
opens, it may be necessary for the
college to call upon the people of the
city for aid for few days until the
cots arrive, so that the sleeping
quarters for the men can be finished
up by the installation of the cots.
1t is planned to have the men Of
the college eat all meals first, with
the others following the student SOL
diers. This means that there will be
two meal or mess times at the col
lege. For this reason the dining
room at Wright Hall is being divided.
The service for the men will be the
same as that Of the regular mess
halls, the regulation tables, etc, be-
ing used.
| DR.. Crooks stated that Lieutenant
Robinson, who is here and will have
charge Of the military work, is in
favor Of athletics, and Lieut.. Robin
son stated Tuesday to a Record re-
porter, that all of the men would be
asked to do something in the athletic
line. DR.. Crooks also said that ora
torical work would be encouraged,
but that the societies of the men at
the college would have to be done
away with for this year.
There will be six recitation periods
this year. Military drill will be held
at 300 p. m. and continue for an hour
and a half, and athletic work will be
started as soon as the military work
is over and probably will continue
through until 600 p. m.
DR.. Carney has been appointed as
temporary surgeon for the Students
Army Training corps, and il may be
that this appointment will be made
permanent.
DR.. Crooks stated yesterday that
Marie Louise Boisot, was the French
girl that was being sent to Alma col
lege to be educated, with her expenses
taken care of by the institution.
Tn formal opening of Alma college
will be held Tuesday morning at II
o'clock instead Of Wednesday, as had
previously been planned. 1t is the
plan of the government TO have every
college and university in the country
assemble the members of the Stu
dents Army Training corps at the
same time, so that each time division
from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific
will hold it's service one hour earlier
than in the division to the east, start
| ing with the Atlantir division at
noon. 1t had been expected that
Herbert Dove Of the Dove Chemical
company would make the address,
but due to the postponement Of the
opening of college, he is now unable
to fill the engagement, and another
speaker will be secured. The pro-
gram for the opening service AT the
chapel will be of patriotic nature.