The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-28
STATUS IN CHANGE
Transform 800 Civilians to Sol
diers Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Induction Ceremonies for the
Washburn s. A. L. C.
CAPT. SHAW ANNOUNCES PLAN
Dedicate New Barracks With
Reception Monday Eve.
Housing Provisions Will Be
Increased at Once.

More than 800 students at Wash
burn college, all of them of the male
persuasion-are today civilians. They
will continue to be civilians over sun
day and Monday. But Tuesday they
are to give up the mundane affairs
of civil life and take unto themselves
the joys and cares and burdens or
wearers of the olive drab.
1t has been announced, so Capt
Frank Z. Shaw says, that the WASH
burn men will be indicted INTO the
military service Monday. This is not
so, according to the captain Moth
ing is farther from the thoughts or
the intentions of the war department
than induction Monday. The orders
from Washington state that the men
will be indicted into service and as
signed to duty at the Washburn stu
den army training corps october /.
Captain Shaw stated today that it is
his expectation that the induction will
be made october l. calendar date.
Big Ceremonial Planned.
Great preparations have been made
by the college authorities for the in
ductton ceremonial The day will be
replete with speeches and good will
that the men may march into their
uniforms in manner befitting the
finest type of manhood in Kansas.
One of the features of the days pro-
gram will be the initial appearance of
Dean Breden's military band, an or
ganization just brought together and
made part of the college corps. Since
the first men presented themselves at
the school to undergo the physical ex-
animation for enrolment in the stu
dent army training corps, Dean Bre-
den has been hard at work forming
his band. Practices have been held
regularly ever since the first recruit
was accepted and signed up for the
band, and Tuesday it is promised that
the music will have all the military
swing necessary.
Captain Shaw to Speak.
AS a part of the days program Cap
tain Shaw will read the orders receiv-
ed by him from chief of staff. General
Peyton C. March. from Acting Secre-
tary of War Crowell, and from the
senate committee on education and
special training. Captain Shaw en-
phatically denies that he will make
any speech, but promises to do his
best to read the orders so all may hear.
President p. p. Womer of Washburn
college, is on the program for pa
triotic address, and it is expected that
many army officials will be present for
the ceremonies! The governor and
his staff. the adjutant general of Kan
sas and his staff, and all of the city of
ficials have been invited to take part
in the celebration and it is thought
that the affair will be a glittering,
flaming success.
Dedicate Barrack Monday.
Monday evening the new barracks
just completed on the college campus
will be dedicated to the cause of lib
erty and the comfort and health of the
embryo soldiers who will occupy it. A
big reception has been arranged and
all the students of the college are in
Vited to attend. The barracks dedi-
catory reception is to be in the nature
of a get acquainted meeting for all the
students at the college and will be en-
tirely and absolutely informal.
Build More Barracks.
= In a statement made today Captain
Shaw said that 210 men expecting to
enter the student army training corps
have already received induction papers
from their local boards. He said that
there are at least ninety more men
who have passed the required physical
examination and declared that he
thinks these men will have received
their papers before induction day
Tuesday.
Captain Shaw in an official state
ment today announced that some adj
ditional barracks provisions will be
made to care for the excess enroll
ment in the WaShburn unit of the stu
dent army training corps" He said
that r. E. Scamell, engineer in charge
of the barracks work, was already pre-
pairing the plans for the new addition
al accommodations and said that the
building would probably be completed
within the next month