Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-07-26

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Middlebury College,
Every consideration points to our OBJ
LEGATION to do something TO strengthen
Middlebury not in the mere matter OF
dollars and cents, since she IS now sale
financially for the period OF the war
Ibut to strengthen her IN character In
purely selfish consideration dis
pense with the baser motive irsl-
every friend Of Middlebury should be,
not passively, but actively interested in
bringing into our environment every de-
sirable candidate for college education
1t is a tonic to ourselves in every bust
ness and social way to have large num-
bers OF students among us
There are new claims which the Sit
uation imposes at the present time
Middlebury is in a position now to Of
fer more, in some ways, than she has
ever offered before; and the young men
and women of college-entrance age are,
though they may fail to realize 1t, fac
ing period OF the greatest need OF and
greatest advantage in college education,
The war department, which may be
trusted TO look at things from the
standpoint Of our greatest wartime ne
ces.ity, is no longer passiyely interested
in stimulating college education 1t has
become active in its desire TO send
young men to college, realizing that the
most important need Of the army and
navy, which is highly trained men
cannot be met if the brain-power OF the
growing generation is not modified and
developed along the special lines that
will make it Of the utmost service to
the country. The war department is,
in fact openly against the premature
enlistment for active service Of all boys
who could, by extending the period OF
the war and the reconstruction era
which will follow
There aye lot Of red-blooded boys
whose spirit Of patriotism and adven-
ture makes them restless to get into the
big war game, but those who possess
the desirable balance OF brain and
Drawn will Try to make their patriotism
most efficient by making themselves so
through education,
The plan, whereby the war depart
ment is to offer able-bodied college stu
dents over the age of Is an opportun-
ity to enlist in the military forces Of the
United States, and still to obtain as
much college education as possible is
an inviting one to every man who wish
es to make the most of himself. Ii the
need arises for the service OF these men
in the lighting line, the terms of their
enlistment are such that they can be
called by the President on a days no
tee, but it will be the policy OF the gov
eminent to keep them in training until
their draft age is reached. BY this plan
if it can be put into effective eXecu
ton the supply of trained men will not
be depleted and the work of the gov
eminent in prosecuting the war and the
work which will follow will be greatly
facilitated
In a circular which the American
Council on Education has prepared in
announcement Of the plan, it says that
if practicable the addresses should be
secured of every young man who may
now be eligible for college and they
should be directly and personally en-
couraged to take up and to continue
their education.
Middlebury is fortunate in being one
of the colleges which will adopt the gov
eminent plan, having already despatch
ed dozen of her men to Plattsburg for
training as instructors in the military
courses that will be organized at the
opening of college next fall Every
friend of MIDI should help the college
in making a record in this service, and
there is no way in which the work can
be accomplished more directly than in
taking personal interest in every
young man of our acquaintance who
may be eligible for this training. 1t will
bring a new stimulus to the College and |
to the whole county if we can make
the coming year one of big interest in
strengthening Old MIDI.
Death of Mrs. Frank S. Shackett