Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-17
CORNELL STUDENTS
ENLIST FOR WAR DUE
TO HARLAN SPIRIT
Leave for Ithaca Today for Grad
uation and Then to Work
for Uncle Sam.
COURSE HERE A SUCCESS

The patriotic environment and spirit
of the men at the Harlan plant OF the
Bethlehem Shipbuiding Corporation has
had much to do with the decision OF the
senior class in engineering of cornell
University. who have been taking their
final studies in practical work at Harlan 5
resolving to enter the service Of the govern
ment in some capacity.
Every one of the nearly two score OF
men either have entered the service or
are arranging TO do so after their gradua-
ton at Ithaca next week.
The men came to this city to take a
more practical course in ship building
than would have been afforded them in
the shops ut Ithaca, and the arrangement
has proven thoroughly satisfactory. " hile
the men have not been able to take as
much theory in the last three and half
months as they would have If they had
remained ~at the university, they have
obtained more practical work, which Is
considered by their instructors rs even
better than if the time had been devoted TO
theory
All of the men will leave this city tins
afternoon, most Of them returning TO
Ithaca. The others. who have already be-
gun their war work. will return 10 the
university To receive their degrees and then
return To their work IN aiding Uncle Sam
These men came here the first of Fcbru-
arv and since that time have been en-
ploved in the shops with q view to learn
ING the business and preparing them
selves for taking an active part IN tins
branch of the service that IS most impor-
tant TO the government now.
TEN REMAIN At HARLANs.
As a result of this training, ten men will
remain here with the Harlan plant, two
will leave for other plants dong govern
ment work and the Others, with no Cxcep-
ton. either have already enlisted or will
later enter the army or navy.
Three have gone to the Engineers
Enlisted Reserve at Camp Lee, Peters
burg Va four intend to enlist In the Naval
Reserve Flying Corps; four viii enter the
school for Engineering Enslgns, 81 Stevens
Institute. Hohohen. y. j., two Will enter
army aviation work st Ithacs; one man
i already in the Merchant Marine
Service and another in experimental
gas engine work for aviation at lndlanapo-
lis and another has been trying for an
Ensiga's commission in the Naval Reserve
NJ Norfolk. Va
Oue student hiss already seen service
with the French Abundance corps abroad,
and viii return to Cornell to complete
his course in mechanical engineering.
-Another whose home Is IN Argentina
expects to return there Temporarily.
WORK AROUSED patriotism.
Such encouraging results prove that the
work in the shipyard was conducive to 3
thorough patriotic feeling, and the men
all believe that no man can do better
than to perform such work at this time
when the government needs the service
OF oil
Professor Robertson Matthews of Cor
nell, who was stationed here with the
students was very much blessed with what
has been accomplished. Professor Mat
thews, saws he considers the experiment
has been erninently successful. The
students. the instructor says have had
plenty Of opportunity TO acquire the prac-
tical end Of the work. While the time
was short they profited by what they nave
seen in actual operation, although some
Of the book study that they would have
had opportunity to take was not possible
under the circumstances.
During the time that the students were
here they were paid Tor then services al
the ward. and although this remuneration
10 some was unnecessary from financial
point OF view. Vet II vas an inducenent
10 turn out Is good work as possible