New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-14
Enrolled
At Princeton
To Run Trains
Football Stars in the First
Group of 25 Sent to
New York as Firemen
on Pennsylvania Road
Collegians Here reVolunteer
Students of Columbia and
New York Universities OF.
fer Services to Railroads

Fifteen hundred Princeton students
signed pledges yesterday putting them.
selves at the disposal of the railroads
for any kind of service. Samuel Rea
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
promptly asked for twenty-five men Il
serve as fremen
In the group that left immediately
for the New York division on special
train were "Jack" Strubing, all-Ameri.
can quarterback; Puffy" Bigler
"Ozzy" Parisette, mel" Dickinson and
"Waddy" McPhee, Of the football team
The struggle TO be among the first
twenty-five was keen, and football
training counted.
Then came another call for twenty
five additional men. These we're Sc
lected by an orderly process and will
leave for the "front." wherever it may
happen to be, this morning. Most of
worked FOR railroads during their sum-
mer vacations
PRINCETON to-day brought memories
of that April day, in 1917, when wal
was declared. A volunteer office was
opened in Nassau Hall and at noon the
entire undergraduate body beseged
the building in an effort to have their
names at the top of the list. The line
"a thick one, too-eXtended through
the building, up the circular stairway
and out over the campus to Chancellor
Green Library.
Aero Club Members Volunteer
President Hibben arranged a joint
q q n nf tho En-
uty representatives. central com
mittec, headed by Captain McMahan. OF
the Princeton field artillery unit, was
formed and went to work arranging
the names of the 500 into groups
classified according to their capabili
ties. 1t was reported that the Prince
ton University Aero Club. composed
of students who fought as aviators ir
the war, had volunteered to fly mai
planes.
Chuck Carpenter, captain of the
varsity wrestling team and the bigges
man in college, was impressed as
"bouncer" to clean the enrolling room
of men who had sigaed, to make way
for the crowd. Carpenter leaves in the
morning as fireman. The crowd grew
in such numbers that by 2 O'Clock there
was no possibility of handling the vol
unteers in Nashua Hall, and a mas.
meeting was held in Alexander Hall
where the remaining men signed cards.
at the mass meeting the crowd sud
denly burst forth into the college song
We've Been Working On the Railroad ;
Glasses will be held as usual tomorrow
but credit will be given for absence ir
railroad work
President Hbben, at the mass meet.
ing. outlined the work expected of the
undergraduates, and said that they
would be divided into working groups
of about twenty-five men each, which
Will be called as they ere needed
Among the men leaving tomorrow
morning are John Harlan, president OF
the senior class; Jim Hynson, captain
of the basketball team, and Henry John.
son, captain of the swimming team.
President Hibben's Statement
President Hibben's statement FOL.
lows:
Numerous questions have been
raised about the university's attitude
in the present situation. 1t must be
understood distinctly that the univer-
sity is not urging students to offer
their services. Every man who goes
does so voluntarily, and all minors
must have the consent of their parents
The university is simply acting to make
most effective the services rendered by
such volunteers.
Eve are not acting, Furthermore, il
the interest Of either capital or labor
but in the interests Of the public ane
for the maintenance Of law and order
which the present strike seriousl.
menaces.
"As the men who may leave do sc
representing Princeton. and as they
go to prevent suffering and to assure
the flow of necessary supplies to al
classes OF the population, | am sure
that | can trust them to act in the
spirit of service and with sense OF
their responsibility"
At Columbia University MANY stu.
dents visited the Offices of Dean Her
bert F.. Hawkes. and asked him to aid
e1.asa u .eaAAixs- work on the railroads