The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-08

evening, however, handful had been
slid under her door at five O'Clock, call.
ing MASS Meeting" Of the uniyer.
sty Mt eight, and she felt It her duty
to go; but when she got to the great
hall she found seat in the dimmest
corner, farthest from the rostrum.
The president of the university ad.
dressed the tumultuous many hundreds
before him, for tumultuous they were
until he queted them. He talked to
them soberly of patriotism, and called
upon them for "dellberation and lit.
tie patience" There was danger of
stampede, he said, and he and the rest
of the faculty were In measure re.
sponsible to their fathers and mothers
for Them
'You must keep your heads" he
said God knows I do not seek to
judge your duty in this gravest mo.
ment of your lives, nor assume to tell
you what you must or must not do
But by hurrying into service now, with.
out careful thought or consideration
possible usefulness to the very cause
you are SO anxious to serve. Hundreds
of you are taking technical courses
which should be completed-at least
to the end Of the term in June. In.
structors from the United States army
are already on the way here, and mill.
tary training will be begun at once
for all who are physically eligible and
of acceptable age. A special course
will be given In preparation for flying
and those who wish to become ayiators
may enroll themselves for the course
at once.
81 speak TO you In crisis of the
rniversitv'S life. as well as that of tn,
nation, and the warning l utter has
been made necessary by what took
place yesterday and today. Yesterday
morning, student in the junior glass
enlisted MS a private in the United
States regular army Far be 1t from
me to deplore his course In so doing
he spoke to me aboift 1t, and IN such q
way that felt had no right to dis
suade him. l told him that 1t would
he preferable for college men to wait
until they could go as officers, and,
aside from the fact of greater pres
tige, l urged that men OF education
could perhaps be more useful In that
capacity. He replied that IL he were
useful enough as a private q commits
sion might In time come his why, and,
as / say, l did not feel Mt liberty to at
tempt discussion. He left to join
regiment to which he had been as
signed, and many Of you were at the
station to bid him farewell.
"But enthusiasm may be too con-
tagious; even n great and inspiring
motive may work for harm, and the
university must not become desert.
In the twenty-four hours since that
Young man went to join the army last
night, one hundred and eleven of our
young men students have left our
walls; elghty-four of them went off to-
gether at three o'clock to catch an
east-bound train at the junction and
enlist for the navy at Newport. We
are say, in danger of stampede"
lie spoke ON, but Dora was not lis
tcning; she had become obsessed by
an idea which seemed to be carrying
her to the border of tragedy. When
the crowd poured forth from the build
Ing she went with 1t mechanically,
and paused in the dark outside. She
spoke to a girl whom she did not
know.
Il beg your pardon
"Yes?
II wanted to ask: Do you know
who was the student Doctor Crows
spoke Off / mean the one that was
the first to enlist, and that they were
cheering last night when he went away
to be q private In the United States
army. Did you happen to hear his
nameY
Eyes, he was a Junior"
"Who was it?"
Ramsey Milholland."
(To be Continued)