The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24

room. The bugles and fifes and drums
had been heard about the streets OF
the college town, that day, and she
thought she must die Of them, they
hurt her so, and now to be haunted by
this imaginary cheering
She started. Was II imaginary?
She went downstairs and stood upon
the steps Of the dormitory In the open
air. No. the cheering was real and
loud. II came from the direction Of
the railway station, and the night air
surged and beat with It.
Below her stood the aged janitor of
the building, listening. whats the
cheering forT' she asked, remember
ing grimly that the janitor was one of
her acquaintances who had not yet
stopped speaking" to her. whats
the matterp
i ats a good matter" the old man
answered. 81 guess there must he
big crowd of 'em down there. One of
our students enlisted today. and
they're givin' him send-off. Listen
to 'em, how they do cheer. He's the
first one to 60"
She went back to her room, SILVER
ing, and spent the next day in bed
with an aching head. She rose in the
evening, however-a handful had been
slid under her door at five o'clock, call
ing "AIass Meeting" of the univer-
sity at eight, and she felt 1t 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 adj
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 "deliberation and lit
tie patience" There was. danger of a
stampede he said. and he and the rest
of the faculty were in measure re-
for them.
'You must keep your heads,' he
said. "God knows. / do not seek to
| judge your duty i'm this gravest mo-
inent OF your lives. nor assume to tell
you what you must or must not do.
But by hurrying into service nov, with
| out careful thought or consideration,
you may impair the extent of your
| possible usefulness to the very cause
you are so anxious to serve. Hundreds
of you are taking technical courses
which should be cJmpleted-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 aviators
may enroll themselves for the course
at once.
81 speak to you In crisis of the
university's life, as well as that Of the
nation, and the warning l utter hns
been made necessary by what tool;
place yesterday and today. Yesterday
morning, a student in the junior class
enlisted as a private in the United
States regular army. Far be it from
me TO deplore his course in so doing ;
he spoke to me about it, and in such a
way that ] felt l had no right to dis
suade him. told him that it would
until they could 90 as officers, and,
aside from the fact Of greater pres
tige, | urged that men of education
could perhaps be more useful in that
capacity, He replied that If he were
useful enough as private commits
as say, did not feel at liberty to at
tempt discussion. He left to join u
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 great and inspiring
motive may work for harm, and the
university must not become a 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 VI iuSiu went Oil W
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 a stampede"
He spoke on, but Dora was not lis
tenlng; 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 IL mechanically,
and paused In the dark outside. She
spoke to girl whom she did not
know.
~ beg your pardon"
"YesT
II wanted to ask: Do you know
who was the student Doctor Crows
spoke Of? ! mean the one that was
the first to enlist, and that they were
cheering last night when he went away
to be a private In the United States
army. Did you happen to hear his