The University of Colorado in War Time (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The University of Colorado in War Time Soon after the United States entered the war the universities and colleges throughout the country were confronted by a grave situation. Large numbers of students enlisted, many members of the faculties engaged in various branches of war service, and many of the institutions which depend largely upon tuition found their incomes depleted. The part which universities were to play in the great drama was not foreseen and a perplexing condition existed in the domain of higher education. Some institutions even contemplated closing for the period of the war, but saner views soon prevailed and it became evident to college presidents, regents, and faculties that the universities could be made powerful agencies to assist the government of the United States. This assistance could be rendered by aiding at the council board, by helping the public to obtain a more intelligent idea of the European situation and of the reasons for the entry of the United States into the war, and in many other ways. The University of Colorado faced the situation without flinching. It experienced no hysteria and none of the state verging upon panic which was noticeable in some institutions. Its one desire was to be of service. It was realized that economies must be practiced, and that its energies must be bent to the great purpose of winning the war. In a few months over eight hundred stars were on its service flag; students had enlisted and won commissions before they became subject to the draft; and many of the men who had given the University its high place in the educational world had gone into the service. It is said on good authority that the University of Colorado has given to the war tasks of the nation a larger proportion of its faculty than any other institution in the country. It is impossible in this brief bulletin to give a complete list of the faculty members who are in service; the following statement, however, will illustrate the varied fields to which they have been called: President Livingston Farrand is head of the American Commission for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in France; Dean Milo S. Ketchum of the College of Engineering is in charge of the construction of a vast explosives plant at Nitro, West Virginia; Professor Oliver C. Lester of the Physics Department and Dean John D. Fleming of the Law School are inspecting courses in Students Army Training Corps institutions; Professor James N. Ashmore, Director of Physical Training, is directing sports in an army camp; Professor Max M. Ellis of the Biology Department is in the Sanitary Corps of the army; Mr. Arthur E. Oilman of the Extension Division is in army Y. M. C. A. work; Professor Arnold J. Lien of the Political Science Department is in Red Cross work in France; Professor Lawrence W. Cole is captain assigned to the medical division for mental tests in the army; Professor C. Henry Smith, the University Librarian, built the army library at Camp Cody; Dean Homer C. Washburn, Professor F. G. Folsom, and Professor I. C. Crawford are majors in the army. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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