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Show Remain in College, Advises Secretary Baker. National Authorities Agree That College Col-lege Work Should Be Stimulated. Young men physically disqualified or , too young for military service, can best serve their country by remaining In college, declared Secretary of War Newton 1. Baker til an address delivered de-livered to representatives - of colleges mid universities at Continental Hall, Washington, I. C. In part, Secretary Baker said that: "To the extent that the men lu college are physically disqualified, dis-qualified, or to the extent that they are loo young to meet the requirements require-ments of the war department, it seems quite clear that in the present state of the emergency their major useful , ness lies In remaining lu the college, going forward with their academic work. I think, vve ought all to adopt as the dull) maxim of our talk and t our activity that the country shall make ever) sacrifice necessary, break up eve.-y alliance and every activity necessary, to bring our force to hear i lu the most effective way, iui that we ought to preserve the country for the common good agulnst every nnnecea aur) dislocation and against ever) un-necessur) un-necessur) abridgment of the proce ol our common life." a statement just issued by I r. i P, chixion. United states Commlsi sloner of Education, declares that! The number of students lu colleges) universities, ami technical schools hould Increase rather than diminish) plan) of the older ami upper i lass men win volunteer for some branch of the milliard servtoa, bui uil young men be- I low the age of llnblllty to selective draft and those not recommended for special service should be urged to remain re-main and take full advantage of the opportunities offered by the colleges. I universities, and technical schools, to the end that thev may he able to Bender the most effective service In the later years of the war mid the times of need thut will follow, l'riu-tleally l'riu-tleally nil women students should remain, re-main, and all boys and girls graduating graduat-ing from high school should he urged to enter college, technical school, or normal school." In perfect aCCOrd with these statements, state-ments, is the following excerpt from an address recently delivered by Dr. Robert ,1. Aley, president of the National Na-tional Educational Association, before the students of the Bummer School of the I'lah Agricultural College: "The present world war has done more than any other thing to emphasize em-phasize the value of education. The government demands that educational educa-tional endeavor he Intensified during the next few years. Educational work must Increase and become more earnest. We must encourage the in- teii-st in education." The Agricultural College of I'tah firmly believes in the wisdom of placing plac-ing Increased emphasis upon education educa-tion In such times as these. It Is planning to increase und Intensify its work the coming year. Especially Is lidded emphasis to he placed upou work lu home economics. With the coining of September 10, the opening i if the 1017 school year, a greatly increased in-creased enrollment la looked for. I |