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Show GOVERNOR BAMBERGER TALKSAT.U.A.C. At special chapel exercises held at tho Utah Agricultural Collego last Thursday, Governor Sliuoii Bamberger Bamber-ger made a stirring appeal to tho students and lsltors present for that whole souled patriotism that Is willing will-ing to sacrifice all for country. "We should bo proud, at this time, to be American cltlozns," 'declared Governor Gover-nor Bamberger, "But before wo are, ostltled to tho protection Of out' government, gov-ernment, wo must bo loyal citizens. There are but two classes ot people In this country today, patriots and traitors. Thero Is .no room for a third group. Either wo aro with the government, or wo aro against It." In tho course of his address, Governor Gov-ernor Bamberger paid high respect to those men who aro being dratted with tho national army. Such, ho declared, aro Just as worthy of praise as their bi others who volunteered, f In reviewing tho 'part Utah has ul-ready ul-ready plaed In tho war, Governor j Bamberger showed that this stato has always dono more than has been asked ask-ed ot It. Whero $350,000 was asked in tho Red Cross drive, Utah gavo $540,000, both Liberty Loan bond Issues wero oer subscribed 50 per cent by Utah. Utah has led in the Increased conservation and production produc-tion movements, and Utah soldiers have aroused the greatest admiration wherever they havo gone. Preceding Governor Bamberger, Presldeut Lorenzo Stohl, of the Board ot Trustees ot the Utah Agricultural Agri-cultural Collego, gave great credit to tho College for its ettlcteut war work, and declared that tho future would soo even greater servlco rendered. ren-dered. Particular pride was shown by President Stohl In the high scholarship schol-arship ot thor-fuculry. of the. institution, institu-tion, which he dcclarod to be higher In proportion to its size, than that ot any other agricultural college in the United States. President E. G. Peterson, In reviewing review-ing tho work ot tho institution for tho year, made tho state-mont that tho Utah Agricultural College had furnished inoro agricultural experts for work outside Utah than any similar sim-ilar institution in this country for work outside Us own state. Besides tho twonty-flvo studonts sent by tho Collego to the first two officers training train-ing camps, twonty-throe will go to the third camp, declared President Peterson. Hundreds of former students stu-dents and alumni aro now in different differ-ent branches of the service, as well. It developed from President Pot-orson's Pot-orson's romarks that while in educational edu-cational institutions throughout tho country tho decreaso iu enrollment this year has averaged 35 per cent, at tho Utah Agricultural College, enrollment en-rollment Jthls year is within eighty-seven eighty-seven students of lust year, or a de-croaso de-croaso of 7 per cent. This decreaso will bo likely mado up by tho enrollment enroll-ment that always occurs following tho Christmas holidays. Besides tho governor, Secretary of State, Harden Uennlon, was present at tho exercises, as was tho Board of Trustees ot tho Institution. Music was furnished by tho Collego chorus, tho Gloo Club and tho Girls' Chorus. |