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Show Enter School And Complete Courses Education should bo stimulated this year as never before. Not tho least problem that this war will force upon us will bo tho problem of rebuilding re-building in post-bellum times. Edu-atlonal, Edu-atlonal, military, nnd business authorities au-thorities throughout tho country nro agreed that our schools must con-tlnuo con-tlnuo as usual. "To tho oxtent that tho men In collogo oro physically disqualified, dis-qualified, or to tho extent that they aro too young to meet the requirements require-ments of tho war department, it seems quite clear that in tho present stato of omergoncy their major usefulness use-fulness lies In remaining In college, soing forward with their acadomlc work," Is tho oxpressed opinion of Secretary of Wnr Newton D. Baker. Dr. P. P. Clnxton, United States commissioner com-missioner of education, expressed os- sentlally the same idea as follows: "Tho number of students In colleges, universities, and technical schools should Increase rather than diminish. Many of tho older and upper classmen class-men will volunteer for some branch of the military service, but all young men below the age of liability to selective se-lective draft and thoso not recommended recom-mended for special service should bo urged to remain and take full advantage advant-age of tho opportunities offered by the colleges, universities, nnd technical techni-cal schools, to the end that they may be able to render the most effective service In latter years of the war and the times of need that will follow." Thero Is no question In our minds that tho man who volunteers is performing per-forming a patriotic service. Thero should bo no question that the men and women who go to school In order or-der to perfect themselves for the vast duties of the future are also doing a patriotic service. For several reasons rea-sons this service will be particularly particular-ly hard for many to perform this year. With one or more sons In the army, tho remaining sons or daughters daugh-ters must assume greater financial burdens. Many wo will hesitate about leaving the farm when tho older old-er brother manager has answered tho call to arms. Sacrifices will have to be mado In a great number of cases. Where in tho past, fully one-half of tho students of tho Agricultural college col-lege have helped themselves through school, this year tho percentage will be even greater. Tho merchants and people of Logan have hero an opportunity to perform a patriotic service on their part. Willing Will-ing as the merchants of this city have been In tho past to afford opportunities opportuni-ties for Aggie students to work their way through school, this year they should be even more willing. Anxious as the townspeople have been to offer of-fer remunerative labor to students, this year they must be even more anxious. The college has organized a bureau to secure positions for needy students. They hope that the citizens citi-zens of Logan will be able to offer many openings. They ask that nny one who has an opening that a student, stud-ent, man or woman, might fill, com-munlcato com-munlcato with the president's office of tho. Institution. |