Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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. Q ' I 'X 'fffl If V It lu ffhe al ' I - - . 1 g , 'fi Q Knox S QSPOIISQ , R Pixel, 4 fV9l.'. . . I sixth, 1917, saw a great change take place between the Central Powers 'Q-. yt . . . . . and the United States wlnch was to be the cause of a heavy responsibility upon fd the citizens of the Nation. To the college man who had reached his majority, I H A . . ' 5 22' who was rendering no special service to the country, but rather, who was pre- paring for his own future, fell the greatest share of that burden. s - L i 'Qi-' As has always been true of the name of Old Knox, she has kept her loyal spirit since the beginning of the war. She met the summons of the Govern- ment ill a patriotic but sane manner. There was not a wild dash among the men only that they might experience a new and attractive environment. Both sides ofthe situation were carefully taken into consideration and as a consequence, it was not until a number of weeks after the war broke out that any of the men made their final decision. Practically the first enlistmcnts from Knox were enrollments in the Reserve Officers' Training Camps. At that time there was a great question in the minds of a number of students, the question of enlisting in what was pos- sibly as great an opportunity as one might find awaiting him in the Army, or waiting until the first great unrest had quieted down and a less hasty decision made. But after all this was an individual question and Knox men met it in such a manner. In a short time those men that did enlist in the Training Camps were practically all given commissions and placed over drafted men, guardsmen and regulars throughout the United States. However, during the early part of June the Government held its first registration. This affected a small number of Knox men and those who did not fall in the first call were back in college in September. A large majority ofthe drafted Knox men have been recommended for places in new Officers' 'I'raining Camps. From the opening of the fall term men dropped out of their work gradually, going into a far greater work. Each week saw some Knox man lay down his books and depart for service in the Army or Navy. lVhile honor is given to the men of the college who entered service, a large amount of credit must be given to those young women of Knox who are doing such commendable work in the Red Cross Shop. They responded to the call in a body and have worked zealously at all kinds of Red Cross work. To the Nation's call for Red Cross members Knox responded with a hundred per cent mem colleges in the country to have a perfect membership. It is by such responses that Knox bership in that organization. To Knox belongs the distinction of being one of the first stands in the foremost ranks helping her country in every possible way. f f'f'fMW,12t f' x