Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 131, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1916 — WAR DRILL AT WABASH TO BE RECOMMENDED [ARTICLE]

WAR DRILL AT WABASH TO BE RECOMMENDED

Subcommittee of Board to Meet Saturday in Chicago to Frame Report to Be Adopted. Chicago, iMay 31.—W. B. Austin, of Chicago, chairman of the subcommittee of the board of trustees of Wabash college that was named la it year to consider the matter of inaugurating a system of military training at WaJbash college, dms announced that the committee will meet at the University Club in this city Saturday afternoon, while the great preparedness parade is passing through the downtown streets of Chicago- for purpose of drawing up a favorable report to be presented at the annual meeting of the board of trustees to 'be held at Crawfordsville in June. It is understood that this committee is unanimously in favor of the proposal. Other members of the subcommittee are Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, Finley P. Mount, of Laporte, Otto Gresham, of Chicago, and Harry Eller, of Crawfordsville. Mr. Austin anticipates that the full board will accept the subcommittee report. It is understood that some of the trustees are lukewarm on the plan but to date no vigorous opposition has arisen in the board membership. iMr. Austin says that if the military course is instituted the board of trustees will insist that a young army officer be assigned to the work. The law makes it possible for a retired army officer to be reinstated on full pay and assigned to this line of work. The members of the board who have been giving this matter considerable thought say they have in mind a young first lieutenant whom Vice President Marshall has informed them in a letter he believes it will be possible to have assigned to Wabash. The other members of the subcommittee have hopes that - James P. Goodrich, republican nominee for governor, and a trustee of Wabash, may be able to attend the meeting Saturday, but Mr. Goodrich’s time is so occupied by the republican national convention that it is doubtful whether he will be able to attend.