Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 199, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1917 — St. Joseph’s College. [ARTICLE]

St. Joseph’s College.

Indications at present are much in favor of a larger enrollment at St. Joseph’s College than for several years past. Nothing can be definitely said, however, until the opening week. The college will open for new students on the 12th. Classes will be resumed on the 13th. Apart from the usual minor repairs, very little has been done this summer in the way of improvement. A new cement sidewalk has been laid around the gymnasium, and 35 feet of steel stack will be added to the top of the chimney of the boiler house in order to increase the draft in the boilers. With the increase in the price of coal this addition ought to assist quite a bit in the saving of coal. ■ Although the college has not been affected very much by the draft, the bulk of the students being under draft age, a number will be compelled to remain at home on account of the call to the colors of older brothers in the family. A number of former students have volunteered either for the army and navy directly or were candidates in the officers’ training camps. Some of these have been in correspondence with the college or have asked for their credits: Edward Stuber, aviation mechanic, New Jersey. Marion Matchette, aviation, Dayton, Ohio. Carrol Ebling, Oklahoma. Fred Coffield, 2nd lieutentant, Gettysburg, Pa. , Lloyd Curby, field ambulance, m France. Carl Voelkers, 2nd expeditionary corps, France. Fred Wernert, Troop A, Camp Shelby, Miss. R. J. Burger, Militia, Toledo, O. F. Lauer, Militia, Toledo, O. J. M. Lutkemeier, 2nd corps expeditionary corps, France. _ Ed Fleming, 2nd lieutenant, Chicago. Paul Herman, U. S. army, Missouri. Wm. Ameling, Ambulance Corps, France. Ed Beckman, Co. C, 6th Ohio, Toledo, Ohio. I. Benoit, Coast Guard, New London, Conn. „ „ . a., Gerald Fitzgibbons, field hospital corps No. 2, Sioux City, Dak. Chas. L. Hughes, Ist lieutenant Co. I, Ist Ind. Inf. Jos. Kraft, engineer, Q. M. Dept., Missouri. Louis La Mair, Ambulance Driver, Corps 98, France. James Sheehan, 2nd Lieut. Address not given. . » Law. Welch, Lieut. Eng. Corps., Ft. Benjamin Harrison. John Anheier, Ist Lieut. Cavalry, Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Leander Vurpillat, 2nd Lieut. Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Charles McArdle, Battery F, 150 F. A.