Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1918 — ASKS 600 COLLEGES TO SEND THEIR STUDENTS TO FARMS [ARTICLE]

ASKS 600 COLLEGES TO SEND THEIR STUDENTS TO FARMS

Secretary Wilson wrote today to the presidents of 600 colleges, asking them to urge students to spend their vacations on the farms assisting farmers with their crops. Students volunteering will be enrolled "by the public service reserve in each state and will be placed on farms by the United States employment officers in each community.