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Caption: Book - 16 Years (Edmund James)
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250 Sixteen Years at the University of Illinois was made by the voluntary application of the man to his local board, and this was completed by the board of transfer after the man had passed a thoro physical examination by army surgeons. Organization had been completed and the men were rapidly developing into valuable material for the Army, and several hundred students had already been transferred to the various Central Officers' Training Schools when the armistice was signed, shortly after which orders were received to demobilize; and this was done December 21, 1918. WAR SERVICE RECORDS Early in 1917 the University authorities were confronted with a difficult problem. Students had become restless and were manifesting a growing desire to participate actively in the war. During the spring 1,262 of them withdrew to engage in war work of one form or another. In the face of this situation it became evident that some action would have to be taken in order to provide credit for those courses successfully pursued to the date of the student's withdrawal. Accordingly the Council of Administration on April 17 passed these two important rulings: (1) If any member of the senior class now in line for graduation enters upon specific service for the national defense, approved by a special committee of the Council of Administration, he shall be given credit for the full semester's work and shall be recommended for graduation. (2) Any other student who enters upon specific service for the national defense, approved by a special committee of the Council of Administration, shall be given full credit for the semester's work in all courses in which he has been doing passing work at the time of his leaving; in other courses he shall be marked " withdrawn." The following statement summarizes the participation of the University's graduates, students and faculty in the military and naval service to June 5, 1918.50 M p. 6. Eeport of University War Committee, Univ. of 111, BuUetin No, 49,
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