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Professor A.C. Longden of the Department of Military Tactics, First Lieutenant Russel P. Hartle, and Professor Drew were present at Knox College's infantry review. According to this article, "Drillmaster Wolhford was well pleased with the showing…

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This article in the December 1917 Knox Alumnus magazine states "That Knox College is doing its full share in all matters relating to the war goes without saying," and then goes on to describe Knox students' and faculty members' work on behalf of the…

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"Knox College is on a war basis," this article declares as it discusses the construction of barracks on campus and the development of the S.A.T.C. at Knox.

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This article in the Knox Alumnus magazine summarizes the College's desire to implement a military training program on campus.

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This article notes the beginning of the S.A.T.C. at Knox.

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Hettie Anderson's work with the Y.W.C.A. is highlighted in this article.

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Knox women's enthusiastic patriotism is noted in this newspaper article.

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A flurry of wartime marriages occurred between Knox students as men went overseas to serve in the war.

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Knox students' patriotism is commended, as "Each week saw some Knox man lay down his books and depart for service in the Army or Navy," and Knox's young women "responded to the call in a body and have worked zealously at all kinds of Red Cross work."

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Knox College President James L. McConaughy writes in the Knox Alumnus magazine about the changes Knox underwent during the year after the United States joined World War I. The second page also includes a brief description of Adolph "Ziggy" Hamblin's…

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Yvonne Ropinion and Marie-Louise Léautier studied at Knox "as a direct result of the war." They were selected to spend a year abroad in America so they could "become fully acquainted with customs and language here and so return to their native…

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This page, by an anonymous artist, describes the humorous miseries of life in the A.E.F.

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An anonymous illustrator contributed this picture detailing life in the U.S. Navy to the Knox College yearbook.

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William F. Bentley, the Knox Conservatory's director, writes of music's potency when boosting morale among soldiers overseas.

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The equipping of Knox College's infantry unit with rifles is discussed in this news article.
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