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Newlon Tyner's debate topic, "The Price of Democracy," reveals what was on the mind of many Americans throughout the nation.

Clearly, some members of the Knox College S.A.T.C. were more zealous than others!

Members of the class of 1920 who entered service before September, 1918 are singled out for special recognition in the Knox College yearbook.

In James Watson's yearbook biography the editors note, "Watson came to Knox to enter the S.A.T.C. and liked the place so well that he stayed. We are glad we made a good impression upon 'Jimmie.'"

Edmund Stofft's yearbook note reads, "Our pride and joy with the slick pompadour. One of the few color sergeants who gave his best to Uncle Sam."

Knox College's service flag is displayed on Old Main. The image was taken some time near the end of the war. The number 642 represents the number of Knox men serving in the armed forces during the war (the final number was 660).

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

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

These pictures from Knox men's military service show views of their service in the navy, the army, or the air force.

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…

Katharine Bagby performed canteen work during the war (Bagby's first name is alternately spelled "Katherine" and "Katharine," but Knox's records spell her name "Katharine"). Pearl Williamson worked as a nurse at Fort McPherson.

Hettie Anderson served as a Y.W.C.A. secretary in Lyons, France during the war. In that position, she was responsible for "teaching some classes, acting as advisor to the women, and providing entertainment and interest for the working women of the…

These photos depict several Knox students during the war, including Knox's youngest aviator, who is, sadly, unidentified.

Lieutenant Knotts was a flying ace during the war. He was captured by the Germans, and eventually abandoned in "freezing water in the street of a little farming village in Belgium," where a hospitable Belgian farmer saved his life. Sergeant…

Colonel John H. Finley was involved in medical and relief work in Palestine during World War I.