Senator Martin has been deluged with letters from college presidents, students, and parents, asking what will be the attitude of the War Department toward the college boy. Tonight Senator Martin received the following communication from Secretary Maker; "All men engaged in the study of medicine should be encouraged to continue their preparation to become physicians and surgeons. It is unlikely that any exemption will be made in their behalf, but it is entirely loyal and patriotic to advise those in such courses to continue their work until they are actually called into the service.
"Those preparing for the teaching profession it seems to me, cannot be encouraged to remain at college if they have a feeling of obligation to the country to get into the service. The same observations are true with regard to men who are studying for the ministry and various engineering courses.
"Of course, it is true that we all ought to try in this time of disturbance to preserve the ordinary course of our national life with as little disturbance as possible by the emergency we are facing, but I do not think students who feel the call of service can with propriety be urged to continue in their academic work except in the case of medical students, against a strong inclination on the part of the students themselves for military service. A boy who feels called to serve with the army, and who is dissuaded from it, may acquire a hurtful loss of respect for his own courage which would be worse than the sacrifice in  Volved in his turning aside for the time from his academic pursuits.
WOMEN ELECT OFFICERS
Mrs. John L. Hogan, of Danville, Vice President of Virginia Federation. 