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World War I affected the University like no other event in its history thus far. The campus rose to the occasion of doing what they could to assist in the war effort. New acquisitions in the library were heavy on the topic of military sciences. Students were urged to enroll in courses that would prepare them for the needs of the military; women especially were urged to enroll in nursing classes. Special funds were set up to raise money for war causes.<\/p>\n
As male students went to war, they wrote to the University News<\/span> telling of their experiences and asking for letters in return, especially from female students. The University News<\/span> reported on October 10, 1917 that 235 students, representing 25% of the student body were serving in the war. One of those students was Robert Hopkins, a student in the College of Liberal Arts, and future Law School graduate who went on to enjoy a successful career as a Cincinnati attorney. Hopkins’s scrapbooks give us a unique view of a student life interrupted by war. Hopkins, a talented illustrator, created a series of cartoons while he was in France featuring the ever-embattled character Private Newt. His series offers an interesting, if somewhat whimsical, perspective on life as a soldier overseas. At home, Hopkins won prizes in national cartoon competitions and his work also appeared in the Cincinnatian<\/span> and the University News<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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