Excerpt from History of the Ohio State University, Vol. 4: The University in Great War, Part II, Our Men in Military and Naval ServiceAt Commencement in June, 1917, an alumnus mentioned to the President Of the Ohio State University Association the desirability of having complete records Of the military and naval service of the students, former students, and graduates of the University. Acting at once upon the suggestion, he took up the matter with President Thompson, who soon appointed a committee consisting Of Edith D. Cockins, '94, Nan Cannon, '01, George W. Rightmire, '95, Joseph S. Myers, '87, William L. Graves, '93, and Wilbur H. Siebert, '88, to formulate plans, draw up a blank form for the desired data, and collect the records. The committee Operated in large part through the Registrar's Office, where two assistants were assigned to the work.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.