Training Camp. Almost half of the enrolled student population was involved in The Great War in some capacity, as the total enrollment was 186, down from 301 students. In total, nine men from the university sacrificed their lives. Two men received the Distinguished Service Cross from General John J. Pershing. One man, H. F. Allison, is credited with the first shot fired in France from a member of the American Expeditionary Force.
==== Inter-war years ====
In 1920, the college started its Reserve Officer Training Corps. An integral part of university life, at least half of all students made ROTC a part of their curriculum from 1924 to 1940. Of the 931 students enrolled in 1940, 534 were also ROTC Cadets.
==== WWII ====
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, students sought to immediately enlist. The 1941–42 administration, including Curtis Laws Wilson, instead encouraged the student body to finish their training as that would make them more useful to the military.
=== Changes in hierarchy and name ===
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