Religion

This chapter examines the role religious leaders played in persuading Kentuckians to support the war effort and in ministries at Camp Taylor during the war. For many religious leaders, the war was a righteous crusade against the German “Huns,” who embodied evil. Key religious figures included Louisville’s Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor William J. McLaughlin and Patrick Henry Callahan. Most denominations, even those that normally opposed war, fell in line and supported the US war effort.

Higher Education

This chapters examines the role of higher education officials in supporting the war and looks at how colleges and universities prepared students for wartime roles. Three Kentucky college presidents contributed significantly to these efforts: Edgar Young Mullins of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Henry Hardin Cherry of Western Kentucky State Normal School, and Frank McVey of the University of Kentucky (UK). The chapter also covers the extensive Student Army Training Corps and supplementary military training given at UK under the leadership of Captain Herbert N. Royden.