Washington, D. C., June 6,--With the announcement by the College Bureau of the Republican National Committee that Republican clubs are now organized at 150 colleges and universities, comes a statement from President Coolidge commending the interest in national affairs which these clubs have aroused among thousands of students throughout the country.

"There is a great deal of satisfaction," President Coolidge says, "in the knowledge that so many young men and women now in college are taking interest in the problems which confront the nation. Indifference towards national affairs is indifference towards the welfare of the country, in the government of which they all will have a part. Those who are enjoying the advantages of a college training should fully appreciate that the duties of citizenship are not to be entered upon lightly.