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Under the personal supervision of the mission, the work extended over a wide area and benefitted thousands. It consisted in providing food for a sup- plementary meal every day to five thousand ap- prentices and medical students, and to 5,000 children in each of two areas in thecountry. In addition, clothing was distributed to appren- tices, teachers, and students, especially to refugee students. Substantial distributions of food and cloth- ing were also made to institutions, chiefly for chil- dren and old people. Altogether, hundreds of tons of food and clothing, all supplied by the Friends Serv- ice Committee, were distributed by the mission. During the last six months of his work, Mr. Thomas was also chairman of the Council of Foreign Relief Agencies, which met bi-weekly to discuss problems of relief and establish understanding with governmental offices. On July 2, 1947, when Mr. and Mrs. Thomas completed their work, they were decorated by the Hungarian government. The Prime Minister con- ferred upon Mr. Thomas a Cross of the Order of Merit with a citation. Mrs. Thomas, who gave much personal assistance to individuals, was awarded the Golden Cross of the Order. Mr. Thomas has persistently strived to keep him- self and the entire staff of Moses Brown abreast of the times. Through his own membership in pro- fessional groups and his encouragement of teachers to do advanced study, visit schools, and join profes- Views of the Thomas home on the Cape , .. , Mr. and IVIH. Thomas in their living room at Ylforer Brown Furthermore, Mr. Thomas began a program of gradual changes to make the best and fullest possible use of the school properties for the boys. Tennis courts, three new playing fields, an attractive Lower School gymnasium, a music room, a modern infirmary, and many houses for married masters were only a small part of the program. In 1946 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas again heeded the call of the American Friends Service Committee and took a year's leave of absence from Moses Brown to head a mission of relief work in Hungary. sional associations, the School has maintained its high academic standing. Mr. Thomas' active part in such local organizations as the Barnard Club, the R. I. Secondary School Principals' Association, the Inde- pendent Schools Association of R. I., of which he was an organizer and hrst president, and the R. I. Society for Mental Hygiene has identified the School closely with the educational affairs of city and state, as his work with the Quaker Headmasters and Head- masters Association has given it prominence out- side the state. In recognition of these services he was elected president of several of these groups, granted an honorary Sc. D. by the R. I. College of Pharmacy and Allied Sciences, and in 1935 was made a life trustee of Brown University. Mr. Thomas' contributions to Moses Brown School are immeasurable. The feeling that many of us have concerning him was expressed by E. Gardner Jacobs, Vice-President of Bryant College, when he said, I have enjoyed his outlook on many matters, particu- larly his sympathetic and sincere interest in young people, their aims and ambitions. It is a great satis- faction to me as an alumnus to have him so highly regarded in civic and communal affairs as well as in educational circles. His wide scope of interests adds luster to Moses Brown and broadens the horizon of the young men who are privileged to study under the guidance of Dr. L. Ralston Thomas. We shall miss him.
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