Northern Illinois University - Norther Yearbook (DeKalb, IL)

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'hr Glall-Gbnr Anmner 'Twas in April of 101.7 that Uncle Sam sounded reveille. Ac-ross all America the notes of -the bugle hlew clear and strong. We heard them here in DeKalb and to ns they said- 'Hl NEED A COUNTILY-WIDE UNPPY ow 'l'Il0U1lH'lf AND l'Ulll'0SlC, A si-MEAD ov 'l'lll'l TRUTH l!0N1,7I+lltNlNG Tllli uuuc..', The eight Faculty Four-Minute Men, the speeches in campaign, the new war courses offered were Normal's response. I NEED 'PHE HELP OF WOMEN-'Po KNPP NVAHM l,lAltMICN'l'S AND 'Po MAKE 'PHE - DlcEss1Nss WHICH sllrxm. AMl+1Ll0llA'l'E 'PHE sUPEE1HNos OF 'I'llE woUNDED. The 237 garments knitted, the 12,802 dressings 'Folded hy flying lingers showed the spirit of the girls of norther11 lllinois. . 1 NEED GOOD-l'llEEIl Eel: 'PHE lIOMl'IS.ll7K, 'PHE san AND 'PHE WOUNIJEILJ, The Christmas greetings and packets, the scrap hooks and candy and gum carried our messages of cheer. 1 NEED MONEY-MONEY 'Po nEi.iEvE SUlf'If'ElilNG 'PIIIIOUGII 'PH E MINLSTIIATIONS 011' 'PHE RED Guess-U and Normal sent ?li1,435.825 WMONEY E011 AMHULANUIZS 'l'0 'Pl:.xNsl'oi:'P 'PHE WOUNDICD-,7 and for 55650.00 the Senior Class sent TH li NORTHER3 UMONEY T0 CARE von 'PHE lJES'l'l'I'U'l'E f'lllliDllEN-H - and from Williston Hall the response was 5540.503 NMONEY T0 KEEP 'PHE MEN EPP. 'l'liYslcv.xi,mf, nEN'mLm', AND Mo1mLLY- and to the United War Work Funds we subscribed 253,613.15 .OUIZ answer to Uncle Sa1u's call for 'lnoney-21i5,739.47. DUT noun 'PHAN GAIIMICNTS AND mmssixes AND noi:E 'PHAN MONEY, I NEED IUEN-MEN s'PAUNoH AND 'PEUE wno WILL EH.i. 'l'llE imNKs OF 'l'llE 1'lI'lVA'I'ES-v and ninety-seven wentg WMEN TIRAIXED IN TiEADElISlI.ll' 'Po lJllil'IU'l' nv wuH:P.1xnE-,' and our quota was ten non.-eonnnissioned officers and fifteen commissioned officers. And then in the hugle call we heard the note ol' sacrifice-the pain-and joy of giving. --on the sleeves of some ol' our soldier lads are wound stripes. -and on the Hag' with its 122 stars, the angel of death has turned four to gold- Our part on the Great War! JESSIE M. AUSTIN. ' 1 I Page Nineteen

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