Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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Finances — Liberty Bonds First Liberty Bond Drive $1,350 Red Cross Drive, ' I8- ' 19 President V. L. Roy, Chairman Second Liberty Bond Drive $4,150 Mr. R. H. WlNSTEAD, Chairman Third Liberty Bond Drive $12,600 Mr. R. H. WlNSTEAD, Chairman Fourth Liberty Bond Drive .... $17,300 Mr F. G. Fournet, Chairman War Savings Stamps $16,300 Mr. J. C. South, Chairman Red Cross Drive, T7- ' I8 $702 Miss M. Feltus, Chairman Y. W. C. A. Drive $2,256.35 Mrs. McVov, Chairman .... $262 Miss Bertha Haupt, Chairman 97 Per Cent of t!ie students on the Hill were members of the Red Cross United War Work Drive $1,482.75 Subscribers $318 C. C. WHISENHUNT, Chairman Smilage Campaign $80 Dr. Hazzard, Chairman Jewish War Relief Miss Allyn, Chairman Armenian Relief Fund $379.15 Patriotic League $628 Miss Roberta Newell, Chairman Patriotic League Organized by Miss Frances Herbert of Alexandria Branch on January 24, 1918. First president at Normal Hill, Miss Honorine Galey. Total membership, 628. General Aim: To explain patriolic movements and drives; to arouse patriotic spirit and uphold moral standards: Important activities of League: 1. Held program to arouse patriotism at least once a month. 2. Brought about observance of Less days on Normal I till. 3. Brought about suspension of departmental clubs to do patriotic work. 4. Gave 100 towels to Red Cross. 5. Sent a representative to Alexandria to talk to ihe girls on their patriotic duty of pursuing education beyond high school. 6. Kept up a bulletin board for patriotic notices and also an honor roll for Red Cross activities. (15)

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Training School War Work SS1N April 2, 1917, the Training School met in special assembly to ask Divine Guidance of Congress in dealing with the war situation. Then and there we pledged our sup- port and from that time to November 11, 1918, when the armistice was signed, we did our part to help win the war. And when it was won, wc entered into relief work, etc. 1 . Before Red Cross headquarters at New Orleans could supply us with the proper blanks, the Training School had become a 100 per cent Junior Auxiliary with an enrollment of 362 pupils. Again in 1919 we are one hundred per cent enrolled. Our membership fees paid in to date are $230.25. The organization was effected by the entire faculty. 2. The Training School has presented one elaborate patriotic entertainment and several minor ones, such as flag raisings, special day exercises, etc. It has taken prominent parts in Red Cross and Thrift parades and when the local draft entrained, it turned out with banner and song to make their de- parture a memorable one. In all these activities the entire faculty took part. 3. In one year the school bought $2,595.25 worth of Thrift and War Savings Stamps, an average of little less than eight dollars per child. Rivalry between the grades was stimulated and special distinc- tion was given the grades that went over the top. Several of them raised more than twice their quotas. Thrift Campaign was managed by the principal with each teacher co-operating. 4. Food production clubs and war gardens were organized and supervised by Mr. Graybill among the pupils of Grades 4-10. 5. Nine smilage books were sent out by as many children, under the supervision of Miss Nelken. 6. A High School unit of girls under direction of Miss Gaulden worked every Monday at Red Cross Chapter Headquarters and turned out many hundreds of bandages. A similar unit under Miss Perkins worked at Normal Red Cross headquarters. 7. The High School boys under the direction of Mr. Hopper turned out sixty large packing boxes made according to strict requirements. The girls under the supervision of Mr. Guardia lined them with water-proof paper. 8. Two Belgian quilts were knit and finished by pupils under direction of Miss Gaulden. 9. One hundred comfort pillows were made under supervision of Miss Graham. 10. Misses Dickson and Gabrielson in their domestic classes in 8th and 9th grades made nearly a hundred refugee garments. 11. The student body collected and sent nearly a box of clothes to Belgian refugees. 12. Under direction of Misses Graham, Gunby, Haupt, Perkins, and other teachers, 661 property bags of various kinds were made. Some were sent to Red Cross and some sent independently to Camp Beauregard for use by our local boys. 13. Under direction of Misses Nelken and Perkins, and Mrs. Williamson, three large hampers of preserved and canned fruits, as well as a quantity of fresh fruit, were collected and sent by the children to convalescents at Camp Beauregard. 14. Each teacher supervised a branch of the Salvage Work, which was carried on in connection with the parish salvage work. 15. Voluntary contributions to the Jewish Relief amounted to $18.23 among the children and $51.00 among the Training School faculty. 16. The High School girls under the supervision of Misses Levy, Zimmerman, and others, had a Tag Day in town and at school for the Belgian Babies Fund. The amount sent in was $307.89. 17. By means of athletic events supervised by Mr. Prather and an entertainment arranged by a committee headed by Miss Zimmerman, the sum of $154.40 was raised for Armenian and Syrian relief. 18. Throughout 1917 and 1918 a bulletin board for the gist of war news was maintained by the faculty. (H)

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