St Mary of the Woods College - Les Bois Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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, P- ' NN e 1 - . :h, . ..,.. ... , .- ,L Q- . ,,,. - . T' . iT -A , -s-r' War Acz'ioifieS ai Sdililt Mary-o -!he- VVoods O live in our day is to live twice. It is concentration of life. It is worth life Q and death to have felt the thrill of pa- . triotism in the air, to have witnessed A:A- the inspiring heroism of men and ll' ' ,I ' H '7'I1f': I 1 N-,aw l 'Y lxvifwf D 3 f 3 I TY A I u 94? 2- H 1'- '. -'i 2 97-' '-Q.-Q 'hp' an f Q 1:51. it women, and to have shared in the uni- versal self-sacriiice to duty. As soon as war was declared, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods took its stand beneath the colors. In the same spirit with which the Sisters of Providence responded to our Country's call during the Civil War by conducting the Military Hospital at Indianapolis, and nursing the fever- stricken soldiers at Vincennes, they began immedi- ately to support and aid by sentiment, labor, and every means in their power the action of the Admin- istration. In all the schools under the direction of the Sisters of Providence, the students, inspired by the example of their teachers, have done their best, distinguishing themselves in many cases by the zeal and patriotic ardor with which they entered into war-work of every kind. The American Red Cross As Red Cross work seemed the most practicable service for the students at Saint Mary-of-the- Woods, within two weeks after the declaration of war, classes in Nurses' Aid were opened under the direction of Dr. A. F. Knoefel and Miss N. M. Birch, R. N., fthe latter now in active service with the U. S. Expeditionary forces, Base Hospital No. 32, Francej. The classes comprised four distinct courses --First Aid, Dietetics, Home Nursing and Hygiene, and Surgical Dressings. Lieutenant Albert Mitchell, M. D., the United States Government Representative who examined the class at the close of their course, congratulated them on the uniform excellence of their work. Besides financing their entire course, the students donated their bandages to the Red Cross, and many of the students continued the work during the vacation. With the opening of school in September, 1917, Red Cross Work was resumed. At the beginning of the year, however, knitting was the chief activity. 7773 A, xr In K, A T wenty sw

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r i x yo ,,,, . A ,,,., -. - ff 'LES BOIS - 4 The Rt. Rev. Mgr. Arthwwr S. Barnes, Oxford, England 5 Al The students were organized November 5, 1917, with the following officers: Chairman Helen Harper, '18 Secretary May Smith, '19 Treasurer Margaret O'Donnell, '20 Publicity Secretary Meinard Rogers, '21 By knitting during Assemblies, recreation hours, and at all available times not required for study and lectures, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods knitters were able to send to the Red Cross Headquarters 110 pairs of socks, 200 sweaters, and 118 other articles, Wrist- lets, helmets, scarfs, and kneelets, besides 193 pieces sent to individual soldiers. When the class in surgical dressings was opened, with Mrs. R. A. Hooton, Instructor, assisted by Miss Bessie Conlin, Academy '08, the students began their Work with great zeal and with the intention of mak- ing as large a supply of bandages as possible before close of school. Scrap Books Early in the year the Juniors, inspired by Rudyard Kipling's plea, chose as their special activity the making of scrap books for the camps. At the time of writing, The Pasters, as We call the Juniors, have sent a large number of books to the diferent camps. The numerous letters of appreciation re- ceived from soldiers, officers, and chaplains are a suflicient proof to the Juniors of the utility of their enterprise. If- fc ...,. J ,..,,, - , . Twenty-eight