University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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Q K 9 i 5.x5i'f'-i ,X V ,air I Y 'ii fix is Fillim: -in 11 big void in the life ol' the soldiers. the Anieflcun University Union in Paris brouyxht many IUIYH 101-rethel' for a bit ol' reminiscence. Direction of the Buttery was efTeeted from this dugout. l ij'tccu 'Q THE TWENTY lLLIO Almost every activity possible for a woman to indulge in to assist the army and navy was taken care of by at least one or two Illinae. More than seventy-five women participated active- ly in war work, while many hundreds by their forbearance pushed on the work of the armies for a victorious peace. Red Cross nurses, camp librarians, canteen workers, in the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., Salvation Army, and Knights of Colum- bus were but a few of the many activi- ties aided by the fair women of the Uni- versity. Even the naval field was in- vaded by the women, a considerable number joining the service as yeowomen. Dieticians and mail censors in foreign camps performed great deeds and fur- ther spread the fame of Illinois. The women spread their work throughout the United States and invaded foreign fields, assisting' in England, France, Italy and on the Balkan front. Several members of the faculty answered the call of the government for trained help- ers and served throughout the period of the war. After arrival overseas with B tt.. F Captain B. W. Benedict wus tiianislfbdrl-cd to the tank corps where he performed valuable service on the western front. , V ,V

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Q ,Q 4 , xi sQffli'Nf Even the dump heaps were camouflagcd against impending: aerial attacks. Professor T, E. Oliver had the unique dis- tinction of witnessing the process of devastation of Belgium. He left this country in August, 1915, and spent six months as a member of the Commis- sion for Relief in Belgium, representing the Uni- versity of Illinois. His work at Brussels, behind the German lines, kept him in constant contact with German officials. He was the receipient of several medals for his great work. - - -- --1 V .. fm ff' W1 ,pg I 1 .-. . ,, lllI1llll'l'lq..4- ,,.B,g,L-L, ,V Q 41. ' -N, ,G 'L .vi Hidden from the watchful eye of the enemy. vi-... Long.: and powerful were shots . emanating from this gun. Advei-sity striking the camp of the Allies. Fourteen

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Q Q 4 Ci Z? -4 LQEQW1 Ni l A memorial erected in France to an Illini volunteer. Where our chemistry school came into its own. Lieut.-Colonel Edward Bartow was formerly Professor Bartow of the Chemical Department and Director Bartow of the State Water Survey. Now he is ranking Sanitary Corps officer in the A. E. F. and is in charge of all water analysis laboratories. He makes his headquarters in Paris and is assisted by Lieut. R. E. Greenfield, grad. '16 and Lieut. Sid Kirkpatrick, '16. These Illini occupy a mil1ionaire's suite at the American headquarters in the Elysee Palace Hotel. l. 3 5 Lt. S. C. Greene '19 Lt. W. Gunkel '16 Lt. T. K. McCormack '19 Lt. P. Cottingham '18 Al Lang '19 Sixteen f yTyHE 'TWEJITYWILLIO