University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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War Activities T THE country’s call our Alma Mater sent her share of sons. Three of them paid the supreme sacrifice, Clarence Olsen, whose body now lies in France, Floyd Hedglin, who went down with ‘'The President Lincoln “ and Chaplain Wilby, who died at sea. One member of the faculty. Miss Anna Caldwell, is in V. W. C. A. War Work. But the “stay-at-homes also had a part in the various types of War Work. In April, 1918 a surgical dressing room was equipped. Eleven faculty ladies took a special Supervisor’s course in this work and under their di- rection several quotas were filled. In September 1917 a knitting class was organized and during the school year about 800 sweaters and many other ar- ticles were completed. Mrs. Weller’s sewing class and the higher grades of the Training School made about two hundred hospital and refugee garments. Seven quilts were made. Under Miss Ilick’s supervision the V. W. girls pieced a crazy-quilt. They also made numerous scrap books for the wounded soldiers. Several classes in school took up the last idea and turned in creditable “drive away dull care material. The Junior Red Cross of the Training School secured a 100 per cent membership. Even the Kindergarten babies saved five dollars worth of tin foil for the cause. In January, 1918 the Dramatic Club gave a play. “The Spell of the Image, clearing $100 for the Red Cross. At the opening of the new Audi- torium the Music Department gave a concert at which a free will offering amounting to $75 was turned over to the Red Cross. Professor Sipple as county chairman of the Liberty Boys and Girls, re- ported that they “never failed to raise their quotas. Professor Novel who was chairman of the Four-Mi nut e-Mcn, took up the work with his Public Speaking Class. Oscar Drake ami Leonard Oillett secured commissions as regular Minute Men. The Catholic Club in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus raised money for the K. (). C. work among the soldiers. The V. M. C. A. Drive in the fall of 1917 netted $2()(H).(M) and the United War Drive went over the top to the jingle of $2907.25, $131 of which was given by the Training School. During the campaign the pageant “United We Serve ’ written and directed by the Misses Abbott and Twetteu was presented by fifty students. Miss Jennings and the library force collected 1200 books for the soldiers and sent 2 boxes of magazines and 100 text books to (’amps. The Antelope has been sent to as many of our boys as possible and the students followed i he Burleson orders, sending on their magazines. The school was ready to respond to the call of the helpless orphans of France. Thru Mrs. Brindley’s tireless efforts a child has been adopted by each of the following: the Faculty. Mrs. Brindley, Girls of Green Terrace Hall, V. W. U. A., Catholic Club, and the student boarders of the dormitory dining-room who went without a meal to save the money. Mr. Saunders ad- ded enough to make up the required amount. The Class of 1917 took two orphans under their care, Allied flags were made by the Class of 1919 and presented to the school in April 1918 when “Masque of Liberty’’ was given. Many persons whose work is unrecorded have had a share in K. S. N. S. War Service.

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In Memoriam CLARENCE M. OLSEN HSitb Dtv.. Co. F. 355 Inf. Wounded In the Battle of ArdOllue Forest Died in a hospital In France December 2, ISIS.

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S. A. T. C. Tlh Student Army Training Corps of tin Kearney State Normal School was organize'I early in October, 191S, anil was demobilized December 10, 191S. The new gymnasium was given over to the government to be used as barracks, and Itere tin seventy-one members of the corps were comfortably quartered. The officers in charge of tile S. A. T. O. were Commandant Oscar Yiekstrom. First Lieutenant. and Adjutant Edward Ilimmel, Second Lieutenant.