West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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N T I OLA I ( V U Young Women of University Organize For Red Cross Auxiliary Unit Formed at Woman ' s Hall and Girls Pledge Their Efforts. Friday evening, the girls of Wo- man ' s Hall assembled in the parlor and organized an auxiliary of the Red Cross Chapter of Morgantown. Miss Colburn was elected chairman and she presented the plans for the work. The back parlor will be turned into a sewing room and the chairman will keep a supply of sewing at hand. The girls have each pledged to sew an hour a week and extra time if pos- sible. The outlook is promising and with the enthusiasm that is being shown a large amount of work will be turned out. 10-22- ' 17. Second Performance of Passing Show Yields $425 for Red Cross Large Audience Hears Revised Pro- gram Given by the Girls at the Strand Theater Thursday Evening. Playing before a packed house, the University girls gave a second per- formance of The Passing Show at the Strand Theater last Thursday night. The net proceeds amounting to $425 were for the use of the Red Cross and the war tax which was collected also goes to the local Red Cross. The de- mand for seats was great and every- thing was sold before the time for the performance. l-22- ' 18. Red Cross Secures 200 Members in University West Virginia Girls Conduct Booth for Big Drive Here — Men Help. Almost 200 new members were se- cured tor the local chapter of Red Cross by the drive carried on Thurs- day and Wednesday of last week at the University. A score of young men and women interested in the cause worked untiringly to secure new members, and by Wednesday night there was no student enrolled in the T niversity who had not been given an opportimity to become a member, and tnere were only an isolated few who had not joined the organization. A booth was set up in Martin Hall at which applications for member- ship were received. A girl in Red Cross nurse ' s costume received the applications. There was always one or more young men detailed to assist. A large University Red Cross service flag with white field and b]ue border was hung near the booth, and every member placed his small red cross on the flag. 2-12- ' 18. 110 University Girls Work for Red Cross Girls Are Devoting One Hour Each Week — More Workers Are Needed. Is your name on the roll of Red Cross Workers? If it isn ' t, you have not yet pledged yourself to do one hour ' s work a week at the University Red Cross room . During the past week new names have been added to the list until now there are 110 girls who give one hour a week to Red Cross work. A great deal of interest is being shown by the girls and the Red Cross room is a very busy place at all hours of the day. There are always room for more workers, though, and those girls who have not pledged themselves to work should do so at once. .•J-IS- ' IS. -1 L v 12

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I® N T 1 OLA M These clippings from the current numbers of the Athenaeum indicate something of the part of West Virginia University in the great world war, something of the sacrifices made and of the fine spirit shown. w V u 11 u West Virginia Gives $3,325 To War Fund Ninety Percent of University Students Have Contributed. Big Drive This Week to Secure Unanimous Con- tributions. The Students ' Friendship War Fund totaled $3,325 Saturday night. This included no faculty pledges and rep- resented the gift of 778 students, al- most 90 percent of the student body. ll-5- ' 17. $3,916 Is Total Subscribed To Students Friendship War Fund West Virginia University Has Pledg- ed Large Amount; Faculty Will IVlake Contributions This Week. NOVEMBER 14 IS FIRST PAY-DAY West Virginia University campaign for the War Fund will close this week and it is hoped that the five thousand dollar goal will have been attained. The treasurer, D. M. Willis, an- nounced Saturday evening that he has received in pledges $3916. The clerical force of the University made a good showing in the campaign, one hundred percent contributing with a total of $130. Over ninety percent of the students now in regular attend- ance at the University have raaf ' e pledges to the fund. Members of the faculty are making their pledges this week and turning in their cards to the financial secretary. The cards so far returned indicate liberal sub- scriptions. 11-12- ' 17. 11 $4,000 Mark Is Passed In Friendship War Fund West Virginia Is Wearing Goal — IVIany Faculty Members Have Fail- ed to Report — Campaign Will Close. The Student Friendship Fund has now gone over $4000 at the University and is gradually nearing the goal set at the beginning of the campaign. fvlany members of the faculty have not yet handed their cards to Profes- sor Willis, but it is believed that enough cards will come in this week lo swell the total to $5000. Personal solicitations for pledges practically ended with the close of (he campaign a week ago, and any who have not yet contributed to the fund and desire to do so should see the financial secretary in his office in 2 Martin Hall. 11-19-17. Friendship War Fund Reaches $4,300 Mark Contributions Come in Very Slowly, But Secretary Lewellen Hopes to Reach Goal Set by December 15th. Only a few contributions were made to the Student Friendship War Fund during the past week, and Monday morning the total pledged was slight- ly over $4,300. Seventy-three mem- bers of the faculty have made their pledges. Secretary Lewellen hopes to secure the $700 required to finish the sum subscribed by the University and to make a final report on Decem- ber 15. n-26- ' 17. w V u m

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T West Virginia Will Join American University Union Faculty Provides That University Men Will Have Privileges in Paris — Many Institutions Represented. Members of the University faculty have definitely provided that West Virginia will enter the American Uni- versity Union, an organization de- signed to meet the needs of the thous- ands of American university and col- lege men who are or will be in Europe for military or other service in the cause of the Allies. During the recent camp.aign for funds to carry on the work of the Young Men ' s Christian Association, the faculty decided that $100.00 of its contribution should be applied on a membership in the Union. The membership fee will be sent in at once, and West Virginia men over- seas will give all the privileges of the Union. $600 Realized From University Minstrel; Benefit War Fund Three Big Acts in Show — Errett Rod- gers Stars in Hula Dance and Fan Danc e — Cabaret Girls Score Big Hit Over .56CC was the amount turned over to the Army Y. M. C. A. fund as the proceeds of the Military Min- strel given by the University men at the Strand theater Thursday. Feb- ruary 28. The minstrel registered the most pronounced financial success in TJniversity history. Every seat and all the available standing room was sold out long before the p- rformance. In addition to its financial success the minstrel scored a big hit as an entertainment. The audience re- ceived the songs, dances and comedy acts with the greatest enthusiasm. Some exceptionally clever comedy and singing made the minstrel an excellent show and won it a place in the ranks of high class entertainment. 3-5- ' 18. Course in French Conversation Is Offered Following the example set by other colleges in giving practical courses needed in wartime, Prof. A. L. Dar- by is offering a course in French con- versation. The class meets once a week, on Saturday morning, and al- though no credit is offered for the course, a great interest is being taken in it. About thirty-five students were present at the first meeting. The ob- .iect of the course is not to help stu- dents in their other French courses, but is chiefly for those who feel that they may require a practical speak- ing knowledge of the language. Sev- eral members of the class expect to be in France soon, either as soldiers or as relief workers, and this course will give them the knowledge of the language which wil be absolutely necessary there. University Will Train Operators for Signal Corps Expert Telegrapher to Assist Profes- sor Waggoner in Course. Complying with a special request of the war department the department of physics announced that beginning Monday, October 1st, a course in tele- graphy, (wire and wireless, telephony and signalling as outlined by the sig- nal corps of the U. S. army, would be offered in the University as a part of the regular curriculum. The course will be open only to men of the draft age and is expected to appeal espe- cially to those in the second and third calls for the draft army. The state of West Virginia must furnish 300 telegraph operators, according to the announcement of the war department, and since only an elementary knowl- edge of electricity and magnetism is necessary to start the course it is ex- pected that an exceptionally large en- rollment will be developed.