Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-11-02
NUMBER J
v. S. c. GIRLS RUSH
TO AID OF THEIR SEX
state College Girls Don OycraIlS and
Assist Mrs. Robert Goodwin.
Potato Queen" in Harvest
ing Crop

Six young ladies from the State
College have done their bit in a food
conservation way and have done 1t
III manner that proves that the
young ladies of America are well
equipped TO carry their share of the
burden imposed as result of the
war situation Mrs. Robert Goodwin.
potato queen of the Pullman vicin-
ity, planted thirty acres of potatoes
as Il war garden on the Mert Davis
farm, east OF Pullman. 1t came time
to harvest the tubers and help was
not available Coming yaliantly to
the assistance of the distressed mem
Der Of their own sex the six young
ladies donned oyeralls and were
taken Yesterday afternoon to the
patch of potatoes, which they picked
up and sacked in a manner and with
a Zest that would have brought
shame to many male laborers. The
potato queen herself drove the po-
tato digger. the young ladies follow
ing in the wake of the implement
and picking up the tubers.
The patriotic feat of the young
ladies was the outstanding feature OF
the college help" afternoon desig-
mated by President Holland to assist
in harvesting the tons of potatoes
and apples which might have rotted
in the ground and on the trees be-
cause of lack of help had not the
college students taken a hand in the
matter. The young ladies were Mar
iorio Haaton and Erna Bradbury, of
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority; Evelyn
Br;dbury and Francis Donnellan, of
Alpha Chi Omega, and Mary Mantz
and Valley Bigby of stevens Hail.
Approximately 100 students were
taken to farms in the vicinity of
Pullman to assist in the work OF
harvesting the potato and apple
crops
Twenty-Five Ferry hall boys sacked
Spuds on the r. +. Lyons farm. just
vest Of Pullman, while 10 from the
lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and .
from Ferry hall assisted in saving
he Brett potato crop. Four Gamma
Delta men picked apples for Max Hin
richs. and two assisted in the same
work at the Jake Flock place. Sig
ma Phi Epsilon fraternity furnished
eight men to harvest the potato crop
on the Mills farm. while 10 Kappa
Sigmas helped Dave Kuhl put his po-
Jatoes in the sack on his patch near
Albion. Twenty members Of the A.
T. 0. fraternity picked apples in the
Or. Beistel orchard on the south city
limits. and six Delta Sigmas helped
save the spud crop Of A. ID. Wexler.
Two members of the same fraternity
picked apples in the c. w Vance or
chard. just west of town.
President Holland granted half
holiday to all those students who
secured employment in the orchards
and potato patches, and the after
noon was made a gala occasion for
the periodically inclined students.
Many of the farmers furnished big
feed for the workers and all stated
that the students proved the best
labor they have employed in that ca
pacity for long time. Some of the
farmers paid the students by the
box or sack. while others put their
help on straight hour basis. regard
less of output.
The plan, which was proposed by
President Holland at the chamber or
commerce luncheon Tuesday, result
ed in the saving of tons of apples and
potatoes which might otherwise nave
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