The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-31
University Students Pledge
Suppest To- Conservation
~. ofF0od.
Nc PAIN NECESSARY
Elimination Of Waste Win
Accomplish Enough
Is Argument.

Food conservation as n means OF
ending the war was presented by ex-
perts to students and townspe0ple at
flood convocatton" at the State Uni
versity yesterday morning. Miss Ella
Woods OF the home economics depart
ment; Professor w. G. Bateman.
teacher of physiological chemistry;
Mrs. Lucy Il. Wilson, matron in charge
of the women's dormitories, and D. d.
Richards. campaign manager for the
food administration in western Mon
tana. addressed the meeting.
The four principal speakers argued
from four standpoints for conservation
of food but all based their arguments
upon the premise that victory Of the
allies depends as much upon conserva-
ton as upon man-power at the front
Food conservation does not mean
sacrifice or self denial, said Mrs. Will
son in opening the program. 1t need
entail no suffering. she said, for 1t
involves nothing save the elimination
of waste.
Most Wastsful Nation.
we would he surprised. she said
if we knew how much less food We
could really live on and still be In
better health: 1t is said that this
country is the most wastefnl nation on
the face of the globe. That the bread
wasted by us, if the slices were laid
4. side by side would reach around the
United States many times and would
be sufficient to feed all the hungry
people. We are also told that If each
citizen iOf the United States would
save one teaspoonful of sugar a day
there would be enough and to spare
Deep down in the heart of every
soldier is hidden the feeling that they
have given up everything on earth
family, friends, home. ambitions
hopes and desires. All they know is
to move on to the sound Of the same
Command and go where they are sem
with a. word.
If you are not willing, aye, if you are
not anxious, and glad to conserve thu
food that these boys may have more
if you are not willing to make this
small sacrifice, if you please so TO cal
it, for the sake of these gallant fel
lows. you are not an honorable Amer
lean citizen and do not deserve to b'
called such.
II stand here and pledge myself t.
do my best In this matter and ash
you to.h1R$l - ~~~s
Bravery and Food
Professor Bateman was the las
speaker of the program.
BRAVERY and an empty stomach Ok
not work together very WE'LL he said
and all the kultur in the world vii
not conquer an enemy when little i
going into that useful organ.
Germany cannot possibly be de
feated by starvation, but may be b.
| lack Of fuel foods. Now. of our foo
stuffs, fats and carbohydrates. such a
starch and sugar. are the fuel foods
That Is why we hear so much abou
the want of fats In Germany, VIII
soap is SO expensive and why bath
are prohibited except on Saturdays. Or
all the ordinary foods. fats (and thi
includes vegetable oils) are to be ha
in the least quantities. Iut Ii tn
Germans had all the fats they wante
could they win the war so far as foo
can help them? Decidedly not. l
order to keep mechanism so elabo
rate as the human body in good work
[S,ing order a correspondingly elaborat
lot of materials is required. TIL
greatest corn crop in the world wi
not save democracy If milk and mea
be lacking.
Tho Necessary Foods.
1.-THE list of foods we must have :
first sounds rather intricate and Per
haps to many rather formida BILE. Thes
indispensables arc:
"Proteins, which are found in mo.
substances-in meat, eggs, milk, pea
and beans.
ohydrates-found in sugar syl
up, and starches.
"Fats-such as butter, oil. and tai
low. These are called the three mai
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