The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-05-10
University Of Washington News

Jack Sutth0H received the highest
honor that the University of Washing
ton can give to a son of hers, when he
was electe1 to membership in the Jun
ior-Senior honor society, Oval Club,
last Friuay. He was one of four men
elected out of the sophomore class.
The announcement of the Oval clut
pledges comes as the climax to campus
day at the University. Jack is presi-
dent of the sophomore class, was Q
strong contender for a place on the
base ball team till war times caused
the dropping of athletics, and has as
sisted General Manager j. Arthur
Younger in managing plays and theat-
ricals for the past. two years. His
election was unanimous on the first
ballot and was strongly endorsed by
the crowd gathered to witness the
pledging, as was shown by their DEM
onstration when his name was read
off.
Estelle Mae Rich, former grade
teacher in the Hood River schools, who
is now teaching in Seattle and attend
ing the University of Washington in
leisure hours, was member of the To-
cal sorority Alpha Delta which was
installed as chapter of Alpha Delta
Pi last Saturday.
q !. "Scoop" Phillips, Jack Sutthoff and
John Allen enlisted in the coast artil-
lery when war was declared and are
waiting to be called into action. The
company to which they belong, 3rd Co.
Washington Coast Artillery, was re
cruited from the University students
and has University men as officers.
When called out it will be sent to Fort
Worden near Port Townsend, Wn.
Ninety-five juniors and seniors from
the University are to go to the Pre-
sidio to take the officers reserve work.
Their education in military informa-
tion started the next day after war
was declared when they were allowed
to drop all school work, getting full
credit for the same, and register in
military work. The course will be
continued until they leave for San
Francisco.
An ambulance corps of 80 men is be-
ing trained and equipped at u. of w.
to leave for France the middle of June.
This is the twelfth college in the
United States to supply an ambulance
division for Red Cross work with the
Allied armies. The University of Cal.
ifornia corps leaves May 5 and about
one month later it is expected the one
from here will be called out. Benefit
dances are being given to raise $40, 900
to uniform the men and buy two am
balances and necessary equipment.
The men are being taught first aid and
instructed in carrying wounded men.
Dorothy Baker, Jessie Howes, Ruth
Phillips and Helen Sutthoff are all
present and accounted for on the cam.
pus here. There may be other Hood
River people here in college, but if so
they are alternating in out of the way
places.
This University has shown marked
growth under the regime of President
Henry Suzzallo. Since he took the
helm here two years ago money for
three new buildings has been appropri-
ated. One, the home economics and
journalism hall, is now in use, a second
is nearing completion and work will
commence on the third next fall if it is
deemed advisable to incur the added
expense at that time. Pres ident Suz-
zallo is graduate of Stanford and lat.
er was on the faculty of Columbia I'm.
iversity, coming to Washington from
there.
Over 300 students of the University
have enlisted in the different depart
ments of the army and navy. The
l.,
school with full credit for this semes-
ter. Most of the recruits are from the
two underclasses and are men who
were not eligible for commissions, on
account of age, under the officers re-
serve work.
Conrad Jacobson, ex-'l8, who has
been teaching school at Glib Harbor, is
mentioned among the men who will go
to the Preside training camp from Ia
coma. j. w. A.