Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
coNNEcTrcur COLLEGE NEWS.
Girls to Raise $6,oo0 for War Fund Norwich Girl Serving on Committee
 -House Officsre Elected for Corina

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 Norwich Girl Serving on Committed 1 -Houss Officers Elected for Coming l Year.
 At weekly convocation held Tuesday
 morning in Hillyer hall President
 Marshall presented to the student body the idea and the plan for working Ol
 the Students Friendship War Fund
 league. The purpose of this league Is
 to raise money to carry on war relief for men in camps both in the United
 esting talk President Marshall spoke | as follows concerning the work of the
 league:
 There are at the present time in the
 American armies many university and college men. degreed and well known. l who are idle both in hand and mind. | It is for college people not in these
 camps to serve their brother college
 men by gifts of money. food, etc.
 The Students league, through its 1 leaders. are supplementing the ] rations. furnishing books, current lit- erature and music to the men; they l are establishing a line of universities in the prison camps in Germany in 1 which American soldiers are confined, l camps where the imprisoned men may ! allows the men to write home, and it sees that the mail addressed to and 1 by the soldier reaches its destina ton. Sacrifice is the big word of the present day. Very often one hears school girls say to one another: "I am going to sacrifice candy. I'm not going to the | movies while the war lasts" And they l call this sacrifice! Then what would you call the deed of the mother who gives up one, two or three sons to the | country? Sacrifice! Why, you col | lege girls don't know what sacrifice means. And yet think of the wSfk and the sacrifice that girls of your age are making. he he 1ao ix I at present trying to do is to raiSe $S5.000.000 in colleges and preparatory schools for war relief work; to build | buildings in the camps where soldiers may meet their friends under proper conditions and pleasing conditions. to be known as "hostesses" houses. The girl problem in the towns about naval bases and military camps is also dealt with by the league. and forms a very importsnt part of the work.
 The league manages foreign ser vices; sees to it that sweater or scarf that is sent to a certain soldier The Connecticut college Is the first college in the United States to which the plan has been presented.
 On Thursday a meeting of which Dr. Marshall was chairman was held fin Hartford to discuss plans for the raising of s1.000.o00 for the league by students in the state of Connecticut. The raising of this money involves L, but sacrifice is the word of the day, and the students of Connecticut coI- lege will not be behind in their contri- button.
 The pledges are payable on the 15th of December, and thus far the reports are as follows: Winthrop house s96O, Plant house sS60. Blackstone s580, freshman house s15S. Thames hall $500. other college houses totaling S15S. It it hoped that se,ooo will be pledged by the end of the week.
 The committee in charge of the fund is comprised of Miss Esther Batchei- aer EoSky Hill Margmsrite W,nnnd Wills Mills Mansfield Center; Alice Horax. Mont clair, N. J.. Miss Marenda Prentis. New London; Miss Virginia Rose. Wa ford: Miss Dorothy Upton, Yonkers. N. Y: Miss Marion Kofsky, Hartford; Miss Constance Oudin. Schenectady, N. Y.: Miss Betty Rumney, Nauga- tuck: Miss Leah Pick. Chicago; Miss Dorothy wu1f. Norwich; Miss Esther Pedricx, Maryland.
 The Trojan Women.
 The Trojan Women of Euripides Is te be given in English at Connecticut college gymnasium on the evenings of Oct. 26 and 27. The actors are mem bers of the Greek department of the college. Mrs. Anna Holmes Wells is kindly contributing her time. talent and large professional experience to drill the actors and arrange the tab leaux. Professor Selden of the art de- partment has designed special scenery which is being made under his direc- tion. The costumes also are. his de- sign. The trustees have generously made this production possible as an invitation affair by equipping the gymnasium with an enlarged stage. fine velour curtain, and by promising $50 toward other expenses. Though f~1Jo twill 6n -n1d ynf Tiy10 n the limited seating capacity. admission will be only by ticket. It is hoped that aE who apply may be accommodated.
 Pay Day.
 In accordance with a decree of the student council, pay day was held at all the clubs and societies were paid l On this day and the total amounted to I ever $500.
 The council for the year 1917-1s is | dent Miss Esther Batchelder, Rocky | Hill: vice president, Miss Marienda 1 Prentis. New London; secretary. Miss Edith Lindholm Middletown; treas chairman of the executive | Miss Florence Lennon, | Hartford; president class of 1919, Miss Virginia Rose, New London; president | Groton; president class of 1921, to be elected.
 Admitted to Giee Club.
 The following girls have been ad- n:itted on trial to the Glee club: Louise Bailey, Co1linsviIIe; Maud Car penter, Putnam; Charlotte Hall New Haven; Mary Hester Brooklyn, N. Y; Gertrude Espenschied. Brooklyn, N. Y.; Barbara Ashenden, Watertown: Edith Sheridan, New Haven; Lydia Marvin, Deep River; Florence Butterworth Plainfield; Catherine Cone. North Lyme: Ruth Macdonald, Mystic; Olive New Britain.
 House Officers Elected.
 The first regular meetings of the year were held on Friday evening in the college dormitories for the election of house officers. The following girls were elected to office: