Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-29
wAR WORK AT me STATE NOE
NAL
C. g. N. & Nevs Lsttsr:

C. 8. N. 3 Nevs Lsttsg:
! arrived in Gunnisoa 0o0day ~.
eaing to visit . eAnm who was attsnA-
ing the Colorado State Normal Seheel.
About tie frst thing ~ aid 70 ne
was, How siad I am you came to-day,
for to-moFyvv ID tie day 10 Do var
work at school. and I know you
will be interested 70 re how fast No
work and bow much ~ aeeo@paish.
she tsld ne q No were lsaving ths
house next morning that tie work was
divided into elsvsa different seetisas.
Each section vas supervised By two
or three members Of the faculty.
part Of tie girls work here. said
my friend, - We stopped 1t the door
Of the I. o. o. F. Hall. We mounted
the stairs, and my friend opened .
door 1t tie night. What . sight met
my eyesi There were thirty white
robed girls, Ill too busy to even
glance our way. This was the gauze
section. A. this work is very partic-
ular and must be done under sanitary
conditions, the girls had to work at
the Red Cross Headquarters. Each
girl was wearing . large white apron,
and the white head dress worn By
Red Cross nurses. Five girls were
engaged in cutting the gauze. There
were about nix tables IN the room. and
about each one, was . group Of girls
carefully making the gauze into band
ages. After my friend had introduced
me to Mrs. Goldsmith and Miss Todd.
who were in charge Of this depart
ment, we started for the Normal.
As we neared the campus, I could
hear someone shouting military or
ders, and could also hear the tramp
of feet. looked at my friend inquir-
ingly. "Dont get excited" she said,
cts only the boys out for military
drill.- In q minute the boys came
into sight. About thirty-two strong,
healthy-looking fellows were going
through military drill as well, Ibelieve,
as the troop Of soldiers / had seen a
few days before. Dean Quigley and
the Physical Training Director, Mr..
Berkstresser, were handling this
group of boys like real captains.
The tap of typewriter keys, the
swish of the mimeograph, and the
voices of several people debating met
my ear as We stepped into the main
entrance of the school. At the left.
the President, who is also chairman Of
the War Savings Committee, was die
tating to one student stenographer.
In the Secretary's office Miss Borland,
head of the English department, was
hurriedly correcting some epaperswhich
the typewriting students in the next
room were waiting for. Miss Carpen-
ter was going from machine to ma
chine, criticizing, suggesting, and
helping the students carry out the
work. The door opened with rush,
and in hurried Mr.. Goldsmith, chair
man Of all the war work, hurriedly put
some letters down, giving q few direc-
tions as he did SO, and hurried out
again. This was not a place for an
idle person, SO we went across the
hall to the Domestic Science room.
Here was another busy part Of the
work. Clothes were being made for
the children Of France and Belgium.
This section had been divided into four
divisions. The first one was cutting;
second, basting; third, stitching;
fourth, finishing.
Miss Hughes, MRS. Berk-
stresser, and Mrs.. Griffin were in
charge Of the cutting. Ten girls were
turning materials side-ways, upside
down. erosswise, and every way that
they could possibly think Of in order to
cut out piece large enough to make
an apron and yet save - much goods
- possible. Az soon as one apron was
cut out, It was sent to the basting de-
partment. Here one girl would haste
the aide seams, another girl the
sleeves, another the hem, then ono
gin would see that II was all basted
together and send II 70 the stitching
department. Ny friend told me that
the teachers and town people had
donated the use Of their sewing ma
chimes. Here, in this department, were
fourteen girls making fourteen ma
chimes Just buzz. The aprons fairly
seemed TO race under the needles
and were hurried On to the finishing
department. Miss Kiddoo and Mrs..
Morrison were in charge there, and
thirty girls were pulling threads,
making button-holes, sewing on but
tons, and putting the last few touches
to these aprons. A great pile Of all
colored and sized ones, was placed ct
one corner Of the room.
"Come on, nsw," said my friend,
"and III show you where they make
the boxes to ship them in" So down
we went to the basement. In the
manual training room, were fifteen
boys, who were too young to be TAX
ing military drill. Several Of them
were making boxes for the school de-
partment, others for the Gunnison Red