Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-29
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE

Twenty students are passing the Thanksgiving recess at Connecticut college and are working at the college and in stores and offices in New London to earn the money which they pledged 10 the United War fund. A Thanksgiving dinner was served at the college On Thursday to the stu dents and to the faculty, the din- ing hall was appropriately decorated as were the tables at wfiC II the guests were seated. An attractive musical programme was given by members of the faculty after dinner.
 About thirty college girls attended the dinner dance given at the Molli- can on Wednesday evening by naval officers stationed at the state pier and at the submarine base. Several stu dents stayed over for the dance and did not leave for their respective homes until Thanksgiving morning. The party was chaperened by college faculty.
 The employment bureau of the ser vice league provided positions and work for each college girl wishing to earn money for her pledge to the all lied fund and college girls are to be found working in many of the stores of /! New London, In Petes, serving ice 1 cream and candy, in the Mohican groc- cry store selling bread and butter and l such essentials, in offices laboriously | typewriting and taking notes; in the l draft board headquarters checking up accounts; and in the college dormito- Tiess putting the rooms in order. the twenty students who gave up their re- | cess to work are busy
 When you come back again. we hope that it will be thA iand of the | free and the home of the fair" said | President Marshall to the students in | chapel Wednesday morning announc- | ing that quarantine restrictions and l regulations had been removed. The quarantine had been in force at the college since the college convened in September ard although the oriecSal measures hava been modified to some extent the restriction has still xist-
 ed. President MarshalFs announce
 ment was very acceptable to the stu
 dents who have been considerably in-
 eonvenienced by the stringent regula-
 tions, although conscience of the nec-
 eSslty of preventive measures
 No trace has been found Of the col 1ege boats which were stolen from
 the college boat house some time ago
 President Marshall referred the mat.
 ter to the New London authoritie.
 but nothing has been discovered O.
 their whereabouts. Two of the boat.
 Loyalty 1919 and Loyalty 1920, wert
 the gifts of the former president, thu
 late Frede%,2ll H. Sykes, who present
 ed the boats to the two classes the1
 in college as testimonial of his ap
 preciation of tEeir loyalty to him a ; the time of his resignation I'm otker two boats lost at the same tim were the property of college stuSent
 and were OldUoWn canoes.
 There are 10 funds available at tn present time for erection Of a fire, wa ter, burglar ncoof boathouse but it i
 expected that either by subscription among the students or by gifts to tn college that funds will be soon forth
 coming for the erection of a fittin
 boathouse.
 Outdoor sports, tennis. soccer an , hockey, cross country trails. eolleg requirements for the fall term hay been concluded and the winter sched ule of physical education requird ments posted on the bulletin board The aNhletie work during the winte
 term will consist of elementary am advG<9ced gymnastics, corrective wor
 and basketball. Each student is re quired to take four hours q week o gymnaStic worl..: three of which nsls be work in the gymnasium while tn
 fourth hour work is elective
 Mildred Provost of Stamford ha
 been elected manager of the varsit basketball team which will be organ ized at the college this winter Tn team will be picked from the fou classes in college and all students vii be eligible. Definite plans will be an nounced later by the athletic assoc
 citation who is arranging the pro
 gramme and booking other school and colleges with which Connection College will play.