Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-04-12
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United States in Number Thrac, Off
GERS in the training camps and IN Num-
Der -Four, Middlebury men IN govern
ment war service other than that IN the
| training camps The number OF ames
now on the rolls Is two hundred and
four, OF these there are Somewhere
in France 49, on batteships, IT,, and
in training camps in our own country,
l2l, The committee u proud OF the
fact that two patriotic women are on
the roll Miss Isabelle I, NJ Blake,
who is now on her way to join the
American Red Cross Expedition to
Palestine organized under the control
OF the British Expedtionary Forces;
and Miss Marie Murkland, a worker
in the Y, W, c, A, corps at Paris, Our
two hundred and four soldiers and the
War Service Committee dofi their hats
to these two brave women
ITO the men in Class One there go
out two letters each week since two
student correspondents are assigned
weekly letter to each one in this class;
to men in Class Two there goes one
letter each per week I, men IL Class
Three a letter once in two weeks and
to men in Class -Four, letters some
times not oitener than nee month. A
Campus is sent TO every man in the
service, To the men in Class Ol.e the
paper is now sent in irSt.class mail in
order to avoid delay and mishap now so
often Detailing second or third-clasS
mail, Up to date over two thousand
letters have been forwarded Other
periodicals are continually going out
across the ocean and into our training
camps of the nature OF North American
Student, Association Men, Middlcbury
Register, the New York and Boston
daily papers and Others Of this class.
Books have recently been sent IN small
packages not only to training camps
but to our men in France, Even geog-
raphies and arithmetics have been sent
to one OF our officers that he might
between whites help some in his Com
pany who had never enjoyed the adj
vantages OF the Grammar and High
Schools.
"Forty-nine Christmas boXe, were
sent to the men in the trenches con-
tanning pads, paper pencils, chocolates,
confectionery, air-pillows, mending kits,
Testaments, and he not shocked both
chewing gum and tobacco. From the
Committee on Red Cross supplies have
gone out wherever we could lin there
was need sweaters socks, helmets,
wristers, and other knit goods.
zone of the most interesting details
in connection with the work Of this
committee is the fact that several
sweaters, pairs of socks and helmets
were knit by loyal Slumnus working
evenings after his daily toll was over.
"All those who have so generously
contributed to the fund will be interest
ed to know how the money hd been
spent A summary from the Treasur-
er's book will run as follows;
Postage SSl.l3
Subscription to Campus 1888
Advertising HISS
Subscription to magazines 5000
Stationery 9l99
Material for Christmas boxes l0006
Parcels post fees on boxes 2493
Yarn 1924
Miscellaneous 3l.37
Total S530.l0
"The balance in the Treasury at this
date is reduced to less nan $50
"Of course, our work must not stop
for lack of funds. Neither alumni
nor students would consent to this.
The appreciation of the work co1tin-
ually testified to in orr letters from
our men at home and abroad which
have been published i'll The Campus
from time to time and a number of
which have been published in the pres
ent number render it imperative that
our work go on through the summer I'M
til it is again taken up by the Commit
tee for the college year l9lS-l9l0,"