Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-17
COLLEGES
TOAD DEEMS
HEADS OF SCHOOLS IN STATE
TO COOPERATE WITH FOOD
ADMINISTRATOR

Burlington, May 14.-The colleges
LOT Iowa have responded generously
to the recent request of Food Admin
istrator Deems that they line them
selves up with the movement to 10
duce the consumption Of wheat -four
in order 70 get it to, our soldiers In
the trenches.
! The belief is that when many hun.
dreds of young men and women go
from their colleges into their homes
and elsewhere in the state during va
cation they will be able to do an i'm
mense amount of work in supporting
the food conservation program. The
purpose of Food Administrator Deems
letter to the college presidents was to
direct their attention to the matter OF
informing the young people and In
spring them to this very notable SER
vice.
WHAT THEY WRITE
]. W. Dickman Of Upper Iowa uni
versity, OF Fayette writes:
1--WE are in fullest sympathy with
the efforts being made to conserve
the wheat supply for the allies and
soldiers in their dire needs and VIII
heartily cooperate in the plan out
lined in your letter. Our students are
in heartfelt accordance with your pro-
gram and will do all In their power
both by influence and practice to con-
serve the food supply
Louise M. Traer of Grinneu college
writes:
"Our student attitude has been that
Of intense loyalty and ready accept
ance of the rapidly changing condi-
tons. Our pastries. cakes and hot
breads are made entirely or suosti-
tutes and it has been months since
have purchased any wheat cereais.
Our wheatless days have been con-
slant for some time past"
PLEDGES FROM 200 STUDENTS
Marion Mcfarland Walker, State
Normal college at Cedar Falls writes:
"I took I'D the matter with our wo-
men students who expect to graduate
from our college this year and about
200 pledged themselves to abstain en-
tirely from the use Of wheat cereals
and from white bread. All seemed
willing and anxious to do their part
and I think you may be assured OF the
cooneration of our college In what
ever you may deem best to under
take"
Cornelius M. Steffens of Dubuque
college and seminary writes:
.In order to assist in the matter OF
food conservation every available
piece Of ground OF our campus mas
been planted in potatoes and other
vegetables. We are most ANXIOUS 10
help our government in its various
plans for food conservation"
JEssUP IS LENDING AID
". A. Jessup of the State Univer-
sity writes:
owe have been having series OF
lectures for the women along this line
and have been publishing vigorous
editorials in our local student paper
to secure pledges IN this
direction, and I shall be glad to push
this matter among our students even
more aggressively, II possible. we
have had a number Of student as
senblies devoted primarily to this OBJ
loot and have capitalized every oppor-
tunity we have had to get hold OF
small groups, In sororities lraterni.
ties ana OOTIulLOIAoS. wy A'S o.
further by getting hold Of proprietors
Of boarding houses, so you can see
we are tremendously interested IN
this program"
PARSONS TO COOPERATE
R, Ames Montgomery Of Parsons
college writes: =.
"You may be quite sure that we win
cooperate with your administration IN
the food conservation movement OF
our government. The student body OF
Parsons college are loyal to the last
one and will be sure to cooperate
with YOU in every good thing for our
troops and our allies in winning the
war"
Stanton olinger Of Beuna Vista col
lege writes:
( .I want to assure you that this col
leee will be glad to cooperate with
YOU in every way possible
These are merely samples OF the
kind Of responses Food Administra-
tor Deems has received from the col
leees of the state and 1t Is evident
nat when the students scatter IN
June they will become very great
influence in teaching the people OF
Iowa the necessity Of conservation.
PLAN PROGRAM FOR
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