Missouri Valley times., 1919-12-04
IOWA GRADUATES !
MANT s1,oo0,000
|ToABuiid Memorial at Iowa City
for Student Soldiers Of
Three Wars ~ 4
SOCIAL CENTER
Iowa Memorial Union Organized for
Countrywide Campaign from
November 22 to Novetn.
ber 90.

Iowa City, Iowa.-Several hundred
men and women, graduates and for
mer students Of the University Of
Iowa, are devoting their efforts to the
furtherance OF project which accord
Ing to President Walter A. Jessup,
will transform the University" This
is the raising Of fund of $1,00O,0O0
between November % and November
29, to erect at the University a build
ing In memory Of the sons and daugh-
ters of that institution who served in
the Civil War, the Spanish-American
War and the World War.
The building Is to take the form OF
a students Union-a social center for
students and graduates of both sexes
and for the faculty. 1t will contain
reading rooms, game rooss, large and
small assembly rooms, dining halls,
headquarters for the literary societies,
offices for the religious organizations
working among the students, quarters
devoted especially to the women stu
dents. and probably theatre for the
dramatic society. 1t, will be kind of
super-clubhouse-a real home for stu
dents, graduates, faculty and official
visitors to the University of Iowa.
On the walls of this building in an
appropriate place will be memorial
tablets to the men and women who
died for America. The records of
those others who. served in the three
wars. whether In the military branch
es of the government, in philanthropy
ic and relief work, or in civilian war
work here at home, will be preserved
In the Union. Moreover, its memorial
character will be intensified by its de-
votion to the teaching Of the highest
ideals of true Americanism. 1t is
possible that chair of Americaniza-
ton may be established by the Iowa
Memorial Union, which is responsible
for this campaign. In any case, it has
been decided to make the Union build
Ing focal point for the perpetuation
of the American spirit 30 Loyalty dis
played by those in whose honor the
building is to be erected.
The State of Iowa has been organ
lied for this campaign by Congress
Districts. In charge Of each as Dis
trict Chairman is well-known grad.
uate Of the University. In each county
in his district he has. q body, of men
and women workers who will reach
personally the grauates and former
students of the Institution and prom.
lnent men and women who are espe-
cially interested in the well-being OF
the State University.
This campaign is not confined to
Iowa. In more than forty cities scat.
tered over the country, campaign
committees are being organized now
to reach the graduates and former
students of the University who live
in those communities.
The service flag Of the State Uni
versity contained more than 5000
stars. More than 1000 graduates
former students and members of the
faculty actually saw service abroad
and fully 1000 of that number were
commissioned officers. There were
l474 members of the unit of the Stu
dents Army Training Corps at the
University. On the University service
flag there were 43 gold stars, while 3:
members of the s. A. T. e. unit here
died. Many medals were won by low;
men for heroism; and the Universit,
Of Paris has recently given a beauti
tul bronze medal to the University
Of Iowa as souvenir OF the distin
guished Services rendered by it.
masters and its pupils not only upor
the field Of battle but also in the still
ness OF the study room and the labora
tory" A large majority of the mem
bers of the faculty who did not serv,
abroad were members Of civilian wa
boards or commissions of various
characters.
1t was this magnificent war recor,
which induced President Jessup ant
some of the members of the facult,
and graduates to take up the projec
tlr soldiers memorial, not alone t
those who served in the World Wal
bst to these who fought for Americi
in other conflicts.
NO monument can really be worth.
Of such record" said he in announc
Ing the undertaking. But as hav'
thought the matter over, the imag'
Of what seems to me the most fittin,