The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-15
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E. MEMORIAL FUND
University Students Asked
to Honor Men Who
We're in Service.
MEMORIAL AT MADISON

William Lloyd Davis and j. A. Bigler
of Madison, representing the Uniyer-
sity of Wisconsin memorial union
building committee, are in Kenosha to
cooperate with local Wisconsin alumni
in carrying out the campaign in Keno
sha county. Mr.. Davis conferred with
G. E. Head, who is chairman for Keno
sha county, on plans for raising this
county's quota. The canvass will be
carried out within the next few days.
In view of the fact that the Wiscon-
sin Manufacturers association has en-
dorsed the campaign and has sent let
tiers to local manufacturers and mer-
chants, asking them to support it.,
those in charge believe that Kenosha
will do its share. Letters of endorse
ment have also been given by Governor
E. L. Phillip and President Birge of
the university.
Plans to Raise a Million.
The memorial committee, organized
last fall, plans to raise $1,000,000 to
finance the union building, which, in
addition to serving as a permanent
mem orial to the 1000 or more U. of w.
men and women who served in the
World War, will provide long needed
union building and recreation center
for the Students. The committee re
ports that a substantial amount has
already been pledged. Of this approx
imate1y 100000 was raised at the uni
versity by students and members of
the faculty.
Every graduate and former student
of the University of Wisconsin turnout
the world is being asked to pledge a
subscription and in Wisconsin the
solicitation Of subscriptions has been
extended to include industrial and
mercantile institutions.
The committee reports that manu-
facturers and merchants have respond
ed in splendid manner in those coun-
ties where the campaign has already
been carried out. Such subscriptions
in Milwaukee range from 500 to $4,000.
Pay in 1nstaIIments.
The committee has provided fer sub
scribers. who do not desire to pay the
entire amount of their subscriptions at
once a plan allowing monthly, quarter
ly or annual payments over a two-year
period. Liberty bonds and war saw
ings stamps are being accepted.
In discussing the need Of union
building, such as the memorial will
provide, Mr.. Davis cited recent state
ment by DR.. S. H. Goodnight, dean of
men at the university. DR.. Goodnight
said:
To Perpetuate Ideal.
"Our memorial union building will
carry down to posterity in artistic
form, not only the names of those who
served, but the ideals for which they
strove. Architecture and art will com
bine to render imposing tribute to
their names, and the building as a
whole will carry out through genera
tions Of students yet to come the ex-
allied ideals of service, of democracy
and of brotherhood.
Perhaps our greatest need at Wis
consin is building devoted specifcal-
ly to this ideal. A center, melting
pot, place where the average student,
the hundred per cent American who
doesn't want to be mollycoddled, but
who wants a place where he feels free
to get together with the other fellows
on an equal footing that is sadly lack
ing here. A thousand fraternity and
private dormitory men have club life
and meeting places. The other three
thousand and more have not. Nothing
could contribute more to the proper
fusion of all elements, to the ideal of
democracy and equality of opportunity
than a union building where they can
eat, talk, read, play and smoke togeth-
er and where every man has perfect
right to feel at home"