Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-10
Scent MEALS AND
RECONSTRUCTION
BY Frederic j. Haskln

10y FEeue1iS D. F1dshii
Washington, ID. c. Sept, 9.--How
meals are being served for as little as
three cents apiece to students in half
a dozen European countries, that they
| may continue their studies, and so
prevent the complete breakdown OF
higher education in Europe is told in
n report upon a year of activity By
the Worlds Student Christian FEEDER
a tion. 1t is one of several orsaniza-
tions that arc. working to help univcr-
sity students in Europe.
| The European universities were I'M
poverished and depopulated Is the
war. Students and professors We're
killed and manned. There was no
money for textbooks or equipment, The
greatest educational system the world
| has ever seen was threatened with
ruin. Europe with the greater part
of its youth killed, has no adequate
facilities to train what is left. The
great problem is how to train the doc
| tors, engineers and technicians Scner-
ally, lawyers and leaders in all lines,
who must rebuild European ciylliza-
| tion. Somehow European students
must be kept alive and supplied with
books, for tho sake OF the who;o world.
| This is tho work the Fedora tion Is do
Ling. Rumor says that its work is soon
/ to be extended TO Russia, IL the f;olshe-
Wiki administration viii permit.
! The executive committee which Is in
charge of the European student Re-
lief program Of tho Worlds Student
Christian Federation is composed OF
DR.. John Il. Mott and MIR. David Il.
Porter of New York CITY, L. S A.,
DR.. Karl Fries of Geneva, Switzerland:
Miss Ruth Rouse OF London, England;
and DIR. II, c. Rutgers OF Eardcn-
brook, Holland
A WORLD UNDEETAkI$G
| The report points out that tho assist
ance now being given to students thru-
out Central Europe, from Esthonia to
Turkey, has been made possible by
voluntary contributions from 2S coun-
! tries. including such widely scattered
states as Japan. Uruguay. Finland and
Cuba. Students have been the prn-
cipal agents in collecting funds, as
| we'll as themselves generous Givcrs. in
all the contributing nations. In Eng.
land direct appeals to commercial
firms have resulted in gifts OF 10 tons
of cocoa and several carloads OF bis
cults for students breakfasts. In
Norway and sweden students have ap-
| pealcd from tho churches and in this
manner gathered collections running
into thousands of francs. The result
of clothing raids organized by Dutch
Undergraduates arc now seen on the
backs OF pcnurious Austrian and Po-
! lish students, while during this sum-
'rcr vacation young EnSlishmen from
TXford University arc collecting funds
this work in behalf 1f their fellow un-
dcrCradutcs TO contiuuc.
In cooperation with the American
Relief Administration whose funds for
this work have been largely supplied
by American college students. 10000
students in l2o institutions Of higher
learning are being assisted by the
Federation with meals. Gifts OF food
stuffs. assistance by the various gov
crnmonts and univcrsiticH' concerned.
student cooperative sclf-hcip, and the
high purchasing power OF money of the
\ victorious nations in Central Europe
enables the cost OF these meals TO be
| kept at the almost incredibly low fig
urc OF little more than three cents
apiece.
In addition TO tho tcodlns work.
large supplies OF clothing have boon
distributed by tho Federation. si7 Aus
trian students having been outfi'tcd In
~ period OF fivn weeks carly this year.
Another activity now being developed
Is the supply Of necessary textbooks In
places where not only student poverty.
but that OF tho university itself pre-
vents access 10 essential works. Thus
e0o volumes Of reference books. each
with special boolSplatc indicating
that 1t Is tho Sift OF the European
student Relief have h~cn presented TO
Needy studcnts at the University OF
porpat tf.sthonia,. have been furnish
cd with IL cases Of textbooks which
arc serving as tho basis Of permanent
loan library. AZ tho request OF Tho
Fcdcration's representatives In Berlin
publishers In that city have agreed to
furnish boo for Austrian universities
at practically cost price. willie free
shipment has hccn offered h. tho Ger
man State railways
Among other forms Of relief work
among tho students undertaken hy the
Worlds Student Christian Federation
tho following arc cited a. Characters
tic.
soME WORK DONE
Purchase and distribution Of csi tons
OF wood for student hnstcls In Vienna,
to enable thee hogtcls TO have fires
during tho winter. Medical cHamirs-
,ion and treatment of sick students AZ
a clinic especially established in pra
Euc. kt this clinic so5 stud d'nts were