Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-18
(By Frederic ]. Haskin)

(By Frederic ]. Haskin)
Washington. d. c., Feb l5.-Provid-
ing food for German students in uni
versities and technical schools, 80 that
they can continue their educattons and
do their work in the reconstruction -
their wrecked country. is the latest ac-
tivity OF the American Friends Service
committee, which has the administra-
ton of the funds ;hat generous Amer
leans are sending to the stricken pco-
Pile who were their enemies such a
short time ago.
The response to the plea of the qua
kcrs for money to be used in Germany
shows how quickly the wartime spirit
of hatred Is dying down In this coun-
try Probably the bitterest ant-Gcr-
man will admit that the children and
youths did not make the war and that
they must be fed and educated II Ger
many is to be Of any future uso TO CIV
ilization The students in German uni
versities today Will be the Germany
OF tomorrow. They VIII be its govern
rueut, its press, It's educators. They
Will carry on the creative work in rnu-
sic, philosophy and science, in which
| Germany has been n world leader.
Many object that II is useless for
| Americans to pour food and money
more rapidly drained out by rcpafa-
| ton demands. This may be sound In
| n general way. but II does not diminish
| the Importance OF saving the German
students from their immediate pressing
| want.
| We have a detailed and exclusive re-
port from Berlin. showing just how
| this work lis done, and how badly IT is
| needed.
TheusaaAs Aided
| A. the close of the Christmas hol!-
| days 80 OF the big universities OF Ger
| this help. The authorized number OF
| students to benefit by this additional
food ia now 20 ,00o. and this number VIII
be increased or decreased Tor the
| spring term In proportion TO the sup
| port. financial and otherwise. which Is
| Forthcoming from England and Amer
lea.
The total number of German univer-
sIty students today Is about 10000.
The 20. 600 selected from the entire stu
dent body are chosen by the universi-
ties on the grounds OF undernourish- :
mcnt or poverty. From statistical
survey made by student committees IN
all parts OF the country 1t is shown
that less than onc-third are receiving
an income from all sources OF more
than 800 marks n month (about four
dollars at present rate OF cxchangel.
Obviously IL Is impossible TO providc
|
income An adequate meal In cheap
! restaurant cannot be obtained Tor less
than Is or 20 marks and n room with
out hea, or light will cost from 50 to
| so marks n month, at the cheapest. In
addition the students income must
cover clothes. laundry, books and tut
ton. How many Of the students eS-
list at all is mystery to the foreign
visitor. In many universities, tuition
fees are being RENTED or postponed.
~ h.. m r
rangcmcnt
/ In every university committee
composed OF the rector or principal OF
the university, physician and a mem
Der OF the Deutschc Studentenschaft
has been appointed to select the stu
dents who are to pront from the Qua
ker meals. To facilitate their task n
QUESTIONABLE is nllcd in by all stu
dents who wish TO apply for this help.
These papers are carefully checked. 1t
can be seen by looking over some OF
the questionnaircs that in spite OF
many students untlring efforts to get
! work which will add to their Incomes
this work is difficult to find. and IL
| found the remuneration is so slight
and falls so far short OF meeting the
needs as to be hardly worth while. EN-
| ploymcnt as tutors, or in libraries or
| Offices, which would be best Tor stu
dents. is the hardest to find and many
young men must turn to manual labor.
| A woman student who will take eS-
J aminations this year for doctors de-
| gree works three hours a day as
| charwoman in order that she may con-
| tinuc her studies.
some Individual stories
*. s.. n student of law at Frankfurt
| am Main, lives at home with his moth
or and younger brother of Is. Not
only is II impossible for his mother to
give him an allowance, but he must
contribute to the household expenses
| from his earnings. Hitherto he has
| not been able to cat anything at mid
| day. as he has not time to go home
and the meal served at the Students
! cafeteria was too expensive for him.
| He earns $50 marks a month by CIV
| ing lessons and mny be considered
| lucky to be able to earn that much.
| He suffers from chronic bronchitis.
| a. II. is student OF political econ
| omy at Frankfurt. He is the son OF
n school teacher and has three sisters.
:, 10 and Il. none OF whom is earning
| anything. AS his home is elsewhere
! he must live in lodgings for which he
,ays so marks a month without heat
| nd hr gets his dinner at the univer-
ity. Tire university has granted him
| N so per cent reduction of all fees. He
| ms n monthly pension of 3sJ marks as