The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-28
State Prep Schools Aid Europeans
 Funds Provided,
 For Rehabilitation
 Work Overseas

More than twenty New England preparatory schools of which nine are in Connecticut have provided funds to sponsor rehabilitation work in individual schools in devastated Europe, Howard E. Kershner, chair man of the Ocerseas Committee of the Save the Children Federation, Inc, disclosed today. Under the plan that has been established by the Federation, with the cooperation of the World Education Service Coun- cil, American public and private schools and individuals are provid- ing amounts ranging from $50 up for the sponsorship of schools in France, Belgium or Holland, each American school accepting the re- sponsibility for helping designated school overseas.
 Conencticut schools which have accepted sponsorships include Choate a School in .Waliingford, Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Taft School in Watertown, Loomis School in Windsor, Westover School in Mid- dlebury, South Kent School, Kent School, Milford School, and the War Service Committee of Connecticut College for Women at New London.
 Other New England schools that have taken such sponsorships in clude Bancroft, Deerfield Academy. Northfield Schools, Concord Aca- demy, Phillips Academy at Andover, Williston Academy, St. Marks, Ab- bot Academy, Fessenden, the House in the Pines and Eaglebrook all in Massachusetts; St. Pauls and Phil lips Exeter in New Hampshire; Put ney School of Vermont; and the Social Service Club of the Mary c. Wheeler School of Providence, Rhode Island.
 Dr. Alfred E. StearnS, headmaSter emeritus of Phillips Academy at Andover, who has headquarters at the Boston office of the Save the Children Federation, is directing the campaign for sponsors among American colleges and Independent schools with the support of com mittee which has as members: Ern- est M. Hopkins, president of Dart mouth college; Robert A. Millikan chairman of executive council California Institute of Technology Robert I. Cannon, s. J., president of Fordham University; John w Mason, president of Swarthmore college; F. D. Patterson, president oi Tuskegee Institute; Julian Morgen- stern, president of Hebrew Union college; John L. Newcomb; president of the University of Virginia; Ernest H. Wilkins, president of Oberlir college; Frank P. Graham, president of the University of North Carolina; Herbert J. Davis, president of Smith college; Lewis Perry. principal oi Phillips Exeter Academy; Mrs. Char lotte Speer, headmistress of the Masters school; Joel B. Hayden headmaster of Western Reserve Academy; Mrs. Sebastian Hinton director of The Putney school: Allan V. Heely, headmaster of Lawrence vile school; Charles S. Tippetts headmaster of Mercersburg Acad- emy; Colonel w. E. Gregory, super intendent of Culver Military Acad- emy, and David R. Fall. headmasteI of Asheville schools.
 A similar committee to enlist SUD- port from public schools is headed by H. Claude Hardy, superintendent of schools at White Plains, N. Y.
 The plan contemplates the ship ment of commodities or the trans. mission of cash, as may be most desirable for a particular overseas school. Sponsorships cost $50 $250, $500. and up, depending or size of the school which is helped School supplies. clothing. supple mental food for school lunches. vit. amins, seeds and tools for school gardens. and canning equipment art among the articles which 1t is pro- posed to provide according to the need existing in any particula, school overseas.