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Sixteen Tears at the University of Illinoi

Campaign

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" Amount Oversubtioned Subflcribed scribed April, 1917 Belgian Children Relief Fund.. $ 6,000 $13,625.02 I27<y April, 1917 University Ambulance Fund... 10 000.00 October, 1917 Second Liberty Loan 55 000.00 November, 1917 Y. M. C. A. Army Fund 20,000 28,960.88 44.8% To January 1, 1918 Red Cross Subscription 3,800.00 1917-18 American and Syrian Relief... 5,928.09 February, 1918 War Savings Stamps 25,000.00 April, 1918 Third Liberty Loan 100,000 220,000.00 120% May, 1918 Second Red Cross Fund 4,000 10,581.23 164.5^ November, 1918 Fourth Liberty Loan 314,000.00 November, 1918 United War Work Fund 46,821.00 January, 1919 Armenian and Syrian Belief.... 2,514.36 April, 1919 Victory Loan 86,300.00 Total subscribed $822,530.58

Since there was no apportionment of the University district for the First Liberty Loan this item does not appear in the above table. Mention should be made of the work carried on by the Woman's War Relief Committee, the most active and successful student organization canvassing the University for funds in connection with the war. From the money which this committee collected during the year 1917-18, it made donations to the amount of $2,031.23.

MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES

Aside from its organization of military units and courses, as well as its subscriptions to the various campaigns enumerated above, the University made other contributions which, though less extensive and direct, were distinctly valuable in promoting the work of national defense. Of these perhaps the one most outstanding was the preparation of certain chemicals indispensable for the manufacture of munitions, nickel steels, etc. The stocks of many organic chemicals which were imported from Germany before the war had been completely exhausted, and during the year 1917-18, more than 100 different chemicals were made. Among the most important of