Repository: UIHistories Project: War Publications - WWI Compilation 1923 - Article 1 [PAGE 8]

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(Jirls (Undergraduate and (iraduate) I ndcreraduatc Men (Not S. A. T. C.) S. \. t . C S. M. A. (Officers, Instructors, and M. n) Total

4^/KK) 4/XX) 29,250 24,8<X) $ 314,000

I wish to call particular attention to the extraordinary showing made by the younir women of the University. It seemed desirable to impress upon them as strongly as possible the idea that they, as well as the young men in the military and naval services, should share in the responsibilities and sacrifices which the war involved. Prizes in the form of Liberty Bonds for University women who proved themselves most efficient in this work were placed at the disposal of the committee; but quite aside from this the spirit was admirable and the result is believed to be a quite unique achievement of American University women. (2) War Relief Funds. The chief enterprise of this kind during the quarter has been the drive for the United War Work Fund. In this case the initative came in large part from the students themselves and at their request I approved on behalf of the University War Committee the organization of a special committee for this r drive of w hich Professor C. M. Thompson agreed to take the chairmanship. T h e amount finally secured ($46,821), though slightly less than was hoped for, was nevertheless sufficient to give the University of Illinois a very high rank among the Universities of the country, whether in the proportion of its contribution to the number of students or in the aggregate amount. During the last days of the quarter the membership campaign of the American Red Cross was also carried through with marked success. The number of memberships secured up to and including January 6, 1919 (the campaign is still in progress) was 1850 and the total amount raised was $2,040. To reduce to a minimum the complications inevitably resulting from numerous appeals to the same community, it was voted that the acceptance or a University quota for any war relief fund should be subject to approval by the general War Committee. (3) War Employment Committee. This service under the direction of Assistant Dean Jordan of the College of Engineering was continued during the autumn. The general character of this work was described in Dean Kinley's report of July 13. (4) University War Records. The records of University men in the military and naval services have been kept under the direction of Dean Clark with the cooperation of this committee. By arrangement with the Comptroller a credit of $500 from the War Committee

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