THE Published Monthly by the Associate Alumnae of Hunter College of the City of New York

(Entered at the New Rochelle Post Office at the pound rate ' of postage)

VOL. XXIII. EW ROCHELLE, J UNE-J ULY, 1918 No. (j

IF YOU W E NT TO T HE REUNI ON. 'You were shown to you r cat by a prctty

girl in Reel Cro. s costume, and you chattcd with old college f riends whom you always sec a t collcgc fe stivitie. T hen some more g irls, a combinati on of members of the I [linter Coli ge O rche ·tra a nd th e Hunter I I igh Scho I Orchestra, played a ti lTing 1lla rch, and down the ai 'Ie wept the im­press i vc pr ce . ion of officc r and gues ts.

• Y uu joined in inging the Sta r pangled I :aI111cr, and omehow it secms that only at

ollcge among old c1a S-111ates is the anthem sling with the right fe r vor.

:'liss Huebner spokc the word s of g reet­ing. She reminded you that a graduates ~) f a great democratic college you werc especially I repa red to play your pa rt worthily in these tilTing times, and she a ll uded' to your achievements Ove r Here and Over Ther , individually and collcct­ively.

You felt that you had a right to be proud, and P resident Davi thri ll e I yo u st ill more when he poin ted out the ervice nag ·-thc college fl ag with its stars fo r tho 'e memb r. of the teaching staff who ar · in thc ervice of th ir country, and th e nag of the la of' I with s tars fo r sons and brothers and other lea r ones. There was a touch of aclness. t 0, in your pri Ie . fo r a ll each banner was a star for one who had fa ll en on the field f battle.

President Davi . p ke f the noble re­sponsc a F the tudents lo a ll appeals- Reel

' ross , Liberty Loan, \ Var . avings Stamps, (I"af t, census work, ancl lllany others. No r a re the members of the teaching taff Ie s enthu iasti c in their . erv ice. Applause g reeted the -tate1l1ent that many of them have vol unta rily ded icated to the College war ervi ce an equi valent of the income tax which, as city employec , they are not ca ll ed lipan to pay. And the As ociate Alumnae joi ns the ranks with its $800 for the X-Ray

la s in th e S ummer S ss i n and its other generou s contri bu tions. • elf- 'ac ri nce and personal re I on ib ili ty are the distingui h­ing t raits of a ll th ose as. cia ted with n un­ter College, and in thc young women w ho a re going out in J un the· A ociate Alumnae wi ll gain valuable rec ruit .

The Four M in ute ong :. ren made your hear t beat to martia l rh ythm with their sti r ring rende ring o f ' pi rited song. You could have li stcned to them all afternoon.

T hen the H ono rablc Gcorge G r Ion I ~a ttl e, in his turn , made vou feel what a p rivilege it .is to be a soc ia-tcd with Hunter wben he told you what the ollege mean to a ll New Yorkers. No assembly is more

• important . than onc of tcacher ·. fo r on them re t th e responsibi lity o f prcpar ing the generati n wh ich ~ha ll take the place of tho e who a re sac rific ing them. clvcs n lhe altar of th eir countr v. \Va r it elf i: a grcat educato r-ter ri l~ l e but efn cicnt. I t has brought a ll to a rca li zation o f the v ita l importance of the wo rk of womcn. F ad conse rvati n. th e admi ni stration of th h u. eholc1 affairs of the nafi on , nursing­these a re as im portant as ac tual fighting. Anclm . t important is tlIe du ty o f suppo rt­ing the courage of the nation t: : r "';~' ~.( l the terrible clay, that arc before u . .; . Thi:; real­ization that man a nd woman 111U st wo rk together i bringing with it a greater sense of un ity, of social ju ti ce. a broadcr view of life. It i inAuencing cducati0n , leadi ng to a cl se r rclation hip b ~ween teachcr and pupi l and a gr~ate r ennl:asis n thc gen­erous impulses of yout] !, thc Fill er id eals. Upon th is ] i ritual note ~Ir. Uattle closed hi s add ress.

In thi s high and elevated mood \ r i::;s C race IJarke r, Na tional COl1lmand ant of t he .\T ationa l League fo r \V omen 's Service, found you and kcp t )'LU. . ·he. t oo. madc y u glad lhat th womC1 o f the worl d a re looking to coli ge women . S houlder to shoulde r with men you 11l U . t nght. , hc mad e y ur eye nil with tea rs w hen she told you of the simple. unc 111plain ing heroi: m of the women o f l ... nglancl. in 1llU n i ti ons facto ri es, on the r arm. i 11 thc : hipya rc!. in the h : pita !. and in canteen work. In lheir war-da rkened strccts, in the absence of their 1l1cn-folk. in the pe ril of Zeppelill ra id s, they a re "keepillg th e h me fire s burn ing." their wa tchwo rd "T hink w hat our men a re doing I " ~

Compa red with their self -sac rifice a ll you r tr iving see111e I only a bcginni ng. Y ou had not b gun t o conse rve-you with you r sub titutes fo r wheal Hour in p ie crust.­:.ri: ~ Parkcr wa. ve ry scornfu l of y ur pie l"ru s t.-l~. ngl i . h women are giving up 111 0rc than pie. Th ey a re running a hospita l.­a ll W O ll1 n fr 11l o rdcrly to head surgeon. Th ey are giving the 'boys, as they pa: s th rough , the whole 011le C01l11):l!1i Lnsh ip of good women in club and canteen. where a <Iu che s a nd a cockney secon d li eutenant may qually di scover that the lVar has leve ll ed all social c1i . tinctions. They a re voluntec ring as moto ri sts.- but you are 11 t behi n'cJ t il em there. as the presence upon the platform . in Lill i form, f Capta in liay lis proved.

. \" cannot do spectacular work, but each can d ber bit, if only as a p r ivate in the ranks, All can stand squarely against

ALUM AE E\;, ' f' .)

PATRIOTIC SERVICE COMMITTEE. n i\Jay 20. the I a triotic Service Com­

mittee appropria ted f rom its t reasu ry the fo ll owing amoun t :

~()O fo r wo rk of X- Ray class at H un ter . $;21 !) in memory of t he F rench sa ilo r .

d rowned on the "i ty f \ thens," who had been gues ts a t our " Socia l Club."

T hi s la tter amount is to go to t he chil­dren of the men drowned. if th ere a re any; if not, then to the f und for "Fathe rless Children of France." The amount named will ca re fo r . ix child ren fo r one yea r.

T he fo llowing letter is inte resting in thi connerti n :

N e w York , May 23, 1918. F r om: Capitain e de Corvette REBEL

Commandant th e Fren ch Naval Base ;) 91 Fulton Street

Brooklyn To : Miss Eva C. WOOD

Os born Hall , 426 East 26th Street

Ne w York C ity. I have just r eceived YOUI' v ery k ind letter ,

a nd as you are asking m e, I h e re by am end­ing th e list of our sailor s w ho h a'Ve been drowne d on "CITY OF ATHENES."

It is [01' me actu all y impossible to t e ll you if those men left Children at hom e . but I have done e ve rything that I coul d to have inform a­t ion s abou t th e matter . As soon as I will have r eceived the e, I will send th e m to you .

Thi s r egr etful acciden t a llow s me to g iv e you my best th anks for a ll t h e g r eat car e that you g ive to th e French sail ors and for t he good a mu se men ts that th e HUNTER COLLEGE is providing to our boys.

Gratefn lly and r espectfull y yours. REBEL.

T he Socia l Clu b on a turday nig hts fo r so ldi ers and sailor . has passed the experi ­mental s tage and is an assureel success. \iVit­ness our crow ded rO(lm ~ , Saturday nig ht last. w ith approximately 17'5 111 en in un i­form.

Generous gifts of coffee, cake, capciy. and o the r "goodies" have been sent fo r " our I oys." L et your g ifts fl ow in in a s teady . tream, fo r the " boy " are alway:> hungry. Lemons, grape-juice, uga r. c01fee. and the more substantia l fooels are a lways welcome. M iss n. E . Kall man will he g lad to be notified of any upplies that wi ll be donated .

Let your penni es Row a long too. and you who have not yet contri buted to the work, please end a ll you can spare . mOll t illy. quarterly, or a nnua ll y, to the class captain of you r year.

Cup and sa ucer. a re needed , and pres­ent p ri ce a re prohibiti ve. P lease r U1ll ­

send Clu b

mage fo r odd , unu. eel piece and th em to ITun te r. marked fo r "Socia l fo r Sold ie rs and Sailo rs."

Eva C.Woocl , Secretary.

T he Patri otic Service COl11mittee cannot se rve . upper to any, othe r than the soldiers and sailo rs. no matte r what money be of­fe red in payment. M iss Ka llman and he r ass i ·tants have heavy work each nig ht.

PATRIOTIC SERVICE COMMITTEE. T h Cla .ses of 1, (;~. 1878. Hl81. 18 ::l.

1 K87, 1KR8 . 18H 1. I SH-l-. L 96, 1 fllHl, Tune 1 !11:~. and J anua ry 1!l 15. have n repre­~entati ves working in connecti on with the Pa t ri otic Se rvi ce ·ollll11ittee. Wi ll any l11 emh r o f any o f the. e cIa . ses who is will ­ing to se rve eith e r as cia . s capta in o r' as a n a~s i stant· cOllllllunicate with l\'1 iss Mc­Elhi nney o r come to R oom 21 any l\T onc1ay hetween three a nd five. H. 1\[, E.

"THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF U. S. A." [ T he following song. written by one of

~h e A l ul1~n ae fo r use at the Saturday even-11lg meet111gs of th e Social lu b. anc! ded i­catec1 to the Committee on Pa trioti c Serv­ice. is p1'inted below at the request o f th e C om 111 i ttee. ]

THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF U. S. A : T un e-"The re is a Tavern in th e 'fawn"

GIRLS. Oh , we'r e the gi rl s of H un ter C, Hunte r C, Th e place of m erry jollity, jOllity! And now to add to a ll our joys, vVe ' ll s hare t hem with our coun try's boys.

Chorus . So we' re very g la d to m eet you , And we' re ve ry g la d to g r eet you,

And we hope you' ll like it h ere in Hunte)' C, H. C !

HUrl'ay, hurray, hurray, hurray, hurray, hurray! W e cheer th e boys of U. S . A., U. S. A.!

Amongst u s a ll t he tr\lest kin s hip run s, Fo r we'r e h er da ughter s, you' re h er son s:

BOYS. W e soon a re going 'cross th e sea, 'cross the

sea, To do ou t bit for li berty, libe rty! B u t e r e w e smite th e savage Hun , W e lik e to have our bit of fun.

Chorus. So we'r e ve ry g lad to m ee t you , And we'r e very g lad to greet you ,

An d we' r e sur e we like it here in H un ter C, H. C!

H urray, hurray, hurray, hurray, hurray, hUrI'ay : W e cheer the g irl s of U . S. A., U . S. A. !

Amongst u s a ll th e true s t kin shi p runs, For you're her daugh ters , we' re h e r son

ALL . W e a ll enjoy thi s ha ppy night, ha ppy nigh t! It brings u s a ll much tru e de lig h t, tru e de light, For we ' ll have mad e befor e i t en ds A host of t ru e a nd hearty friends.

Chorus. So we' re very g lad to meet you, And we' re very glad to greet you,

And to be toge ther here in Hun ter C, H. C!

Hurray, hUl'I'a y , hunay, hurray, hurray, hurra y! W e cheer th e good old U . S . A., U. S . A.!

Amongst u s a ll t h e truest kin s hip run s, l~ol' we'r e h er daugh te l' s an d h er sons !

E. Ad ela ide H a hn , '15.

A MATTER OF RECORD. /\ny A lul11na w ho wi ll give a good, moc1 -

e rn dance record , to be used on a V ict rola. fo r the Solc1 ie rs and , a ilo rs Socia l. is a~ked to send it at once to the Patriotic Service ·omlllittee. 1\ li ss J. \V.:\l cElhinney, Chair­

man , Room 2 1, ITun t r College, New York ity.