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The Daily Iowan. The Student Newspaper of the State University of Iowa. Vol. VXIII  New Series Vol. III.  Iowa City, Iowa, Thursday, October 3, 1918 Number 5   S.A.T.C. Men Take Solemn Oath  S.U.I. Service Dedicated. War Department's General Orders Read by Lieut L. E. Cook, to the Men. Men Will Get Technical Training.  500 Colleges in United States Take a Similar Oath at Same Hour. "I pledge allegiance to my flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible with Liberty and Justice for all." As they stood facing the flag, student soldiers of the University of Iowa repeated the above oath after the commandant, Capt. George W. Robertson, Tuesday morning at exactly the same hour that more than 150,000 S.A.T.C in the 500 colleges throughout the United States also took the pledge.  Solemn Occasion  In spite of the cold rain, almost the entire body of members of the faculty as well as townspeople witnessed the impressive ceremony of installing the student army corps. So solemn was the occasion that small boys watching at one side of the square removed their hats and stood with bared heads throughout the program. Lieut. L. E. Cook, adjutant, read the war department's general orders for the day. "The part which you will play, as members of this corps, will contribute definitely and in a vital manner to the triumph of our cause," was part of the message which he read from Col. R. I. Rees of General Staff Corps. "Your opportunities are exceptional and your responsibilities correspondingly great. Honor and the privilege of national service lie before you. Grasp your opportunity. Strive for the common goal. Win the War". "This is not a war of words; this is not a scholastic struggle," President Wilson wrote. "It is a war of ideals, yet fought with all the devices of science and with the power of machines. To succeed you must not only be inspired by the ideals for which this country stands, but you must also be masters of the technique with which the battle is fought." President W. A. Jessup of the University in a short address expressed his confidence that the student body would meet these new conditions which have been brought about by the war.  Do Our Part  "This day marks the re dedication of the University of Iowa to the service of the government," he declared. "The organization of the Students, technically trained men who are competent in the fields of science, Army Training corps is but a part of the mobilization of the resources of this nation. By the organization of the S.A.T.C. it becomes possible for the government to capitalize the potentialities of American youth and the abilities of the American university organization. The army needs industry and leadership. (continued on page 4)  Notice  There will be a meeting of the Girl's Glee club tonight at 7:15 at the Music hall. All old members must be present to practice for [? vespers] Sunday. Gets Call From West  Miss Sadie Holiday, who was in charge of Camp MacBride at Lake Okoboji, the University of Iowa summer camp for girls, has been called to Salt Lake City, where she is to have charge of organizing the girl's work for the United War council. Miss Farnam, who was an instructor at Camp MacBride, also goes to Salt Lake City, where she is recreational director in the community for the United War council.  Rev. Wylie Will Speak At Vespers  Military Program of Music Will Be Given by the Vesper Choir of University  The first Vesper service of the year will be held in the natural science auditorium, at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. An address will be delivered by the Rev. D. W Wylie, former pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Iowa City. Special military music will be furnished by the vesper choir. The Rev. Mr. Wylie is now pastor at the St. Paul's Presbyterian church in Philadelphia. He will return to Iowa City with the special purpose of delivering the address at the first vesper service of the year. His subject, "The New Mind," will be a sympathetic religious appeal instead of the usual war time topic. The following program has been arranged; American Army Hymn  Cross. Invocation  Rev. Herbert L. Searles. Scripture Reading. Anthem  Gloria Mozart, by Vesper choir.  Address  "The New Mind," by Rev. D. W. Wylie. National Hymn  America. Benediction.  Recognize Talent In The Navy  S.U.I. Student and Young Artist Wins Praise for Painting.  Navy life being unable to suppress his zeal for painting, Frank J. Marasco,, a University of Iowa student and assistant in the art department, decorates the sailors' hammocks at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station with oil paintings. One of his pictures on an out stretched hammock has won such general praise that leading society women of Chicago are planning to exhibit it at the Art Institute, after which it will probably be auctioned off for the benefit of the Red Cross. For the last three years Mr. Marasco has been art editor of the Hawkeye, the University annual. His junior year he was editor in chief of the publication. He was graduated from the University in June and during his senior year was assistant in graphic arts. Mr. Marasco has furnished cartoons for both The Des Moines Register and The Des Moines News. He will enter the new camouflage school just opened at the Great Lakes station where his talent may be used to disguise American ships. He entered this naval training station a week before his graduation from the University.  Notice To Students  War Issues courses for women will open on Friday morning. Men's courses will begin on Friday or Saturday according to their sections.  Iowa Prepared To Husk The Huskers In Second Game  Old Gold Eleven Undergoes Fast Workout in Preparation For Nebraska Game.  Six Men Out For End Positions  Jones Will Take Twenty Five Men on Trip  Will Leave Here Friday Night.  Although recent football rulings of the War Department have caused football games between the east and western colleges with S.A.T.C. units to be cancelled, one of the fastest games of the season is to be staged at Lincoln Saturday when Jones' men mix with the Cornhuskers. The dope shows both teams with strong elevens. Last night saw the Iowa team in a fast workout, their final real drill until the game Saturday. Coach Jones sent his men through some stiff practice in an effort to present the strongest team possible into the fray with the Huskers. If Iowa comes out victorious in this contest, it will be the first time in some years that the old gold athletes have wrested from the best eleven of the Missouri Valley. Iowa has a slight advantage over her rival since Jones will send in eight veterans. Each night sees an increase in the new men trying out for varsity and all indications point toward a squad of nearly 50 from which Coach Jones should be able to weld together a machine that will compare favorable with any squad in the west. Six ends are out, Reed, White Worth and Belding showing up well. A keen fight for tackle is being waged with Slater, Mockmore, Greenwood, and Block having a slight edge over the others. Accompanied by Trainer Watson and the coaches, a squad of twenty five men will leave tomorrow night over the Northwestern for Lincoln. This will allow them to arrive in ample time Saturday for a short signal practice before noon. With old gold men getting the proper breaks, Iowa has the best opportunity available to husk the Huskers in the second important combat of the Iowa team.  Nurses Training Has Many New Students  Iowa University's training school for nurses has felt the response to the Red Cross appeal remarkably, for 50 new candidates have appeared in September, already. Now there are 170 enrolled, and all records are broken. Hawkeye Seniors are being formed into another Red Cross Unit, and these loyal women will join the colors about Nov. 1. Six nurses' homes are now in operation; a seventh will be erected across the river, near the new hospital for kiddies, and transportation will be provided, likewise, for those who work there. Two fraternity houses have been secured for the nurses' homes. Iowa University was the only university in America, save Vassar, to conduct a preparatory course for college women entering the field of nursing. Many candidates have just concluded three months' work of the type in Iowa City.  Miss Klingenhagen Honored  A dinner in honor of Miss Anna Klingenhagen was given at the home of Ruth Magowan Tuesday evening by staff and circle girls of former years. Twenty five guests were present. Following the dinner Violet Blakely was initiated as president and Geneva Wiles secretary. Mrs. Nellie Slayton Aurner, present dean of women, was elected as a new member.   Membership Drive For Women Opens  League Plans Consolidation of Interests  Edythe Saylor New President  Every woman in the University league in its campaign for members will be asked to join the Women's today and Friday. Tables have been placed in the different buildings in order that all students may be solicited. The purpose of the Women's league is primarily to unite the many small "we group" organizations on the campus into one efficient "our group." It is aimed to make the directing body of the league thoroughly representative. Each sorority, literary society, freshmen hall, and similar organization has a delegate. Last year's crowning effort of the league was the bringing of Madamoiselle Terraz of Lyons, France, to the University. Plans for activities of the present school year, although not completed, are wide in interest to University women. Student government will still be a plank in the platform. Officers for this term are: president, Edythe Saylor; vice president, Julia Wade; secretary, Alice Hinkley; treasurer, Elizabeth Dorcas. The membership fee is 35 cents or $1.00 a year. Payment for last year's pledges will be accepted at the soliciting tables.  Gives Many Nurses To The Nation  University of Iowa Homeopathic Hospital Contributes Heavily  With twenty nurses in the Red Cross service, the Homeopathic hospital training school at the University has one of the largest representations in war service of any training school in the state of proportionate size, says Miss Iva M. Hayes, acting superintendent of nurses. Out of this year's graduating class consisting of four members, three have applied for admission into the Red Cross and the fourth will do so as soon as temporary physical disabilities can be overcome. Miss Alice G. Beeattle, a former superintendent of nurses at the Homeopathic hospital is now in charge of a unit of nurses at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga. Miss Eva Parsons and Miss Ella Sterling, both of whom have been superintendent of this hospital at one time, are in Red Cross work, Miss Parsons in France and Miss Sterling in charge at Camp Pike, Ark. The homeopathic hospital at the University works in conjunction with Cook County Hospital, Chicago, and student nurses in the University hospital receive the last three or four month of their training there if they desire.  C.F. Kurtz has returned from Columbia after a year's leave of absence.  Doctors To Take All Precautions To Prevent Influenza  Three Weeks ' Quarantine Started Last Night and S.A.T.C. Remains on Campus  Disease Is Old Grippe Epidemic  Many Valuable Precautions May Be Practiced to Keep the Infection Down  There are at present ten cases of Spanish influenza at the University hospital according to Dr. C. P. Howard, professor of medicine. It is probable that the disease will spread throughout the city, but it need not prove serious if proper precautions are taken, physicians declare No cases of influenza have been reported among the S.A.T.C. men. The student soldiers began a three weeks' quarantine Wednesday night. They will be confined to the campus and their barracks as a measure to prevent any communicable disease. Persons who are suffering from the epidemic are being treated in an isolated ward at the hospital.  Prescribe a Spray  Dr. Howard prescribes a throat and nose spray, asperin, plenty of wholesome food and general good care of the health. Spanish influenza is merely the old grippe epidemic which occurs throughout the country once in every few years. It started in Spain last spring and has spread to the United States.  Sneeze Germs  A slogan suggested by Dr. Henry Albert, state bacteriologist, will do much to check the disease. "Handkerchief that cough and sneeze" is his advice. He explained that influenza is essentially a disease of the respiratory system, and that through coughing and sneezing a fine spray containing germs is emitted. Ordinarily this spray does not pass more than four feet, but may be carried to a distance of fifteen feet by air currents. It may be inhaled by passerby within a period of fifteen minutes. Persons who cough and sneeze without holding a handkerchief in front of the nose and mouth are endangering the public health, according to Doctor Albert. This simple precaution will do much to control the spread of both influenza and other diseases.  Explanation of Disease  Dr. John H. Hamilton, state epidemiologist, offers further explanation of the disease. "The organism which causes influenza is given off from persons affected in the secretions of the respiratory tract," he said today. "It is conveyed from one person to another largely by direct contact but also by means of roller towels, drinking cups, and other articles in public use. Influenza is perhaps the most readily communicable disease which we have. In previous epidemics about 70 per cent of the total population of the country have become infected. In order to keep a like number of persons from becoming infected at the present time, we must exert every available means to keep the infectious agent from being transferred from one person to another."

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The Daily Iowan. The Student Newspaper of the State University of Iowa. Vol. VXIII New Series Vol. III. Iowa City, Iowa, Thursday, October 3, 1918 Number 5 S.A.T.C. Men Take Solemn Oath S.U.I. Service Dedicated. War Department's General Orders Read by Lieut L. E. Cook, to the Men. Men Will Get Technical Training. 500 Colleges in United States Take a Similar Oath at Same Hour. "I pledge allegiance to my flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible with Liberty and Justice for all." As they stood facing the flag, student soldiers of the University of Iowa repeated the above oath after the commandant, Capt. George W. Robertson, Tuesday morning at exactly the same hour that more than 150,000 S.A.T.C in the 500 colleges throughout the United States also took the pledge. Solemn Occasion In spite of the cold rain, almost the entire body of members of the faculty as well as townspeople witnessed the impressive ceremony of installing the student army corps. So solemn was the occasion that small boys watching at one side of the square removed their hats and stood with bared heads throughout the program. Lieut. L. E. Cook, adjutant, read the war department's general orders for the day. "The part which you will play, as members of this corps, will contribute definitely and in a vital manner to the triumph of our cause," was part of the message which he read from Col. R. I. Rees of General Staff Corps. "Your opportunities are exceptional and your responsibilities correspondingly great. Honor and the privilege of national service lie before you. Grasp your opportunity. Strive for the common goal. Win the War". "This is not a war of words; this is not a scholastic struggle," President Wilson wrote. "It is a war of ideals, yet fought with all the devices of science and with the power of machines. To succeed you must not only be inspired by the ideals for which this country stands, but you must also be masters of the technique with which the battle is fought." President W. A. Jessup of the University in a short address expressed his confidence that the student body would meet these new conditions which have been brought about by the war. Do Our Part "This day marks the re dedication of the University of Iowa to the service of the government," he declared. "The organization of the Students, technically trained men who are competent in the fields of science, Army Training corps is but a part of the mobilization of the resources of this nation. By the organization of the S.A.T.C. it becomes possible for the government to capitalize the potentialities of American youth and the abilities of the American university organization. The army needs industry and leadership. (continued on page 4) Notice There will be a meeting of the Girl's Glee club tonight at 7:15 at the Music hall. All old members must be present to practice for [? vespers] Sunday. Gets Call From West Miss Sadie Holiday, who was in charge of Camp MacBride at Lake Okoboji, the University of Iowa summer camp for girls, has been called to Salt Lake City, where she is to have charge of organizing the girl's work for the United War council. Miss Farnam, who was an instructor at Camp MacBride, also goes to Salt Lake City, where she is recreational director in the community for the United War council. Rev. Wylie Will Speak At Vespers Military Program of Music Will Be Given by the Vesper Choir of University The first Vesper service of the year will be held in the natural science auditorium, at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. An address will be delivered by the Rev. D. W Wylie, former pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Iowa City. Special military music will be furnished by the vesper choir. The Rev. Mr. Wylie is now pastor at the St. Paul's Presbyterian church in Philadelphia. He will return to Iowa City with the special purpose of delivering the address at the first vesper service of the year. His subject, "The New Mind," will be a sympathetic religious appeal instead of the usual war time topic. The following program has been arranged; American Army Hymn Cross. Invocation Rev. Herbert L. Searles. Scripture Reading. Anthem Gloria Mozart, by Vesper choir. Address "The New Mind," by Rev. D. W. Wylie. National Hymn America. Benediction. Recognize Talent In The Navy S.U.I. Student and Young Artist Wins Praise for Painting. Navy life being unable to suppress his zeal for painting, Frank J. Marasco,, a University of Iowa student and assistant in the art department, decorates the sailors' hammocks at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station with oil paintings. One of his pictures on an out stretched hammock has won such general praise that leading society women of Chicago are planning to exhibit it at the Art Institute, after which it will probably be auctioned off for the benefit of the Red Cross. For the last three years Mr. Marasco has been art editor of the Hawkeye, the University annual. His junior year he was editor in chief of the publication. He was graduated from the University in June and during his senior year was assistant in graphic arts. Mr. Marasco has furnished cartoons for both The Des Moines Register and The Des Moines News. He will enter the new camouflage school just opened at the Great Lakes station where his talent may be used to disguise American ships. He entered this naval training station a week before his graduation from the University. Notice To Students War Issues courses for women will open on Friday morning. Men's courses will begin on Friday or Saturday according to their sections. Iowa Prepared To Husk The Huskers In Second Game Old Gold Eleven Undergoes Fast Workout in Preparation For Nebraska Game. Six Men Out For End Positions Jones Will Take Twenty Five Men on Trip Will Leave Here Friday Night. Although recent football rulings of the War Department have caused football games between the east and western colleges with S.A.T.C. units to be cancelled, one of the fastest games of the season is to be staged at Lincoln Saturday when Jones' men mix with the Cornhuskers. The dope shows both teams with strong elevens. Last night saw the Iowa team in a fast workout, their final real drill until the game Saturday. Coach Jones sent his men through some stiff practice in an effort to present the strongest team possible into the fray with the Huskers. If Iowa comes out victorious in this contest, it will be the first time in some years that the old gold athletes have wrested from the best eleven of the Missouri Valley. Iowa has a slight advantage over her rival since Jones will send in eight veterans. Each night sees an increase in the new men trying out for varsity and all indications point toward a squad of nearly 50 from which Coach Jones should be able to weld together a machine that will compare favorable with any squad in the west. Six ends are out, Reed, White Worth and Belding showing up well. A keen fight for tackle is being waged with Slater, Mockmore, Greenwood, and Block having a slight edge over the others. Accompanied by Trainer Watson and the coaches, a squad of twenty five men will leave tomorrow night over the Northwestern for Lincoln. This will allow them to arrive in ample time Saturday for a short signal practice before noon. With old gold men getting the proper breaks, Iowa has the best opportunity available to husk the Huskers in the second important combat of the Iowa team. Nurses Training Has Many New Students Iowa University's training school for nurses has felt the response to the Red Cross appeal remarkably, for 50 new candidates have appeared in September, already. Now there are 170 enrolled, and all records are broken. Hawkeye Seniors are being formed into another Red Cross Unit, and these loyal women will join the colors about Nov. 1. Six nurses' homes are now in operation; a seventh will be erected across the river, near the new hospital for kiddies, and transportation will be provided, likewise, for those who work there. Two fraternity houses have been secured for the nurses' homes. Iowa University was the only university in America, save Vassar, to conduct a preparatory course for college women entering the field of nursing. Many candidates have just concluded three months' work of the type in Iowa City. Miss Klingenhagen Honored A dinner in honor of Miss Anna Klingenhagen was given at the home of Ruth Magowan Tuesday evening by staff and circle girls of former years. Twenty five guests were present. Following the dinner Violet Blakely was initiated as president and Geneva Wiles secretary. Mrs. Nellie Slayton Aurner, present dean of women, was elected as a new member. Membership Drive For Women Opens League Plans Consolidation of Interests Edythe Saylor New President Every woman in the University league in its campaign for members will be asked to join the Women's today and Friday. Tables have been placed in the different buildings in order that all students may be solicited. The purpose of the Women's league is primarily to unite the many small "we group" organizations on the campus into one efficient "our group." It is aimed to make the directing body of the league thoroughly representative. Each sorority, literary society, freshmen hall, and similar organization has a delegate. Last year's crowning effort of the league was the bringing of Madamoiselle Terraz of Lyons, France, to the University. Plans for activities of the present school year, although not completed, are wide in interest to University women. Student government will still be a plank in the platform. Officers for this term are: president, Edythe Saylor; vice president, Julia Wade; secretary, Alice Hinkley; treasurer, Elizabeth Dorcas. The membership fee is 35 cents or $1.00 a year. Payment for last year's pledges will be accepted at the soliciting tables. Gives Many Nurses To The Nation University of Iowa Homeopathic Hospital Contributes Heavily With twenty nurses in the Red Cross service, the Homeopathic hospital training school at the University has one of the largest representations in war service of any training school in the state of proportionate size, says Miss Iva M. Hayes, acting superintendent of nurses. Out of this year's graduating class consisting of four members, three have applied for admission into the Red Cross and the fourth will do so as soon as temporary physical disabilities can be overcome. Miss Alice G. Beeattle, a former superintendent of nurses at the Homeopathic hospital is now in charge of a unit of nurses at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga. Miss Eva Parsons and Miss Ella Sterling, both of whom have been superintendent of this hospital at one time, are in Red Cross work, Miss Parsons in France and Miss Sterling in charge at Camp Pike, Ark. The homeopathic hospital at the University works in conjunction with Cook County Hospital, Chicago, and student nurses in the University hospital receive the last three or four month of their training there if they desire. C.F. Kurtz has returned from Columbia after a year's leave of absence. Doctors To Take All Precautions To Prevent Influenza Three Weeks ' Quarantine Started Last Night and S.A.T.C. Remains on Campus Disease Is Old Grippe Epidemic Many Valuable Precautions May Be Practiced to Keep the Infection Down There are at present ten cases of Spanish influenza at the University hospital according to Dr. C. P. Howard, professor of medicine. It is probable that the disease will spread throughout the city, but it need not prove serious if proper precautions are taken, physicians declare No cases of influenza have been reported among the S.A.T.C. men. The student soldiers began a three weeks' quarantine Wednesday night. They will be confined to the campus and their barracks as a measure to prevent any communicable disease. Persons who are suffering from the epidemic are being treated in an isolated ward at the hospital. Prescribe a Spray Dr. Howard prescribes a throat and nose spray, asperin, plenty of wholesome food and general good care of the health. Spanish influenza is merely the old grippe epidemic which occurs throughout the country once in every few years. It started in Spain last spring and has spread to the United States. Sneeze Germs A slogan suggested by Dr. Henry Albert, state bacteriologist, will do much to check the disease. "Handkerchief that cough and sneeze" is his advice. He explained that influenza is essentially a disease of the respiratory system, and that through coughing and sneezing a fine spray containing germs is emitted. Ordinarily this spray does not pass more than four feet, but may be carried to a distance of fifteen feet by air currents. It may be inhaled by passerby within a period of fifteen minutes. Persons who cough and sneeze without holding a handkerchief in front of the nose and mouth are endangering the public health, according to Doctor Albert. This simple precaution will do much to control the spread of both influenza and other diseases. Explanation of Disease Dr. John H. Hamilton, state epidemiologist, offers further explanation of the disease. "The organism which causes influenza is given off from persons affected in the secretions of the respiratory tract," he said today. "It is conveyed from one person to another largely by direct contact but also by means of roller towels, drinking cups, and other articles in public use. Influenza is perhaps the most readily communicable disease which we have. In previous epidemics about 70 per cent of the total population of the country have become infected. In order to keep a like number of persons from becoming infected at the present time, we must exert every available means to keep the infectious agent from being transferred from one person to another."