THE nAILY NEBRASKAN
CAPT. EDWARD W. ROUSE
WRITES FROM FRANCE
ABOUT HOSPITAL FUND
Money Raised by Students Last
Spring Has Been Received
in France
Says Spirit of American Soldiers
is That of Knigty on a
Pilgrimage
Nebraska students of lust year wlU
remember the camn " 8
money for the Nebraska base hospital
Ld AprH . very creditable
val was held In the armory for tins
purpose and two hundred dollar, were
Sid. l'ersonal contributions were
made, and one day a generous total
"as eallzed from a "tag" n.p.la.
AS the goal of live hundred dollars
which had been set. was not reached
by the end. of the school year, those
uhn we-re here during the
summer session helped to make up the
nnd the money was sent
to the unit. The ioiiouiuk -
ut been received by Ml Hepiner
from Captain Edward W. Rouse who
writes In behalf of the hospital fund
as follows:
"Sept. 1. 1918.
"Miss A. Heppner.
I wish to acknowledge the draft
for five hundred and thirteen dollars
and forty-eight cents ($513.48) sent by
the committee oi f"""" -
for the seniors. The official receipt
will follow en the form attached to
voucher.
"We are now in France and slowly
getting organized in one of the large
hospital centers. Our equipment has
not arrived yet so we are drawing on
the supplies here and improvising.
. t ootiH word to the donors
leaver i ov,..
of the fund to what use the money
. v Tnct now it is a Question
of what Is the most pressing equip-
vi,i hnv it la like spend-
nieni we buu'" "-j -
tiia whole
Ing missionary muuej.
unit Is together and busy.
"Censor rules at present will not al
low me to tell much that is of inter
est. But we are in one of those wide
villages that Caesar mentions In one
of his commentaries. On clear days
we can see a range of mountains and
,, famous peak having a common
llu,o for a Kill If translated.
.Kvery one Is thoroughly dedicated
t0 the tusk of helping to win w.e ...
Hut after the Kaiser and his pr net
1,.8 aro overthrown everyone will be
Had to return xo homo and country.
The spirit of the American soldier Is
that of a knight on a pilgrimage. To
him this is a holy war and he Is des-
,.k- m earnest. Ho came too far.
ii ml has sacrificed too much to waste
Ms tlmo und he Is working night and
day. undergoing any sacrifice, to help
..In (Vtu WAT.
V I II v- - - ...
"When this has been received me
...,i.,rUiiv will have openeu sbu
. ...i. ..na..iv inn stronc. send
1110 uim
greetings.
!... T.f thA university tor uu
coming year.
Most sincerely.
"EDWARD W ROUSE;
Capt. M. C. U. S. A.
"Base Hospital No. 49.
"A. E. F A. P. O. 785."
DR. CHARLES WALLACE
GIVEN ABSENCE LEAVE
iw rimrlea W. Wallace, professor
nf Rnirllsh dramatic literature, was
given a years' leave of absence by the
board of regents Monday evening in
rtrH..r that he might take up work In
iA. u.lt h on Oklahoma oil
nr tiiOHo KwlnR was appoinieu Dy
the regents as physician in charg of
HAYWARD TELLS OF
AMERICANS IN FIGHT
Regiment Under Nebraska Cora
mander Finished Seventeen
Week in Trenches
vi William Havward of Nebras
ka City and later of New York, writes
William H. rltier or ieuran
of the fighting at the front. Colonel
Hayward Is In command oi a reRw-
of colored Boldlers from New York.
The letter was dated August 4. and
says:
"Nothing to write except we are
h.n.-in on. I am still very lame, but
hope that it's better each day. So
many things have happenea u
since the battle started. July 15, I
can't remember who I have written to
or who I haven't or when.
"It has been wonderful to be here
doing something with the first little
1917 contingent, and then see the ever
increasing numbers, feci the pressure
let up, gradually all along this desper
ately hard pressed line as regiment
on vision after regiment and divl-
Hooiori into line. We are
BIUU liao
tire-1 and. of course, would welcome a
rest period, but aro willing to stick a
Ion as necessary. waarouuuu. ...
week In the trenches, aner iouj, u
der shell and M. 0. and rlflo fire.
"We are still a ,10110 American regi
ment in a French division. Haven't
tho French been marvelous through it
all New address. Section IWal
107."
s.a.t.cjus1c1ahsto
BE RECRUITED FOR BAND
Captain Maclvor Orders All Who
Can Play Instrument to
Report
The S. A. T. C. Is to have a peppy
band as soon as all the musically In
iino remits nra rounded up. This
band will be shaped into a regular mil
itary band. Kvery young man in the
organization should make It his busi
ness to report and give the informa
tion asked for. A rare opportunity
awaits boys who can play any instru
ment.
The following is the order issued by
Captain Maclvor Tuesday afternoon In
regard to the formation of the band:
"All students In the S. A. T. C. de
siring to enter the band and who are
PonnhiA of nlavine at least one instru-
t ,11 rsnnrt to M r. UU1CK. l
o'clock tomorrow evening, Weune,
day the 25th, also Thursday evenlni
tho same time, at the Temple building.
Tho commanding officer request
that as many applicants as possible
report.
The. training in the band will ba
very Intensive and they v. HI not b
denied any of the military drill or
tactic that the other a. a. t. u. stu.
dents win receive.
Inasmuch aa music Is most essen
tial In obtaining tho best results with
troops, It ! also desired to get the
best kind of musicians, therefore, all
men of experience as musicians report
as stated above." x
FORMER STAFF MEMBERS
VISIT NEBRASKA OFFICE
Dawson and Palmer Still Main.
tain Interest in Campus
Paper'
Reld B. Dawson, '14, and Leon Palm
er, '16, viBlted the office of tho Dally
Ncbraskan Tuesday. Both were for
merly associated with the paper.
Dawson wis editor-ln-chlef of the
Dally Nebraskau In '14, and rainier
was exchange editor. The former
graduated from the Harvard school of
law In the class of '17, and has since
been working In the east. Palmer Is
leaving fhis week to do war work la
Washington, D. C.
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