The Northern . Gary Hunt Kunkel Erickson Mollenberg Donithen Caterson DeLieon Quigley (2d Lieut.) Davies (Capt.) Colle (1st Lieut.) 138 0. 139 0 Adelphiaii Literary Society SOCIETY MAKES BIG SACRIFICE At the time when the University officials were searching for suitable quar-ters for the S. A. T. C. barracks the Adelphians offered the use of their largehall, the society being willing to suspend its work in order to aid in winningthe war. Seats and furniture were removed and the hundreds of books placed on theshelves of the school library. Within a week the large room had been trans-formed from
The Northern . Gary Hunt Kunkel Erickson Mollenberg Donithen Caterson DeLieon Quigley (2d Lieut.) Davies (Capt.) Colle (1st Lieut.) 138 0. 139 0 Adelphiaii Literary Society SOCIETY MAKES BIG SACRIFICE At the time when the University officials were searching for suitable quar-ters for the S. A. T. C. barracks the Adelphians offered the use of their largehall, the society being willing to suspend its work in order to aid in winningthe war. Seats and furniture were removed and the hundreds of books placed on theshelves of the school library. Within a week the large room had been trans-formed from a literary hall into a regular barracks. The soldiers occupied theroom from October 21 until December 20, when they were mustered out. During the military work no meetings were held as the soldiers were givenonl}- one nights leave of absence during the week. This meant a loss of en-thusiasm for the literary society. With a dark future, the remaining members of the organization began thereconstruction work after the soldiers had been mustered out. With an ex-penditure of nearly one hundred dollars the hall was placed in its normal c
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