"Monthly Mention" (December, 1917)
Dublin Core
Title
"Monthly Mention" (December, 1917)
Subject
World War I
Student Life
Entertainment
Head of School
Description
On October 22nd, Mr. Reese came to talk about the work he has done with the YMCA following the British troops in Afghanistan and Mesopotamia.
The following Sunday (29th), Mr. Hoxton read to the students two letters; one from P. H. Callaway, a teacher who enlisted in the military, and Arthur Kinsolving, an Old Boy.
On November 4th, Mr. Wilson, who led the YMCA in UVA, came to the school to talk about the important work of YMCA, both religiously and socially, especially in war time.
On November 11th, Dr. Paul Micou gave the Missionary Society and later the whole school on the work of YMCA in the Army, and asked the students to raise fund for the YMCA to reach its one billion dollar fund objective. The Missionary Society collected the fund during Study Hall.
On November 18th, Mr. Colston Blackford came to talk about the importance of the war and drew analogy between that and the War of 1812.
The following Sunday (29th), Mr. Hoxton read to the students two letters; one from P. H. Callaway, a teacher who enlisted in the military, and Arthur Kinsolving, an Old Boy.
On November 4th, Mr. Wilson, who led the YMCA in UVA, came to the school to talk about the important work of YMCA, both religiously and socially, especially in war time.
On November 11th, Dr. Paul Micou gave the Missionary Society and later the whole school on the work of YMCA in the Army, and asked the students to raise fund for the YMCA to reach its one billion dollar fund objective. The Missionary Society collected the fund during Study Hall.
On November 18th, Mr. Colston Blackford came to talk about the importance of the war and drew analogy between that and the War of 1812.
Source
Episcopal High School (Alexandria, VA) Archives | Chronicle
Date
December, 1917
Coverage
1910-1919
Files
Citation
“"Monthly Mention" (December, 1917),” EHS History Project, accessed November 22, 2024, https://ehshistoryproject.org/items/show/475.