["itemContainer",{"xmlns:xsi":"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance","xsi:schemaLocation":"http://omeka.org/schemas/omeka-xml/v5 http://omeka.org/schemas/omeka-xml/v5/omeka-xml-5-0.xsd","uri":"https://library.hunter.cuny.edu/omeka/items/browse?output=omeka-json&tag=Ruth+Lewinson","accessDate":"2026-05-07T02:04:36-04:00"},["miscellaneousContainer",["pagination",["pageNumber","1"],["perPage","10"],["totalResults","1"]]],["item",{"itemId":"2440","public":"1","featured":"0"},["fileContainer",["file",{"fileId":"2690"},["src","https://library.hunter.cuny.edu/omeka/files/original/467d4c7b0244e37eec697be8230f3948.pdf"],["authentication","bc58240d3db4be345130da9334bc2ec6"],["elementSetContainer",["elementSet",{"elementSetId":"4"},["name","PDF Text"],["description"],["elementContainer",["element",{"elementId":"52"},["name","Text"],["description"],["elementTextContainer",["elementText",{"elementTextId":"10765"},["text","THE\nPublished Monthly by the Associate Alumnae of Hunter College of t he City of New York\n(Entered at the New Rochelle Post Office at the poun d rate ' of postage)\n\nVOL. XXIII.\n\nEW ROCHELLE,\n\nJ UNE-J ULY, 1918\n\nNo .\n\n(j\n\nIF YOU W E N T TO T HE REUNI ON.\n'You were sho wn to you r cat by a prctty girl in Reel C ro. s costume, and yo u chattcd with old college f riend s whom yo u always sec a t collcgc fe stiviti e. T hen some m ore g irls, a combinati on of members of th e I [linter Coli ge O rche ·tra a nd th e Hunte r I I igh Scho I Orchestra, played a ti lTing 1lla rch, and dow n th e ai 'Ie wept th e impress i vc pr ce . ion of officc r and gues ts. • Y uu joined in inging the S ta r pangled I :aI111cr, and omehow it secms that only at ollcge among old c1a S-111ates is th e anthem sli ng with the right fe r vor. :'liss Huebner spokc the word s of g reeting. S he reminded you that a graduate s ~) f a great democratic coll ege you werc especially I repa red to play your pa rt wo rthily in these tilTing times, and she a ll ud ed' to yo ur achievements Ove r Here a nd Over Th e r , indivi d ua lly and coll cctively. You felt that you had a right to be proud , and P resid ent Davi thri ll e I yo u st ill mo re wh en he poin ted out the ervice nag ·-th c coll ege fl ag with its stars fo r th o ' e memb r. of th e teaching staff wh o ar · in thc ervi ce of th ir country, a nd th e nag of th e la of' I with s tars fo r so ns a nd broth ers and other lea r ones. There was a touch of aclne ss. t 0, in your pri Ie . fo r all eac h bann er was a star fo r one who had fa ll en on the field f battle. President Davi . p ke f the nobl e responsc a F the tudents lo a ll appeals- Reel 'ross , Liberty Loan,  Var . avings Stamps, (I\"af t, census wo rk, ancl lll any oth e rs. No r a re th e m embe rs of the teaching taff Ie s enthu iasti c in th eir . erv ice. App lause g reeted th e -tate1l1ent that many of th em have vol unta ril y ded icated to th e Coll ege war e rvi ce an eq ui valent of th e income tax which, as city employec , th ey are not ca ll ed lipa n t o pay. And th e As ociate Alumnae joi ns th e rank s with its $800 for th e X-Ray la s in th e S umm e r S ss i n and its oth e r generou s contri bu tions. • elf- 'ac ri nce a nd personal re I on ib ili ty are th e distingui hing t raits of all th ose as. cia ted with n unter Coll ege, and in thc young women w ho a re goi ng o ut in J un th e· A ociate Alumnae wi ll gain valuable rec ruit . The Four M in ute ong :. ren made your hea r t beat to marti a l rh ythm with th eir You sti r ri ng rende ring o f ' pi rited song. could hav e li stcned to them all afte rn oon . T hen th e H ono rablc Gcorge G r Ion I ~a t tl e, in his turn , mad e vou feel what a i p rivilege it . s to be a soc ia-tcd with Hunter wben he t old yo u what th e ollege mean to a ll New Yorkers. No assembly is m o re\n\nimpo rtant . 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 lh e Va r it elf i: a altar of th eir countr v. grcat edu ca to r - ter ri l~ l e but efn cicnt. I t ha s bro ug ht a ll to a rca li zation o f th e v ital impo rtance of th e wo rk of womcn . F ad conse r vati n. th e admi ni strati on of th h u. eholc1 affairs of the nafi on , nursingth ese a re as im po rtant as ac tu al fig hting. Anclm . t impo rtant is tlIe du ty o f suppo rting the courage of the nation t: : r \"';~' ~.( l the terrible clay, that arc befo re u ..; . Thi:; realization th a t m a n a nd woman 111U st wo rk together i bringing w ith it a greater sense of un ity, of social ju ti ce. a broadcr view of life. It i inAu encing cd ucati0n , leadi ng to a cl se r rclation hi p b ~ ween teachcr a nd pupi l a nd a gr~ a t e r ennl:asis n thc gene rous impul ses of yout] !, th c F er id eals. ill Upon th is ] i ritu al note ~Ir. Ua ttle cl osed hi s add ress. In thi s hig h and elevated mood  ri::;s C race IJarke r, Na ti onal COl1lmand ant of t he .T ationa l Leagu e fo r V omen 's Se r vice, fo und you and kcp t )' LU. . ·he. t oo. madc y u glad lh at th womC1 o f the wo rl d a re looking to coli ge women . S houlder to sho ulde r with m en yo u 11l U . t nght. , hc mad e y ur eye nil with tea rs w hen she told yo u of th e simple. unc 111plain ing heroi: m of the wom en o f l... nglancl. in 1llU n iti ons facto ri es, on th e rarm. i11 thc : hipya rc!. in the h : pita !. and in ca ntee n work. In lh eir wa r-da rkened strccts, in the absence of th eir 1l1cn-folk. in t he pe ril of Zeppelill raid s, th ey a re \"keepillg th e h me fire s burn ing.\" th eir wa tchwo rd \" T h ink 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 c ru st.:.ri: ~ Parkcr wa. ve ry sco rnfu l of y ur pie l\"ru s t. -l~. n gl i . h women are giving up 1110 rc than pie. Th ey a re running a hospita l.all W O ll1 n fr 11l o rdc rly to head surgeon. Th ey are giving th e 'boys, as they pa: s th rough , the wh ole 011le C01l11):l!1i Lnsh ip of g ood women in club a nd canteen. whe re a <Iu che s a nd a cockney secon d li eutena nt may q ually di scover that the lVar has leve ll ed all social c1i . tin ctions. They a re voluntec ring as moto ri sts.- but yo u are 11 t behi n'cJ til em there. as the presence upon the platfo rm . in Lill i fo rm, f Capta in liay lis proved. . \" cann ot do spectacul ar wo rk, but each can d ber bit, if only as a p rivate in the ranks, All can stand squarely against\n\n•\n\n�A SPUR TO VICTO RY .\n\nOn thr ough th e once depleted la nd s, W hich fairest F r an ce buil ds u p again , 'Gainst d readful odds of scourgin g band s, The All ies s hall 11 0t march in vain. On, hi gh with courage, on with so ng T o bar the din of he llis h strife, The Allies' you tb , a m illion strong, Stand firm, a shield to F r eedom's li fe. All Nature 's world strives to awa k e, B ud s fort h, but wa its-in wood a nd lea-; Man con templates w hat is at s tal(e. And h olds more dear .his libe r ty. T he storm an d stress of h ail an d r a in , '1'11e darkened sky, t he bud din g t ree Whi ch seek s to blossom fort h in vain , Ar e bu t a spur to Victory. 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