Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1917 — 38 H. S. StudentS Pledge Selves To Earn $10 For Y. M. C. A. [ARTICLE]

38 H. S. StudentS Pledge Selves To Earn $10 For Y. M. C. A.

Rev. E. W. Strecker addressed the students of the public schools Friday morning for the purpose of getting them to aid in the work of raising money to go to the Army and Navy Y. M. C. A. fund, and met with a ready response. Jasper county has been asked to subscribe $7,000 toward the fund. Thirty-eight boys in the high school pledged themselves to earn $lO each for the fund, paid by April Ist. Rev. Strecker was very well pleased with the response and feels that the students will do their share in helping to provide for the men in the service. The pledges which the boys sign must be countersigned by their parents, or they will become void. Rev. Strecker in his statements to the boys made it emphatic that they are not to secure the money from their parents, but are to earn it themselves. Money which is not earned will not be accepted, as it is believed the boys will take more interest in the campaign, if called upon to make some sacrifice. It is expected that many more boys will sign the pledge i nthe near future. The younger students in the grades will also lend their aid. The work in the high school will be under the direction of Prof. Kratli, Charles Halleck, Lawrence McLain, Walter Randle and Walter King. In the intermediate grades Prof. Dimmitt and Willis Wright will take charge. ! r