THE WOLVERINE EXPLAINS COMPANY FOND AND 11USE IN WAD War Preparedness Board Urges That People Contribute for Soldiers', Benefit Lansing, Mich., July 9.-"If you are asked to give to the company fund of any organization of the Michigan national guard, give. Be as generous as you can afford to be and then a little more. For the company fund is as necessary and important to the soldier in the field as is the Red Cross" This is the message of the war pre- paredness board to the people of Michigan. It is sent out in response to several inquiries which have come in recently concerning the formation of company funds in various cities of the state. The company fund of a battery, troop, or company is formed by money saved from the ration account and by donation. Its existence is provided by army regulations. It is divided into a mess fund and other funds. The mess fund can be used only to buy food to supplement the ration, or to supply dainties for the sick. Nothing but food can be bought by this fund; even kettles and plans for the kitchen cannot be secured out of it. Use Funds for General Welfare The other funds can be employed for the general welfare of the organ- ization. Here are some of the uses to which these funds were put in va- rious Michigan organizations on the border last year: Hiring of motor cars for transporting sick to hospital; pur- chase of flowers, writing paper, and ink for the sick; transporting sick to home "station; placing electric lights in company streets; purchasing kitch- en utensils not provided by the gov- ernment; building floors and side- walks for tents; purchase of dies for marking property. No Money Squandered There is absolutely no chance of a single cent of the money raised being If its any sort of photo- graphic work ask Swain about it 713 East U. squandered or stolen. The company council, which is composed of the of- ficers of the unit, supervise the ex- penditures, which are made by the captain and audited monthly by the other officers. The first sergeant is the usual custodian of the company fund book, which may be examined at any time by any cnlisted man. RED COOSS COURSE IN DIEJEJICSIS S TlE Is Held Four Afternoons a Week Un- der Direction of Miss Mary Gunther The official Red Cross course in dietetics started today at 2 o'clock in the kitchen of the high school build- ing. Miss Mary Gunther is conduct- ing the class. The class will be held from 2 to 4 o'clock on Monday, Tues- day, Wednesday and Thursday, and will include about 15 lessons. The tuition is $5.50, payable to Miss Gun- ther. There is still - opportunity for students to register. Instruction will be given in econom- ical methods of preparing breads, cakes, pastry, meats, meat substitutes, and cereals. In view of the inipending food scarcity, stress will be laid on cheap foods, food values, and especial- ly on subtsitutes for meats and wheat. The relative values of these substi- tutes and of the several ways of cook- ing them is an important part of the work. The laboratory method of teaching is used, a 15-minute talk preceding an experimental cooking lesson. The tui- tion is used to pay for the material consumed in this way. Those taking the course will be qualified to teach others in ed Cross groups throughout the country. 150 Men Now at Work on Union Approximately 150 men are now en- gaged in the construction work of the new Michigan Union. Although some delay has been experienced on ac- count of the shipment of materials, the work thus far has not been seri- ously affected and the process of rais- ing the new structure has been going along almost at contract speed. At present, the men are nearly ready to pour cement for the first floor of the building. L L !EORCE S/SED FDDGING PAT-CHES iO FDN IN BSEB9ft A MODERN CLASSIFICATliON Michigan Varsity Star Now Third in (From Saturday's Wolverie). American League Batting "Farming and various other branch- es of military service." List MORE MILITARY WORK George Sisler, Varsity's all-star Flub-"ilow do you like your job baseball man and '15 graduate, is in the bakery?" steadily forging to the front in the Dub-"It's pretty soft, but I'm mak- diamond world. He now ranks third ing a nice little roll at it, and bread is needed nowadays." in the individual batting list, having a percentage of .320. The present AT THE LIsRARY ranking is Cobb, Speaker, Sisler and Said the Brick Wall to the Donkey McInnis. , Other men have higher Engine, "I'd fall for you any time." averages due to the smal number of 'RACTICAL ORNITHOLOGY times they have been up to bat. "What do you think of the girl in ths Fielder Jones, manage of the St. sassary s'oat?" Louis Browns, expresses the opinion "She's a bird." that Sisler is the best first baseman in the American league. Jones also The Poet (soulfully)--"What is so declares that Sisler is in the same rare as a day in June?" class with Tyrus Cobb and that at the The Realist-"The twenty-ninth of end of the coming season the Browns' February." crack first sacker will have a bat- ting average that will compare favor- ORGANIZED LABOR should view ably with the records of both Cobb with approval the erection of the and Speaker. Union building. Sisler played 140 games at first base last year. He-made 24 fielding errors TWO NUTS and his percentage was .985. The "Is there any gas in the tank?" Michigan man, however, led all the "I'll light a match aid look." American league first basemen in bat- ting and base running, obtaining a OFTEN TRUE batting average of .305, and stealing "Did Pete make a frat?" 34 bags. Sisler, a left-handed batsman, "Yes, and then the frat made him." pounded the best pitchers in the John- son circuit and displayed so much IT HA'PPENED IN BATTLE CREEK1 natural skill with his war club that The pavement was newly sprinkled Jones predicted last fall that he would and slippery. As the Ford came gal- surely be one of the greatest hitters loping around the corner it skidded in baseball history. into the street car. The conductor Sisler has covered second, third, and leaned out and yelled, "Hey, you can't short acceptably and also has done run under here with your top up" splendid work in the outfield, but his A FR . best position is the first corner and ALSO FROM B. C. lee is now stationed there permanently. "What makes you pay so much at- It is freely admitted that Sisler is the tention to Ruth ?nther? Why don't greatest player that has been de- "Don't worryl There's a Reason!" veloped in the American league in late years. TWO MORE NUTS hickory- "How would you like to steer for a while?" SUMMER IHazel-"Ol, that would be just dan- dy. Do you think we can cange ends T E X T safely?" Ilickory-"Sure. Just wa1k care- NEW AND SI fully and we'll make it." DRAWING I AT THE CIRCUS Suapples "Whsy does the ing of Beasts have TIhe Slater suds an ugly temper?" "It's from lyin' awake nights" Phorie 430 JUST SCOUTING AROUND Dean-"What excuse have you for your absence?" Bolter-"I was out of town on busi- TH E BE' ness.,' Dean-"On business? One of the faculty said he saw you flying high dowen at Detroit." Bolter-Yes, sir. That's what I Sum m e said, sir. I've joined the aviation S umme" LAST CALL FOR KOMFORIT KITS If Sammie is a barber Send him an old-style razor, And when he gets across the pond Hell use it on the Kaer. CrypeShould be made dry O fc a u m "a";":"Official Summi Or put within a can. Some postal clerk May do poor work And spill it from the pan. The batting percentages as they now stand are: G. A.B. H. Pt. Hamilton, St. L...19 15 6 .400 Cobb, Detroit......70 261 100 .383 Ruth, Boston......22 53 19 .358 Russell, N. Y.....11 14 5 .350 Speaker, Cleve....73 257 90 .350 Rumler, St. L.....37 46 16 .348 Russell, Chicago..19 31 10 .323 Sisler, St. L.......70 278 89 .320 McInnis, Phil.....65 250 80 .319 O'Brien With Scars Roebuck & Co. Harold E. O'Brien, '17, a member of the Varsity track team for three years, has secured a position with Sears Roebuck and Company, of Chicago. CLASSIFIED WANTED-Two violin and piano play- ers for orchestra. Phone 1487. LOST-One Phi Beta Kappa pin, on Wednesday, June 27th. Name, Flor- ence IHaxton on back. Return to 711 S. Tewelfth. H. Champion. 3-5-7 LOST-One Tau Beta Pi pin on Wed- nesday, June 27. Allen '15, on back. Return to 711 S. Twelfth. H. Cham- pion. 3-5-7 LOST-Blue enameled pin on Washte- naw Ave. or South Univ. Return to The Wolverine office and receive a reward. LOST-Gold Elgin Watch, black fob, small blue enamel locket, on short gold chain. 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