APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM 107 



trivial a matter as the post-bags delivered to the 

 College, for they became exceptionally heavy ones. 

 The postman remarked with a puzzled air and a 

 slight tone of annoyance, as if it were an exception 

 to recognised routine, that " they seemed heavier 

 even than at Christmas." The white fox terrier 

 " Timothy," too, has been put off his punctual 

 habit of attendance at the back door when letters 

 come, because they have been much later than 

 usual in arriving. His masterly growl and snarling 

 teeth have therefore not been shown to the ap- 

 parently over-presuming official who knocks so 

 violently at the back door. 



Besides many hundred appointments that were 

 offered by letter and telegram to our past and 

 present students, there came innumerable letters 

 in answer to one which I wrote to the Daily Mail. 

 As my appeal was made with a view to showing 

 ladies what useful national work they could do at 

 this moment towards helping their country, the 

 ready response contained in some 300 letters was 

 encouraging. The following is what I wrote and I 

 insert it here because the need will remain for 

 many years and should be made as widely known 

 as possible. 



January 1, 1915. 

 Dear Sir, 



I am desirous, through your columns, to 

 appeal to the patriotism of ladies who wish to be 

 of use to their country — not only now, in the crisis 

 through which we are passing, but permanently, 

 even when peace is restored. 



