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Show Y. W.C.A. UNIFORMS TO CLOTHE STUDENTS Suits Worn by War Workers Will Be Given to Penniless Students Stu-dents hi Switzerland. Orflclal uniforms of the Young Women's Wo-men's Christian Association rato.ua the Blue Triangle, the Association in-Islcnla, in-Islcnla, will be worn next winter by women students who have been strnd rd in Switzerland durtag the war and who, because of lack of funds, Inability Inabili-ty to re-enter their native country, 'desire to ftnUh their university coarse or )ecI8 they hT no. family to 'which to return, will remain there nest !ear. . Kllcabeth M. Clark, who has been In 'Switzerland for ten years under tho World Student ChrtsUnn Federation, 'has appealed to the National Student .Committee of the Y. W. O. A. for cloth-ling cloth-ling for the 800 foreign women students stu-dents In Switzerland. The scarcity of clothing last year among these almost 'refugee students made It necessary for 'two girls to share one cont so Hint tonly one could go to classes or go out of doors at a time: i Four large packing cases of nil jklnds 'or ued clothing, savo hats, which Is In good condition, have been collected hastily from women college 'students In the New Kuglund States, Ohio, West Vlrglnln, IViiiiHylvnnhi, Maryland and Delaware by the Stu-'dent Stu-'dent Conpnlttoe of the Nntlonnl Y. W. T. A. to ho sent over In response In Mlss Clnrk'H appeal. This clothing will lie dyed, cleaned und Hindu over In Swltzei'lnml, i In nddltlon (o the clothing rolleeled from students In colleges nearest New 'York n cnf.0 of uniforms, which have l.eeu turned In by Y. W. O. A. secretaries secreta-ries who did war work, mid the olllelnl gray uniform ulsters Is being sent. Aa uniforms nro being turned In by wnr 'worker they will be claimed by the Student Committee, which will remove the lislgnln ntnl prnpnro the uniforms so flint they may bo worn by these women who have been forced by world events to remain In SwIUcrlund for several years. |