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[Kushner dies from flu]
Alumnus George Kushner dies from the flu.
[Dorm inside Ben Hall]
Dormitory scene, Benedictine Hall
[A Group of Fathers, '20]
Group of six Fathers on dirt road near SPC campus
[Infirmary at Camp Funston]
This photo shows the infirmary at Camp Funston, KS, during the flu in 1918-1919.
[Digging graves for flu victims]
This letter from A. Gajzik talks of digging graves for flu victims while at a seminary in Pennsylvania. M. Palkovic sends a hello from Paris Island, South Carolina.
[Pavlik and Reidy died from flu]
Two more alumni deaths attributed to the flu are J.Pavlik and J. Reidy. In addition, J. Worth checks in from the front.
[40 of "our boys" sick with flu]
According to this article in the Studensky Listy, 40 of "our boys" here at St. Procopius college were in the infirmary with the flu. Also A. Biskup is in the Alps on his way to Padua, J. Lach is keeping the flu away and T. Vodicka is in France.
[Wagner dies from the flu]
This short excerpt from the Student Listy tells of an alumnus, V. Wagner, who died from the flu.
[8,000 cases of the flu]
This letter, published in the Studensky Listy, tells of A. Sholtis's experience at Camp Funston with 8,000 cases of the flu. It also has a note from J. Sindelar telling of drilling.
[Illustration "Mother's Grief"]
An illustration of a woman and child mourning an infant in its cradle, this was a full page in the Studensky Listy. The caption is in Czech and translates to "mother's grief."