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[Rudolph Strnad now at Consulate]
Rudolph Strnad, a St. Procopius graduate and WWI veteran, writes to say that he has a post-war position in the Czechosloval consulate in Berlin.
[Photo and death notice for Emil Cherf]
Emil Cherf was an alumnus from St. Procopius College who fought in WWI. Many of his letters were published in the Studentsky Listy.
[Students Schedule - Sundays and Holydays]
The students had a very strict schedule, even on Sundays and Holydays, as evidenced by this schedule printed in the Student Announcements 1918-1919.
[Photo of classroom with students]
A photo of a classroom with students.
[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.
[Zacek not drafted because of railroad job; Biskup and Strnad check in]
Some eligible young men were not drafted because their jobs here at home were considered crucial, as illustrated by J. Zacek sayin he was not drafted due to his railroad job. In addition, A. Biskup is in Prague and R. Strnad is in Padua on the way…
[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.
[Entrance into war marked with parade]
The anniversary of America's decision to enter The Great War was marked with a parade, as reported in the Studensky Listy.
[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.