STUDENT RELIEE

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 101, 30 April 1923, Page 8

STUDENT RELIEE

NEW ZEALAND MONEY FOR RUSSIA KITCHENS AT. TOMSK. ..- ---< (FROK OUR OWN COBfIBBPONDENI.) / LONDON, 17th March.' Sir James Allen has received a communication from Mr. Conrad Hoffmann,, ■'of:'.the European Student Belief Fund, ] the headquarters of. which are at Geneva,, I enclosing, a''letter of appreciation from the professors of the-Tomsk University; for the helpto students which New Zea-. land has made possible. ■ Since last; September £1367 subscribed in the Dominion has been handid over to the Student Belief Fund, and all, of this has been used for feeding student*,at,Tomsk, Siberia. .' ' ■■. ..■: ,' , : -- .-;•..- ; \ One_ thousand student* in the institu-, tions 'of, higher learning in this place: are receiving a daily meal. Of these-58$ are in the University, 352 in the. Techni-: cal Institute, arid 60 in the iPolytechnical Institute.. These students'.'; represent 25 per cent, of the entire student'body. As. regards the. homes they, come from, thes» 1000 students are distributed as follow: 1. From peasant homes, 150; from work-; men's homes, 153; from office employees', hom.es, 387; from professional hoaies^--164; from homes of former merchants,, 64; from homes of artisans, 39; and from homes of clergy, 33. Following;the example set in the famine areas, kitchen*. have been named after the countries or districts which have contributed relief, and the New Zealand kitchen will b«: a name well known among a fair percentage of the students there. :

Mr. Hoffmann writes: "We hay« advised Mr. Gibson to.be sure to s*nd. you from time to time detailed reports' of the actual operations so that you can inform the generous contributors from. New Zealand of the great help which their gifts are making possible." From various professors representing several institutions comes the following: "The professors and assistants of th»* Tomsk University and Technological In-, stitute beg to inform you of the deep gratitude that they feel for the atten-, tion that the European Student Reli«f. paid to the needs of the Tomsk High. Schools, and sincerely thank them fot the relief delivered."