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Two Ripon women, Edna Murray and Margaret Hill, appear in the 1920 Crimson
"Honor Roll" for serving as Red Cross nurses during the War.
Seven other students took part in the 10 week long class in surgical dressing to prepare for participation in the war effort.
War Service Training:
Class in Red Cross Work
1. Francis Zemlika ‘19
2. Emma Bjornstad ‘18
3. Margaret Hill ‘18
4. Marjorie Heffernon ‘19
5. Dorothy Rummele ‘19
6. Jessie Callahan ‘19
7. Grace Harris ’20 (Not Pictured)
8. O’Niell (Not a Ripon College Student)
9. Barnes (Not a Ripon College Student)
10. Graf (Not a Ripon college Student)
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Emma Irene Bjornstad
Class of 1918
“Courtesy and honor are the prime virtues of womanhood.”
Emma showed both courtesy and honor when she became one of the 7 Ripon College students who took part in the surgical dressings class offered during the 1917-1918 school year. Through this effort she showed her support for her fellow classmates as well as alumni who were fighting during the war.
Emma died of Spanish influenza in December 1918.
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Sources:
1919 Crimson, p. 27
1919 Crimson, p.116-117
1920 Crimson, p.23
By Jennifer Baker
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