Letter from John M. Baker to Dr. W.E. Simonds

Title

Letter from John M. Baker to Dr. W.E. Simonds

Description

The armistice was signed, and John M. Baker, member of the class of 1919 and future faculty member, was taken aback: "Dear Doctor Simonds: Every time I ever went to a fire it was extinguished before I arrived. Every time I ever got to go on a football trip the game was called off, and - " He expresses his surprise about the war being over: "I could not realize, we cannot realize yet - that our war had fizzled out too…. The big question now is when can I pick up the tangled ends of my education and finish spinning it out. I don't care what the Civil war fellows did, I want to come back to Knox."

Subject

World War I; First World War; Armistices; Soldiers;

Creator

Baker, John M.;

Format

13.5 x 21.0 cm

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

WWI-455; WWI-456;

Coverage

1917-1918

Citation

Baker, John M.;, “Letter from John M. Baker to Dr. W.E. Simonds,” Knox College Experiences the First World War, accessed November 8, 2018, https://knoxcollege.omeka.net/items/show/842.

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