The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-07

altogether on the topic and tb6 occasion,
but il is usually safe TO begin by telling a
funny story. That puts your audience into
a goad humor and secures YOUR mora Sc
rious points hearing. 4 story from your
own experience is apt 20 take better than
any other kind
as not presenceof mind while introduce
ing a resolution. or secoading a motion of
practical valve to a Tar greater number Of
women THAI ever will be called upon for
set orat1ns"
"If Yhad my way in tine matter, parlia-
me1tary usage should be one of the
branches Of study taught in girls schools.
There is not now, so far as know, a single
institution in this country in which grow
ing woman is taught how to preside over
the simplest meeting, or even where girls
are given any symbenlabic help or encour-
agement to form debating classes or socie-
ties for themselves The Wonlau's Chris
tan Temperance Union has a department
Of parliamentary debate and so has the
Woman's Industrial and Educational Union
Of Washington. Some Of the women be-
fore whom lectured in Washington last
winter have Just organized club to carry
on the work which they ca1 the Pro Re-
Nata The method We followed there was
a simple one. We adopted ROoerts' Rules
of Order and Cushing's Manual. Then at
each meeting the class, for the sake Of prac-
tice, went through the form OF organizing q
society by the election of president, vice
president, secretary, etc. Each woaaan
took her turn in appearing on the platform
and introducing the lecturer. A little later
subjects were appointed for discussion and
debates conducted according to parliament
tary rules Each debate was criticised and
several women developed into good Presid-
ing officers and expert debaters.
"rhere is q very small proportion of
women nowadays who do not belOng to
some church or benevolent society, some
literary or social club, some organi-
zatioD of one of the many varieties
which are falling so largely into feminine
hands. They must learn to manage these
meetings in business-like fashioa, to dispatch
affairs without calling in a man to preside
or wasting time in endless trivialities of dis
cussion, or they must resign themselves to
being deselvedly laughed at and cartooBed- y
"Do you think that women make good
after-dinner speechos~
delightful, wnen they get over their
distressing timidity and when the chance is
offered; when they are nos fenced OF, as
wrote in an article a while ago, like a
bound boy at corn huskilg,' while the
eating and the talking and the merry-mak-
ing is going on. And at women's lunches
aud entertainments how delightful the pow
er OF extempore speech may be- ct again
if had my way would have speech max
ing as much a part Of a schoolgirls train
ing as writing composition. Size should be
called on regularly to rise at mimic din
ner or public meeting and make tae sprigat-
lest, happiest speech that could be coaXed
from her lips. She should practice till she
could think on her feet as readily at least as
at her writing desk.
IL want 10 90 on record as having faith
in the unlimited possibilities Of women.
want TO see them so develop that in the good
time coming when We have evolved a
perfect civilization they ali have J1t
capacity of expression, the wide intell <ence
the power to picture, to move, C., thrill
which shall give them voice n all grea
social questions. | want them card in tn
world, parliament. ConHr ssses will b.
symmetrical, NOT one-side9, '.nen.n
Mrs. Co.nor leaned b2e'. in the revoIv.
ing chair and clasPed ywo Young looking
hauds behind the beautiful white hair.
Then she smiled q.diet little smile which
completed the cor a est of her listener.
EAizA PUTNAM HEAToN.