Middletown transcript., 1898-02-19
CENTURY CLUB.

CENTURY SLODs
The organization Of Century Clubs by
the ladies of nearly all the larger towns
of Delaware at this time, is very sig
niacant. It means, we think, that the
ladies appreciate gatherings for some
thing beside the "tean and social
dance, against which they nor we have
anything to say, but this century has
given to the gentler sex greater liberty
physically, legally, mentally. To-day
she may dress more Hs laws off health
demand than formerly; she is recog-
nized before the law as having equal
rights with her brothers; she is paid to-
day more nearly the same salary Tor
the same work. These are advantages
which this century has brought to wo-
man. and the ladies Of Delaware show
their appreciation By naming their
clubs "Century."
The ladies of Middletown were con-
templating the organization of theirCluo
evidently before our article appeared
urging such. action since the movement
began so soon after our suggestion, Dut
that does not lessen the interest OF the
TRANSCRIPT in the organization. We
believe it means progress in many di-
rections. The Century Club of neigh
boring town has taken up the matter OF
compulsory education-al live question.
This might interest our Club-and we
use sour" very proudly as belonging to
Middletown because we hope for much
from this Clnb-since we are informed
there are many children in st. Georges
hundred, old st. Georges hundred, beau
tiful st. Georges hundred, productive
st. Georges hundred, who never at
tend school. It should not be. The
men have found no remedy for years
the ladies may, and speedily.
How far the Club will enter into lit
erature. whether ancient or modern,
we do not know, but as a possible sug-
gestion only we give the list of subjects
of "papers'' read at a ladies' club by
the members thereof, covering one
season. This club contemplated many
years of activity and this program was
"The Reformation Era"
1. The Reformation. .- What2 WhenP
Whers2 Why2
2 Lnther. the Man, the Poet, the Trans
lator.
8. The Famous Diets of the Reforms
tlon.-Worms, Spires, Augsburg.
4. Melancthon, tbe Learned Doctor.
5. The Nature of the English Reforms
tion.
6. Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation.
z. The Beginnings of Protsstantism in
France.
s. John CALVIN and the Genevan Rsfor-
nation.
8. The Scandinavian Reformation.
10. The Sclavic Reformation.
II. The Spanish and italian Reformations' |
II. Ignatlus Loyola and the Founding Of |
the Jesuits.
13. The Smalkaldian War.
IA. The Council of Trent.
Is. Catherine de Medici and the Guises.
16. Coligny and the Princes of the Blood.
IL. The Regency Of Margaret of Parma.
Is. The Duke Of AlYa and His Council of /
Blood
10. The Career of William the Silent
20. Henry w and the Edict Of Nantes.
q. Mary, Queen Of Scots.
%. John Knox, the Scotch Reformer.
%. The Spanish Armada.
"a. Ireland in the Reformation Era.
25. Elizabeth Tudor and Her Courtiers.
%. Elizabeth's Home and Foreign Policy.
27. Ivan, the Czar.
%. Akbar, the Great Mogul.
29-Edmund Spenser.
30. The English Theater of the 10th Cen
tury.
81. The Elizabethan Sea Kings.
80. The Home Life of the Period.
33. Sir Francis Bacon.
"a. Shakespeare's Contemporaries.
IS. Ben Jonson.
36. William Shakespeare.
81. Torquato Tasso.
3S. Montaigne, the Esssyist
80. Luiz de Camgns.
40. Miguel de Cervantes.
Al. Giovanni Tintoretto.
AZ. Paolo Veronese!
43. The Three Caracci.
A. Guido Reni.
The subjects we're assigned to indi-
vidual members and''papers'' were read,
sometimes one often two at meeting.
They were then discussed. The Club
had its vacations at Christmas, Easter,
&c, that other duties might not con-
flict with Club demands. These are
suggestions which the TRANSCRIPT
makes because Of its interest.