The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-30
Improving School Buildings.

The first suggestion seemed to be the
most popular one, and while no sys-
| tematic work has been undertaken,
much has been accomplished by indi-
| VidualS who have the interests of the
| schools at heart. Club women who are
also mothers have visited the buildings
where their children belong more fire.
quently. and notes have been taken of
! the surroundings, both inside and out
Practical suggestions from practical
women in regard to the heating and
ventilation of the buildings have done
much to improve matters, While in the
| line of decorative work no little i'm
provement has been made.
In many instances the mothers have
contributed potted plants, and the
children have taken the greatest de-
light in caring for these contributions
from the home garden.
One educational club has been
formed, and at the suggestion of this
committee an educational day has been
inserted in many club programme.
Kindergarten Work.
The matter Of helping on the kinder
garten work is the pet scheme of the
committee for the next year. Just how
this help will be given is a matter that
is still under debate. Miss May of the
University kindergarten has been urg-
ing it upon the club women that they
cooperate and assist the state associa-
ton in getting the kindergartens into
the public schools. Club women, on the
other hand, are discussing q plan of
their own. by which an independent
school would be opened.
Just what plan will be decided upon
is not known, but this will be the spe-
cific work that club women will I'M
del take for the next term.
The educational committee has sent
out a circular to the various clubs. re-
questing them to decide definitely to
what line of work they will apply
themselves during the year. and then
to send notice of this decision to the
members of the committee having in
charge the work of that particular
club.
List of Clubs.
A tabulated list of the state clubs
with the name of the woman having
them in charge. follows: Mrs. Don r.
Coray. Ogden-La Coterie, The Aglaia,
Historical club, Home Culture club
Child Culture club, Hunter Harmony
club
Mrs. a. B. Greeson, Salt Lake City
Utah Womans Press club. Salt Lake
Woman's club, the Inouirers' club.
Moab-Busy Woman's club.
Brigham City-Clio.
Mrs. A. V. Taylor, Salt Lake City
The Reapers' club, the Reviewers club,
Spirit of Liberty Chapter, D. 4. r.;
Poets Round Table, w. C. r. U.
Mrs. Anna K. Craig, Provo-Nine-
tenth Century club, Utah Sorosis.
Park City, Woman's Athenaeum;
Springville, Woman's club; Coalville,
S. B. L.
Miss A. e. Buchanan, Salt Lake City
Ladies' Literary club, the Cleofan,
the Authors club.
Heber City-Ladies' Shakespeare
club.
Manti-Ladies' Literarx club.
Industrial Committee.
An industrial committee has lately
been appointed by Mrs. Martha Bur-
CESS Jennings, president of the State
Federation of Women's clubs. This is
a new line of work undertaken by the
federation, and during the coming year
it will be conducted by Mrs Nina Tup
per Maynard, who will act as chair
man, Mrs. Helen V. Kimball and Mrs.
Hilyard of Ogden. 1t is proposed by
the women to make some Investigations
into the industrial conditions here, es-
pecinally as they effect women and
children wage-earners; to inquire into
the number of hours they are required
to work, the wages paid and how many
children under the school age of IA are
employed in stores or other places.
This is about the work that will be
undertaken by the women in a prac-
teal way. The committee will consult
with clubwomen at large as to the va
rious things that ought to be done. and
it will be suggested that some definite
study along these lines be taken up
by the clubs