The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05

kO Education to duplicate all schol-
 arshps given by Alabama wo- men up to the amount or one thousand dollars for the Girls Industrial school at Montevallo has been clearly set forth in this department and almost every one is familiar with the conditions sur rounding the offer.
 The scholarship work is essentially the work of the Alabama federation, a work begun by the club women several years ago. That less than one month now re- mains in which to raise this amount is reiterated now throughout the state, and should appeal to every one interest," ed in educational progress, in education al opportunity.
 The chairman of the Free Scholarship fund, Mrs. James L. McConaughy of Montevallo, in the following article, pre- sents the work of Alabama club women in establishing the free scholarship, and shows wherein lies the close relation that exists between the institution and the women of the. state, wherein lies the importance on the part of the state to embrace the present opportunity of fered by the Southern Educational board.
 Mrs. McConaughy also answers in this article several questions in regard to the delegations of Alabama club women and the gift of the general board.
 No one is more able to present this subject than Mrs. McConaughy, and her able article will be considered as an im- portant and comprehensive contribution on free scholarships in their relation to the poor white girls of the state.
 "A work which a few years ago." writes Mrs McConaughy, was but a speck now expands into a star, and illumines a horizon of an honorable worthy purpose and creditabe consequence. The inter est of the women of the federation in the Girls Industrial school began in the early years of both the organization and the in- stitution. The first inspiration was the sending of books to begin a library; and then followed the establishment of the free scholarships for girls who were not able to secure an education otherwise This scholarship work has grown into worthy proportions, and the recent offer from the general board of education to duplicate all work of Alabama women for this school has given new impetus and a new zeal.
 Our women are imbued with the idea of raising the one thousand dollars. and thereby receiving the dispensing of twen- ty scholarships. In all of our work this opportunity Is the most far-reaching that We have had. The work means much for the school, more for the women and of course most for the girls who are the beneficiaries. The work helps the school in that it strengthens the inter- est of the women of our state in this institution which was built for the daugh- ters of our state. It gives to our women hold upon this institution, which is theirs by birthright 1t brings the institution into a closer touch with the mothers, and creates a wider feeling of relationship, thereby strengthening the aim of the in- stitution in sending out girls fully equip ped for life.
 For our women this work is the touch stone of an ideal about to be realized. Before us is the opportunity for the beginning of the building of a state free from poverty, crime and the attending ills. Ours should be the mission to work for perfect completion of this sphere of being
 Earth is our vineyard and here must we labor to train the young vines into the fruits of an intellectual motherhood A strong pull in the right direction would make our work self-supporting within four years time. In that time the re-