Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-10-21
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She gradually finds in herself her
ability as student, her powers of ex
preston and her influence with others.
Gradually these develop from weak and
uncertain to positive attanments. For
long years, however, we failed to ap-
preciate the pleasures GU of speaking
in public, or even in the privacy of
our own club rooms, the effort was
somewhat painful. We felt that we
but the endeavor to do so was like
learning to swim. For long we stood
on the brink, cold shivers running up
and down our spinal column; we made
many brave advance and frightened
retreat At last came the plunge, and
the swimmer rose to the surface, her
ears filled with a strange roaring-the
sound of her own voice-the audience
in front swaying up and down like
veritable waves. She did not know
what she was saying-neither, in some
cases, did her hearers. She had but
one burnin' desire to get through, to
stop, to sink back into that sea of up
turned faces before her Her heart
f1utters, her throat is parched, her
hands are cold and clamny. She thinks
she will never try to speak in public
again, but she always does, and at last
conquers her self consciousness enough
to speak out in meeting and say what
she thinks at the right time, and in the
proper manner And this in itself is
a strong argument in favor of our club
training. i
Men and women are great or small in
stature as, pleases God, but their ma
lures are great or small as pleases
themselves. One by thought cannot en-
large her. stature, but she can enlarge
the soul, can exalt the spiritual over
the material, the divine over the human
Nothing tends more to illumine and
strengthen expression of faces than a
firmly held purpose, and this the
.won1ens clubs gave to many Intel
lectual interest of any kind dgnifes life
and makes it better worth living, and
even snlattering of knowledge to use
an odious phrase, is not bad thing
when it means either superficial learn
!. ing or no learning at ALL
The properly conducted club helps
every woman to make the best of her
self; it magnihes home and mother
hood; it enables her to lay aside and
for time live above material things
it gives a new zest to life, and develops
a sentiment of mutual helpfulness thai
enhances love for humanity and love
for God. Out of this new zest in life
new interest for self and others, new
powers of self expression and helpful
ness; something has come to work in
ward and outward changes, which are
revealed In the splendid glow and rad
lance which is coming to be character
istic of our best types of women ir
clubs and philanthropes. 1t betokens q
deepening and Strengthening of woman
hood, an expanding of the mental anc
moral forces quite out of proportion
to that which other centuries have rem.
dered possible.
There is nothing in modern society
which commands our respect more
than woman with a purpose, especial
ly as it has been found quite possible
to reconcile this purpose with distinctly
feminine charm
Fr1volity, shallowness, pettiness ane
long train of undermining qualitie:
and tendencies fade away before the al
tru1stlc spirit of sympathy and mutua
helpfulnes which is engendered by ou1
club life. Briefly enumerated then, WI
have as result of club membership
self knowledge and control. courtesy
towards and appreciation of others, tn,
acquisition of useful knowledge anc
the evolution of character. The result
of these results in the broadening ane
deepening of sympathies that point be
yond ones own needs to those of other
and adds to the ability and the wish
to meet those needs.
What is a Woman's Club? A meet
ing ground
For those of purpose great and broat
and strong,
, Whose aim is toward the stars, VIII
ever long
To make the patient, listening world re
sound
With sweeter music, purer, nobler tones
IA place where kindly helpful word
are said
And kindlier deeds are done; wher
hearts are fed,
Where wealth of brain for povert,
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