Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-28
specInl Corregpondence.

I ODON' oct lS'--lt the AMBITIOUS
scheme initiated by the Society OF
American Women IN London
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Hce'S WIN 'he suVo''S anu P'',u
by it's promoters, American girls VIII
be afforded similar facilities for obtain
tho educational training ot English unl-
'Ne ,u '''''' "'''"s
Nertitles now aHolued American NOS
by the Rhodes scholarships. II will ne
cessltote an endowment fund Of 10000
ooo :, g.. -.o,o,oI +h,. Tho on,iro
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amount sh'U ne p'oNIdei oS American
women
OF am sprs that we sh,ll eet II " said
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MIH' t"S''' NI!"eS' PIeS'u''' VI Wv
society
u am confident ,h1t We shall succeed
a., ro,,,rg ito sotd Madame ,rhover
,.'',,l..,,
chairman Oh inc So'I''y 'uu''''ol''
committee.
There was something peculiarly I'M
prcssIVe in the calm assurance with
, mn,I" se ." in W. coz ,ensi i an MR.
ior ,aTsed ~ obtaining a sun1 which n
chancellor of the eXchequer would hes
itote to demand Of the imperial paiIia-
ment, | murmured something ABOUT
II being "a pretty Dig amount.
II have never talIed I'M anythlng 'hat
| have undertaken sald Madame
Thayer, placidly, And It has always
been my experience that the more you
ask for I'm a good cause the more you
get
1T may take t'lree or -FOUR years
perhaps longer observed Mrs. Glynes.
sWeetly but OF the ultimate success or
the plan ! have not the sllghtest DOUBT
The object aimed at ~ To 90 Tor tne
women ~ the United tSates what the
Rhodes scholarships are DONG Tor tne
men. The idea was tirst suggested ny
an address delivered before the society
OF American Women by the non. Mrs.
Bertrand Russell, VIE or Earl RusselIs
brother, and the daughteI or MIS-.
Pearsdll smith. Well-kno"h American
pnianthropist TINS was IN April .ast,
and IL was then proposed merely TO
bring over y few women VINO mad Deen
graduated from American colleges ana
give them years course at some Eng
lish university.
To pI1,Ar. TtIE puoDEs sCuoTAR-
sIIIps
After thinking over the matter for
some time the leading spirits Of the So
ciety came to the conclusion that this
scheme was no. big enough and did
not go far enough 20 rouse anything
Ike en,husiasm In America Il WOULD,
have been but feeble imitation OF
the great Empire Builders benciac~
ton. ana in these days Women-espe-
cially American Wonen--do not take
kindly 10 back seat parts. It was then
proposed that fund should be raised
for the creation OF 81 perpetual scholar
ships at English universities, so dis
tributed that two women from each
state In the Union, and one from the
District OF Columbia, should be sent
here for TWO years post-graiuate
course But Miss Thomas, president OF
Bryn MaWr college aud cousin OF
the Hon, Mrs. Bertrand Russell, sug-
Svs,ca ~, e', cn,,rs ,"t wor,1 he nyeSor
aha 70 two years r-graduate
course. MISS Ihomass position ana eX-
perience entite her 10 speak with great
authority on all matters pertaining 10
the education or women. II IS this
scheme when Is most Favored by the
society OF American omen mere,
saw at onCe' salu Maudihe may
er 'hat MISS 'hoinas plau' win tne
opportunities II MouId aHora american
HlIlS 10 Wy LOT lIlpus and LIQUORS ~
the EnRnsh universities was the Detler
one me ldea OF GIVING american sirls
tne Denenl on 'le oest bnEllsn eu l!.i.
uolial udlilnE auu en'Ionlileht ~ no.
tnlu6 %, yes, u"S Nlul lHc, W.
Years ago leau III an Hlnc.lOuu pape'
Inat uc 'o,u ,nit ~ S'a.ls'l'S .ne per
CenlaE" o. ll'lIe'o,s Was nlshe' IN
eco ~ s,'u ~, Ii,G u','e, SOU, o 1llu
lnal eIIo' - w. ue'iis ,n,,ue ~ -
an Iuplolgl ~ ~ "i','.e ueho',ei -
onu 'g' Svn"' to6o ''T',, , OTc W y S,'' Ui-
eis, ~, '"',o ,t. ,o g., Caor,,,, t Ky "a"
.'pu, W. % .,IgI1 ~ 800 h'' , ,,'o :, 49,,
luiu ~, to Tlu cav S' e1r,h"-
',i' ,,,,lJ ,aLo hn,. SrtN r,, ho,so
,,,,, ,,,a nina ,To,sino ,nontbs ~ 5e frst
,o,r tren of cost
year Hec VI N'9''