Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-30

, the schools, hut that sum has 10 bs
duplicated over and over again, and
the clubs have often to work very hard
To make up the amount Manual train
ing. music, brass and copper work.
drawing, sewing and nature work are
taught In the schools, and the children
flock to the classes In such numbers
that many have to be refused admit
lance. One day of each week all chill
dren are taken into the country. Ma
ture study is the branch which receives
most attention. and the country visits
are made doubly enjoyable by the eff
forts In this direction by the teachers
in charge. The children are tagged with
cards bearing their names and adj
dresses, and whenever child becomes
unruly his tag Is taken away from him
/ and he is barred from future excur-
sions. Such extreme measures are sell
dom necessary, however. The vaca-
ton schools were established in 1897
mainly through the initiative of Miss
Mary f. Mcdowell now the head res
ident OF the University OF Chicago set
Element near the stock yards. Misc
Mcdowell is well known as a club
woman throughout the country She IL
anactive member Of the Industrial COM
mittee in the General federation. So
successful have the schools proved that
the board of education will probably
soon take on their entire support.
Chicago is fortunate to have on It's
board OF education four women three
al least are we'll known IN other cities.
Miss Jane Adams, Dr.. Cornelia De
Bey, Mrs. Emmons Blaine and Mrs.
Keough are the women members, An
four are women OF very liberal views,
and are openly partlsans Of the much
talked-of teachers federation. I'm which
Miss Margaret Haley and Miss Gather
Inc Goggin are leading spirits.
That club women are becoming more
aid more interested in that detestable
heresy. woman suffrage" Is apparent,
At a reciprocity day program held by
the New Century club OF Philadelphia,
the entire county suffrage association
WAS entertained. After luncheon.
which was laid for several hundred
guests. the suffragists took charge Of
the program, and the club listened to
various phases of the question Of wo-
men and the ballot. 1t was said to be
most interesting meeting.
The National Suffrage association,
saye the Woman's Journal, sent let
ter 10 the governor Of each state and
territory, asking how he stood on the
subject OF woman suffrage. Answers
were received from IS. Three gover-
nors replied that they were opposed
six We're too busy to give a detailed
opinion" and several were eyasive.
Among those who were strongly In IA
vor OF woman suffrage were Cover
nors La Toilette Of Wisconsin. Pardee
of California, Johnson of Minnesota,
Mickey of Nebraska, Blanchard of
Louisiana, Chamberlain OF oregon.
Hoch OF Kansas. Gooding OF Idaho.
Cutler OF Utah, Mcdonald Of Colorado.
and Brooks OF wyoming. Governor
Cutler OF Utah wrote: Utah has been
an equal suffrage state ever since
statehood was granted, and my OBJ
servation has led me to believe that
the results OF giving the franchise to
| the women have been beneficial
Gov. Goodlng OF Idaho said. II am
very strongly IN favor OF woman suff-
rage, and regret that have not time
| to tell you all the benefit II has been
| to Idaho politics"
The governor of Wyoming was even
more emphatic He wrote: wyoming
holds the distinction of being the orig
| inal territory and state to grant equal
l rights 20 women ard We have never
| had reason TO regret our action IN that
| matter, as woman suffrage here has
| been uniformly successful and materi-