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1t was Mrs. Glynes who answered the ques-

1t was Mrs. Glynes who answered the ques-
ton.
$50 far as the Society of American Wom-
en- in London Is concerned she said, I'VE
can, of course, do comparatively little. The
scheme will be submitted to the forthcom-
ing conference of the General Federation
of Womens Clubs, which meets next May.
Started only fifteen years ago, while 1 was
president of that New York mother of clubs
-Sorosis-the federation has grown and de-
veloped in a marvellous fashion. Speaking
of the federation necessity, Josiah Strong,
president of the American Institute of So
cial Science, said: Excepting the United
States Congress, l know OF no body of men
or women representing much of intel
lect and heart. SO much of culture and so
much of the highest hopes and noblest pos
sibilities of the American people,
1T would be difficult to set a limit to
what an army of women of that kind, now
1ooOVo strong, could accomplish We hope
and expect that the central educa tional
committee of the General Federation will
recommend 1t to the state federatons
which will then undertake the task of rails
ing the money-each of the federated clubs
working for the state to which it belongs
In that way 1 have not the slightest doubt
that the money could be easily raised by
women for women. The Society of Ameri-
can Women in London has only $50 mem
pers, none OF whom are millionaires, but
we are not going to content ourselves with
merely asking others to raise money. We
expect to contribute something more than
q
endowment fund We shall try to raise the
money for student from the District of
Columbia. We propose that all the women
students sent over under the scheme should
be received as honorary members of our
society, and we shall do our best to make
them feel at home and generally facilitate
their studies in every possible way
Has the scheme yet received any en-
enlargement from American"
There has not been time for much cor
respondence on the subject since the
scheme was preached. but some letters
have been received that are highly favor
able to 1t. Miss Thomas president of
Bryn Mawr, writes: I do approve most
heartily of giving American girls some
thing corresponding to the Rhodes scholar
ships for boys. / think 1t very probable
that the Federated Women's Clubs would
take 1t up. We have now a central COM
mittee on education before which the plan
would be brought, and then, If approved,
presented to the different state committees
am associate member of the central
committee, and will do all / can for it,
Miss Thomas support will count for a
great deal"
ITO what universities is 1t proposed to
send the American girls who obtain the
schoiarships?'
ITO Oxford, Cambridge and London Pre-
sumably each student will have her choice
among these three, but, of course, there are
details that will be settled later. Each
scholarship. 1t is suggested should be
worth $1,000 year. That is $500 less than
the Rhodes scholarships; but: then. girls
are naturally more thrifty and economical
what If the Federation of Women's
Clubs should reject the scheme?''
| why, then, of course" said Nine. Thay-
err, calmly, I'VE should appeal TO some other
organisation. That we shall succeed some
how ! am sure. And when the scheme for
English scholarships for american girls II