The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-08
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dozen women's work. and have been
left with our own time comparatively
Tree. This time Is due and should be
devoted to the new order. To, onr
homes and families we are still, re.
sponsible for the cleanliness. whole
someness. order and human Justice.
which were once q matterof personal
supervision.
We shall have to gain them throlg::l
tae Consumers League. Pure Milk
Commission, state, county and CITY
Boards OF Health and other ,nublie
eFFnc'es, and especially through the
schools.
It Is possible to give here only q
very brief summary OF woman's work
for the socisli2atfnn - the school.
merely selecting the most imnortant
Finds of work and few notable in
stances.
Probably the LARGEST nurnbcr Of or.
ganizations are Interested IN domestic
science. manual traininga industrll
training, scnooJ gardening agricultural
tr9ininG. vocational studies, technical
end trade schools. Their efforts ex
tend all the way from "agitating for
more buildings. so tilat manual train.
Ing may be added" to securing a Der.
missive law, as they have in Arizona.
and supporting the work at heavy ex.
nense. The clubs have given very
large number of scholarships for ed1l-
oation in this and other directions.
They are secured for industrial pur.
suits q regular place IN the curriculum
fof many scno"ls and colleges NOTABLY
IN the State College OF Kentucky. and
in Wisconsin, also in several counties
in MARYLAND. and elsewhere through.
out the South. a.
Next in popularity are the very MI
merous efforts to improve and beauti.
~ school grounds and school houses.
For beautifying one school building
on across the continent TO Maine,
where improvements are reported In
500 school buildings and grounds,
FOLLOWING the migration Of home in
women's organizations beginning to
Id the schools In looking after the ex-
ira time as well as the extra taslSs.
Day nurseries are supplied that those
children may be in school wflse moth
ers are in factories. Kindergartens
also are 50 provided. South Caro-
lima has many of these supported by
clubs.
For the young girlss and boys who
must 20 to work even at the legal age
might schools are provided: also va
cotton schools and backgrounds for all.
The Chicago clubs help support eleven
Fairgrounds: the Womens Association
of New Haven maintains three sum.
mer schools and three Fairgrounds;
tle Council Of Jewish Women and 9th.
ers in Baltimore conduct vacation
schools and Fairgrounds, this Is only
the beginning ofthe list. Some school
buildings are being used for social
centers. for instance. the Patriot Hen.
nv School in st. Louis was opened BY
members Of the Social Service Con.
ference, mostly club women, one even.
ing week Boys from 8 to II were
trained In athletics In the gymnasium:
iat the same hour. in another room.
lectures. lantern Slides and music
We're enjoyed by from 500 to 700 NO.
men and children. IA
A comParat lively recent line on en-.
fort being prosecuted with yigor and.
greet success usually by the school!
authorities themselves, rs medical In.
slec elton OF schools; to thi d Rolnny
teer asst ciation might add nurses and
welfare commit tees
Very possibly these NOR q perso nnl
itis tiers 10 1itys steal weillbeing iglit
spa lett 10 the home. but tlere IS n
splaEtie Of homelessness among the
poor nAtafally arconananIed br d Ia