The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-08-28
CLUB WOMEN.
Educational Policy Outlined for The
WOmen's Organizations Of Miss
Issippi FOR 1909.

i
len. the Congress of Mothers, the
Southern Association Of College
] Women, and the Association Of
| Collegiate Alumnae of Mississippi: !:
/ The National Educational Asso-
lciation at its latest meeting in
! Cleveland, Ohio, made provision
| for new department of its work
to be known as the National De-
Ipartment ofWomen' s Organizations,
land in this provision recognized
only those organizations mentioned
| above as branches Of this depart
lment. The purpose of the forma-
tion of this department is to secure
more united, more thoroughly
Eorganized, and better adapted work
along educational and sociological
Hines in these organizations
throughout the United States.
Under the supervision Of the Ma
tional chairman. Or. Laura Drake
IGill, this department works in each
State through Joint State Commit
ltees made up Of one representative
from each Of the five organizations
recognized by the National Edu-
cational Association. The Joint
State Committee for Mississippi
(having been duly appointed by the
authority of the National chairman
of the Department. met in jackson,
February 13, 1909, and, after a
study of conditions in Mississippi
with a view to concentrating the
work of all these organizations in
Jour State along lines best adapted
to State needs, it submits to you
the following plans Of work for the
coming year. The committee
/ trusts that each club or chapter of
these organizations will try, to carry
tout as many of the suggestions
made in this policy as possible.
The women Of Mississippi have it
in their power to do wonderful
things for the upbuilding Of our
Igrand old Commonwealth. particu-
Harry along lines that affect the
school and the home: and if their
efforts are organized and are con-
centrated on definite these results
are sure to follow.
Your Joint State Committee for
Mississippi, of the Department Of
the Women's Organizations, recon-
mend:
First. That the five organiza-
tions of women in Mississippi es-
tablish a permanent scholarship
fund for giving college training to-
la specified number Of Mississippi
lgirls. The Committee suggests in
this connection that this fund be
raised by levying a small tax on
each individual of all these organ
izations. said tax to be agreed on
among the organizations after cor
respondence of the proper officers
of the same. 1t may be found ex-,
lpedient after correspondence for
each organization to raise its own
permanent scholarship fund rather
| than to have common fund. 1t is
important, however, to have sum
sufficiently large to draw a consid-
lerslble amount of interest yearly.
Second. That the organizations
work as unit for the establish
Iment of a Normal Training School
flor teachers and for an Industrial
High School in each county. Prac-
ltical methods for working toward
this end ma vary in different local
lities: but the following suggestions
hold good in general:
| /. Cooperation with State Super
| intendents and the county superin-
tendents in making the financial
provision for these schools.
i 2. Utilization Of personal iniu-
lence to secure the passage of the
| bill providing for them.
g. Talking up the plan to people
4 in general that they may see its
advantage and encourage its adop-
| tion.
Il Third. That means be devised
to raise fund to help support a
!. State Organizer Of School Improve
ment The employing Of an expert
to travel over the State and point
out to each school the standard
toward which it is to work and to
organize the work so that this
standard may xbe reached is the
surest and best way Of making all
, of the public schools in Mississippi
all that they ought to be. State
/ Superintendent OF Education Pow
ers. can raise 5000 each year on the
Isalary of this organizer. Will not
the progressive women of these five
organizations prove their immense
value as an upbuiiding power in
the State by devising some plan by
(which the other $500 per year that
: is necessary to supplement the $500
may be raised and provided for as
long as necessary?
Fourth. That the organizations
support the Parsons Bill for intro
ducing into the Department Of the
j Interior a Federal Child Bureau.
j This bureau, If established, will
} lhave supervision of all statistics
that concern the conditions Of chill.
dren III the United States. A copy
80 x9,1 14sAf 3vxft al v,n1Sarn3.xy ~.