Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-10
AMONG CLUB WOMEN.

The Hutchinson Woman's clul
will send the following delegation L
abilene: Mrs. Jas. /. Kirkman, presi
dent; Mrs. ]. s. Simmons, Mrs. n
Al. Lii, Mrs. N. G. Elder, Miss Mar
garet Perkins.
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The Coterie win have Its annual
surprise program at the home Of Miss
Warfield Tuesday evening.
Through letter written to Prof,
r. r. Price by Mrs. G. G. Goddard.
head Of the University Of Kansas ex-
tenxcn school, the club women oil
Kansas will be able to study regular
university courses or they may 10
special work, Just as they like.
Mrs. Goddard is president Of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
and therefore she Is in the bert kind
Of q position to know what the cldb
women would want. Mrs. Goddard
wrote to Mr.. Price saying that she
thought it would be a splendid idea II
the Kansas womens' clubs could
benefit by the extension course.
Prof. Price has arranged two plans.
either Of which would be interesting.
One OF these is to have regular
courses Of lectures on such men as
Shakespeare, Browning, or anyone
whom the clubs wish to study or .
course in English literature.
The other plan would be to have
regular courses Of study, such as are
sent out by the correspondence school
Of Kansas university. The clubs
hold on an average Of twenty times
a seaso& and course Of forty five
hour lessons would be completed IN
two seasons. $-
The course would be studied Just
the same as it is now throughout the
state except that instead Of being
used by individuals, clubs would
study the lessons guided by leader
who would take charge Of the lessons.
The cost would be nominal, simply
for hostage and typewriting.
Everyone who has ever had any
thing to do with women's clubs
knows that it is often puZzling to ar~
range the courses of study.
Take for instance, clubs in some
remote Kansas towns, where there ISL
no regular library and there is banded
together club Of women who are
anxious to improve their minds. Try
Tor them to keep the club from being
as they will it is next to impossible
little more than a Sewing Bee. ~
s for clubs Of this sort that the newl
plan will prove blessing. II the
women want to prepare papers they
nay get all the material Or references
hey want by writing to Prof. Price
md he will do his best to see that the
leeds are supplied.
X Then again there Is the club, In Al
emote town, whose members want
0 keep "up with the times" They
want to be able to meet on the
anne ground with that son or daugh-
or who is away attending college.
here is NO more horrible feeling that
mother can possibly feel than when
er SON or daughter returns from col
,ge and she finds that s!.e is back
umber." For these clubs, the courses
ill be arranged systematically, and
list because mother does the house
ork, and the sewing end works SO
to help father save the money to
~ the schooling of son or daughter,
no sign that she canno. keep rp a
it'll Ler children or az least brush u
, her old learning" There is no s
,ubt but that this new plan will be II
earthly welcomed. u
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In the spring time the club woman's
ncy turns to the civic conditions OF
r household, sanitary and other
Sc. ~
This week will be busy one =
hong them. March 10th having
en- set aside for big "Ciyic Rally "
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