The daily sentinel., 1910-03-30


paid by the local lodge of Elks
TO Mrs. Sprigg Shackleford,
president of the western slope
organization of Woman's Clubs,
as IA donation to the School Girl
Fund, which is maintained and
controlled by the Colorado State
Federation of Woman's Clubs.
The Grand junction Woman's
Club has also made donation
of $1,000 to this fund.
Both amounts have been forwarded
by Mrs. Shackleford to Mrs. Thomas
Harding, of Canon City, who eight
years ago originated the idea of the
School Girl Fund and who has always
been chaii man of the fund commit
tee. Mrs. Shackleford has received
word that the money has already
been placed where it will do much
good.
That the two liberal donations from
Grand Junction ara greatly appreciat-
ed and will be of great service there
can be no question.
The School Girl Fund, maintained
by the Colorado State Federation of
Woman's Clubs is decidedly and
easily one of the finest and noblest
movements of its kind in the inter
mountain region.
The purpose of this fund is to pro-.
vide assistance for those girls of
scan. financial means, in completing
their last years course in the normal
schools so that they may be fitted for
teaching and it is also said that the
fund may be drawn upon in some
cases to assist worthy girl in COM
pleting her last year at college.
1t so often happens that young
woman who has to make her own
way in the world, struggles through
school and enters the normal school
with not enough funds to carry her
through the work. In nearly every
case she has funds sufficient to carry
her through the first year or If not
she frequently is able to earn her way
by doing some kind of outside work
during the first year. She comes up
to the last years work practically
without funds and so exacting or
heavy is usually the school work of
the last year that she has no time
for outside work. In the past. under
such circumstances, many girls have
been forced to quit the normal or the
college. About eight years ago Mrs.
Harding conceived the idea of the
School Girl Fund to render assistance
in such cases. The fund was estab-
lished. donations were sought
throught throughout the state mainly
from Woman's Clubs. AS a result
with comparatively modest amount
there has been Invaluable assistance
rendered to worthy girls during the
past eight years, many girls being
enabled by this fund to complete
their last year at normal and thus be
| fitted for teaching where otherwise
they would have been forced to give
up the work for lack of funds.
loan is made to the young lady
on her personal and unsecured note
or frequently simply upon her per-
sonal and verbal promise to refund
| the money. She is permitted to re-
fund the money at her own conven-
ience and not allowed to make sacri-
fices to do so. 1t is usually expected
that the money shall be refunded in
small monthly payments after the
girl has secured school and engaged
| in teaching.
Mrs. Shackleford informs The Sem
tinel that of the many loans made
and many girls helped not a single
cent has been lost and not a single
| girl mas falled to Keep her promise.
The total loans made during the past
eight years have amounted to about
$4,000, although this figure does not
represent the amount of cash orig
inally paid into the fund for many
amounts have been loaned time and
again as result of the refunding
system employed,
During the past year some ten
girls have been assisted and have
had 1t made possible for them to COM
plete the present term course In the
normal. through the carrying out of
the noble purpose of this fund.
1t is indeed a most worthy and
commendable idea and those who
have or may contribute to its success
and widen its field of endeavor and
possibility will never have cause to
regret their action. They could hard
ly assist in nobler cause.