Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23

not have got past the porters desk But city
that the first in Europe to open its university
to women will not finally deny citizens
rights"
Switzerland has womens clubs But while
the suffragists are engaged along one line anoth-
er body of women is working for philanthropy.
A group of young women representing the fore
most Zurich families has organized this year a
practical training school where members study
the needs of poor children and thereby help to
better their unfortunate lot.
I'VE endeavoring to interest young girls
of leisure and education in this work." said of
the promoters, Fraulein Fertz, herself beautiful,
earnest, and cultured young woman. The medical
inspector of schools is assisted by this guild Chill
dren of the poor receive two full meals gratis in
Swiss schools, and II the mothers of these chill
'dren be employed at outside work until late
hour the guild takes charge of the little ones.
Through the influence of this guild a law was
passed last year by which a guardian Is appointed
for ilegitimate children and this guardian can
compel the father of deserted child to contrib
ute to it's support. If the mother be under age
also she, too, becomes ward If this guardian a
similar organization to the Zurich guild exists in
German cities, and by a similar state law. the alb
sconder of moral obligations is traced easily and
extradited To women is due the large number of
temperance restaurants existing in Switzerland.
Frau Professor Orellie of Zurich is the origna-
tor of this movement
Socialism is spreading in Switzerland though
how a country governed by the referendum sys-
Outstanding. Made up of three races German,
French and Italian. socialists of these kindred
nations have entered Switzerland and scattered
broadcast seeds of discomfort in the brave, beautl
full little republic
Zurich has led in every movement of it's history
1t was the storm center of the Protestant Refor.
nation period in Switzerland. Zwingli's home is
here. In the Grossmuenster, whose tall towers
have dominated the town for eight centuries, he
preached the Protestant crusade and the
churchs last Catholic pastor and it's first Protes
tant one. High up in one of the towers Is
quaint seated figure of CharlemaGpe the legendary
founder of Grossmuenster chapter Back of the
cathedral are the closters which now form part of
a girls seminary
IL an old chapel across the road is an interest
ing collection of articles relating to the Reforma
tion including letters written by Calvin, Luther
and Zwingli, each remarkably distinct There Is
also one by Lady Jane Grey; ber penmanshp is
legible print and she wrote the letter in Latin
Back of this little chapel called the Water church
is a splendid bronze statue Of Zwingli
Zurich is the capital of the canton of Zurich and
Is situated at the north end of Lake Zurich 1t is
the largest city In Switzerland. The old, tradi
tional town, with its narrow steep streets and its
high, dark houses, lies on both banks of the Linn
mat The rest OF the city has spacious thorough
fares and splendid buildings. The lake quays in
= tho Kliene Stadt very attractive. Near their
northern end is the fine Tonhalle. popular mod
ern concert building and pleasure palace In the
vicinity of their southern end Is the beautiful
F3eIyoir park Near the TonhaIle, the stately
main street of the city-the Bahnhofstrasse-
leads from the lake north to the railway station.
The bridges striking Adjacent to the fine
Munster bridge is the Wasserkirche, on the right
bank containing the city library with 10000 vol
nsnas and 5000 manuscripts. j. preserves
more valuable objects including the Codex Vati
canuk. The Grossmuenster is Romanesque with
Grecian FEATURES. Further north is the Ruben