The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-10
Y. v. c. A. WORKERS
RESPOND TO CALL
OF INSTITUTE
Educational Committee on a
Campaign For Depart
ment Growth

spond enthusiastically to the teachings
OF the national secretaries who re-
Gently held an institute at the y. w.
g. y. are the ladies of tho e1ucation-
al committee. They held a full meet
ing Thursday afternoon at the ASSOC
citation home in the Lander building
and although they attended strictly to
business. the time was all too short to
10 all that was planned SO another
meeting has been called for next Fri
day.
IN the first place at this splendid |
committee meeting some time was Civ
en- over to getting acquainted with the
status of the educational department
OF inc local association and discussing
It's needs. Then the work was par
celled ont among the committee MEM
bcrs and j. is hoped that at the mex.
meeting there will be reports of
something attempted, something
done toward working up interest in
and attendance ut tho various classes
offered by the association for Young
women.
nny Clarke. Mrs. q. q. Libby. Mrs.
a.. S. Burrows, Mrs. II. Simpson and
Misses Navy Sutherland. Elizabeth
Burr, Mary McCumber and Katherine
Perkins. Anyone of this committee
will be glad to answer inquiries or re-
ccirr suggestions from any who are
interested in the educational work of
the y. w. e. A., for they desire tn
be of service and are anxious to help
n secretaries I'm their efforts to make
this department of the work thor
oughly successful and efficient.
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch"
was wont 10 say: ut en- as If
good things never belonged tn me un-
less passer 'em on to somebody
/ NIcGt " u tf1 thf, fc i,,..1 ia. ,,, .l. Il
cational committee OF the Young Wo-
mems Christian association feels about
some of the good things they have to
offcr Here arc plenty of room and
opportunity in. the Way of secretaries.
teachers and equipment for carrying
on Il fine system of afternoon and
night school work. Some of tho
classes have already organized and
are enthusiastically ut work, among,
these, may he mentioned two sewing
classes. W English classes. and sever
al physical culture and bible classes.
Miss Mary Sutherland had the larg-
or class in drcssmakins which meets
on Thursday evenings at 7:30. AL
though the have been ut work
first wool dresses nearly completed.
Isn't this fine? To be- able To make
your own clothes and have tk"m LOOK
all right" There arc nine enrolled in
this class but Miss Sutherland says she
would rather have twenty. She is new
or $50 happy as when she has lots to
do. providing she has tho material to
81" it with. All that is needed in this
class ls more ONE either young
or Old anu two more of tho sewing
machines. The machines are easy to
got. now let us see if we can't get the
students. II o want to take this
work or ii YOU know of someone who
slOuld take ii, please to consider this
your business as 81 friend of tho asso-
%ciation.
II other sewing class. tn" one for
beginners. is smaller, whereas. it
cnght to lie larger, for it is %astonisll-
Ing how many people there arc who
know Very little about sewing. Now
a class like this is not only for the
purpose OF teaching girls how to sew
but.it is for the purpose of encourage
n;S them to really do their own plain
sewing. It's n good wholesome kind
"t thing to get Interested in as well as
u matter of economy and w are sure.
that more young women would be
benefited by sewing With Miss Morton.
on Tuesday evenings at 8 o'clock. 1T is.
not too late to join this class. Just
call up the general secretary or Il
member of the committee and see
about this.
There are two classes in English,
organized to help those who wish to
learn to speak n write correct Eng
lish as we'll as those who for one rca-
son or another have not had u chance
to go TO school as much as they
would like. The beginners in his de-
partment are using lesson leaves got
up by the association committees and
the aim is to make the work as prac-
tical and everyday as possible. This
is Just the chance for the newcomer
and friends of the association could
be very helpful if they would put the
committee into touch with young wo-
men who are eligible for this work.
The class is taught by Miss Amber
Nelson on Thursday evenings at Sis
are wanted to take his work. The
sooner you can come into the class the
better. Miss Nelson will help you to
catch up.
The second class in English under
Miss Koeneman meets on Wednesday
evenings at s o'clock and has nine en-
rolled. They are reading an inter-
esting book written by Miss Grace II.
Dodge entitled "A Bundle of Letters to
Busy Girls and. while improving
themselves in reading them are incl
dental1y getting some practical in
struction along the line of health.
dress, shopping. home life, working
and saving and SO ON. There ought to
be twice as many in this class. If this
should prove to be too large for tho
teacher another eachcr can be found
to- help her. How would it, do for
each mcmber i'll this class to try to
find another member? You'll enjoy ii
better yourselves il YOU help some
one else to get IL start. There are
other classes and from time to time
the information about them will be