The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-11-10

ed a mistake and will advocate short
er ones and oftener. Then more
money will have to be secured tc
pay teachers for teaching a Longer
school year, but solution of these
problems from her standpoint will be
given in her articles in the club mag.
azine. H.
One of the strong features Of the
program was the debate on civil
service with Mrs. Biethan of Black
foot and RMS. w. C. Hummel on the
i Affirmative and Mrs. A. v. Scott OF
Idaho Falls on the negative side.
Mrs. Cloucheck of Twin Falls and
Mrs. D. w. Standrod of Pocatello took
part in the discussin. TIL federation
voted to wage campaign of educa-
ton along the lines of civil service
before attempting to introduce the
bill in the legislature.
Women and Civics
Instead of speaking on Women
and Civics," the subject assigned to
her, Dr.. Minnie Howard gave a high
ly interesting comparison of women,
taking her notes from leading peri
Iodfcals, from 1895 to the present
time. The old volume from which
she. read, printed in 1896, contained
a learned treatise on Woman" from
the pen of William Alexander of Vir-
ginia, in which he could see no good
in the sex, complaining that the wo-
men are lazy, extravagant and of lit.
tie use in the world. The Ladies
Home Journal of 1912, trife more
encouraging, states, however, that the
power to govern is utterly unsuited to
the feminine mind and that while
few women appear clever, this trait
should not be taken too seriously.
The last extract read by Mrs. Howard
was from the report of Mrs. M. l.
Wood, in the General Federation re-
port of the tenth biennial, in which
she outlined the wonderful achieve
ments of women in the past few
years. AS study in evolution the
address was particularly interesting.
Why Women Should Vote
Mrs. Guy -Bowerman, president of
the State Federation, was both
guest and delegate at the meeting,
and in her capacity as honored guest
gave an excellent address, filled with
suggestions for future work.
Miss Margaret Roberts speaking on
the responsibility of citizenship, said
that she divided women voters into
three classes; those who are thinking
and doing things and axe proud of
their citizenship, those who want all
the honors but don't want to be call
ed suffragist, and those who only
vote out of courtesy to some friend
If they vote at all. Women" she
said, need the ballot to accomplish
The work of the twentieth century,"
She gave some excellent advice to
women voters, during which she said:
Above all, do not permit yourself
% go the poll in carriages" Closing
touching appeal to womanhood, she
said: Make election day sacra-
nent of citizenship, partaken of by all
Where the Women Stand
The following were Endorsed and
recommended by the Federation in
as resolutions: The Idaho Club Wo.
nan. teachers of domestic science for
he movable schools: an appropria-
ion for domestic science building
It the university; medical inspection
md the teaching of sex hygiene in
he public schools; the re-introduc-
ion in the legislature of the property
lights bill for women;> a nine-hour
1orking day for women; san Fourth
# July; national health depart
nent; an equal standard of morals
or men and women; a national park
or Idaho; and more careful study
f the states pure food laws.
The officers of the Federation are:
resident, Mrs. Eugene Wright, Ida
o Falls; first vice-president, Mrs. M.
=. Sweeley, Twin Falls; second vice
resident, Mrs. o. H. Groo, Montpe-
Ter; recording secretary, Mrs. E. J.
)strander; corresponding secretary,
frs. A. C. DeMary.
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