Cañon City record., 1911-01-19
annual Report of
The Scholarship Committee
of the
Colorado Federation of LLon7on's Clubs
City. September,

We have young lady here who is
very anxious to complete her work in
the institution.
Xxx She is graduate of the
--- High School and her school
record is fine. AS a student in the
Normal School last year she made
good and will graduate at the close OF
this year. She has a nexcellent per-
sonality and / feel sure will make a
first-class teacher. We have agreed
to loan her $4,000 from the Student
Fund but she informs me she will need
$4,000 more. viii 1t be possible for
the young lady to secure this sum
from your organization? In my judg-
ment she is one of the Elost promising
girls we have in the Institution and
should regret to see her leave school
on account of the lack of funds"
And every month In the year we
have Just such letters.
And now | am going to 'ell you a
story about one of the first girls we
ever helped and this story will be an
answer to question asked me a few
days ago
About year ago there was very
interesting article in the Delineator
written by Mrs. Minnie Reynolds
Scalabrino whom all Denver club wo-
men know and love though she has
lived In New York for n number OF
years) on Christmas giving and ref
erence was made TO the scholarship
work of the Colorado Federation.
Among a dozen letters which came to
me as a result of that article was this
one:
Pittsburg. Pa. Dec 10. 1909.
My Dear Mrs. Harding:
You will perhaps not recognize my
name unless ! began by telling you.
! was the first holder OF the Womens
Club Scholarship In the Colorado
State Normal School A little article
about the work which appeared in a
recent Delineator inspires me TO write
you a little about myself and what
your help Mt a critical time placed me
in position to do. As you perhaps
know I taught for three years after
! was graduated from Normal In 1903.
Then | spent two years in Teachers
College. Columbia University. during
tho second of which I was the student
assistant in English lthe only under
graduate who ever held .he posltionD
After my graduation in 1908. came
10 Pittsburg TO teach English in the
Women's School OF the Carnegie
Technical Schools Last summer I
WAS called to our own Colorado Nor
NAL English department. but refused
because. in addition to my regular
work. hold the position OF Supervisor
of Dramatics in the Pittsburg Play
grounds and 1nd this work so fas-
cinating. SO filled with opportunities
for service. that was unwilling To
resign until had followed II further
hope to establish Pittsburg Child
ren's Educational theater.
do not tell you these things to
boast for I well know that without
the loving help have hal could
never have progressed but sometimes
my heart overfows to think OF the
precious opportunities that have been
mine and In this spirit OF gratitude
| write you.'
That WAS n girl VINO worked TO make
her expenses and when she came TO a
hard place we loaned her the money
only sio5 ,o0-to 20 on
Wasn't Il worth while helping that
girl through a crisis? And every girl
We have helped has had her little
story any every one Is n little tragedy.
To You and to me the story might
girl whose father is taken m. the
Income stops-but we do not remem-
Der Il afterwards. It's the girl to whom
II means so much. Four years ago We
loaned money TO young girl TO take
one year in tho Normal School. after
which she accepted position in one
OF the coal mining towns. She made
fne teacher. organized night
school. which she made success. and
paid her Indebtedness 10 us 81 the
beginning OF the next year she bor
rowed again from ms an amount suf
ficient with what she had saved to en-
able her to graduate from the Normal
School and was given a position in one
Of the public schools OF her home city.