The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-05
WORK WILL
Be BR0ADENED
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The Civic League Launches
Plan of Helping Foreign
ers-Lecture Series

The announcement Of the definite
program to be followed in the social
service work during the winter
months and the taking of first steps
toward the establishment of settle
ment work in this city were features
Of the December meeting Of the Wo-
mems Civic league held Monday aft
excellent success of the social welfare
committee in bringing about a valua-
BILE winter work for the league work.
ers instead of taking q vacation as In
former years led up to the discussion
on settlement work which resulted
in authorizing this committee to con-
fer with committees from the Com
mercial club and Associated Charities
on the advisability Of providing a Sc.
ries of public meetings during the
winter months at which public ques-
tons will be discussed.
The plan suggested by the league
is to hold these meetings at the city
hall and to provide a program of lee
lures and talks that will be Of value.
more particularly to the foreign pop
ulation of the city. The ultimate aim
will be better citizenship and these
lectures will be of a nature that can
easily be understood and that will
arouse discussion among those men
Ia "OlltO4A II otS eAtSA tASSAo w,
portunity to hear public questions
discussed in public gatherings. Sev-
eral educators of the city have ex-
pressed favor for such a departure
in settlement work and some have al
ready promised to contribute to the
lecture course. should it be adopted.
To Benefit Homcmakcrs.
The social welfare committee OF
the league with Mrs. J. M. Gillette as
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Of work to be carried out during the
winter months and the first meetings
will be held l.. January. The work
consists Of seven lessons in domestic
science. seven lessons in domestic art
and eight practical talks and these
are to be given at the Belmont and
Central schools every two weeks
through the months of January, Feb
ruary, March. April and. May. The
use OF the domestic science equip.
ment of these two. buildings is con-
tributed. by. the board of education
but all meetings held there will be
under the direct supervision Of Miss
Katherine Whiteiey. principal Of the
Belmont school. and Miss Mary Suth-
erland Of the Central school.
The league will endeaver to inter-
est all ome In need Of such in
struction in this work and will organ
lz0 them lulO Tic, 11OTlSNld keCS CluUs
There will be I'VE divisions. m to
meet at the Central school and one
ut the Belmont, and the lectures and
lessons will be given by Miss Mary
Sutherland. teacher of domestic sci.
ence and. domestic art in the city
schools. Miss Louise Packebusch. vis-
iting. nurse for the Associated Chari-
ties, and Miss Bertha Erdmann. head
of the nurses training department at
the University Of North Dakota.
with such assistants as they may ap-
point and with the full cooperation
Of the league which will he RESPONSE
bio for the financial support OF the
enterprise. -.
The Courses Offered.
Miss Florence Palmer presented
the outline of werk an prepared by
the committee and 1t follows.
First--seveni lessons in domestic
scienee.
second-seven rlesscna in domestic
arts. - :'''.'
Third--Eight practical talks with
question box on following. subjects:
'reedins and Care Of Children"
Teaching Children the Origin Of
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