Arizona republican., 1911-02-10
TALK TO GUARDsMEN-NIo,
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

Miss Agnes f. Howe has been
elected president of the California
State Teachers association.
Mrs. Stephen Baker is president of
the board of managers of the Studio
| club of New York, which has its
home at So West Fifty sixth street
The object of the club is to provide
a comfortable home for students OF
music, the drama, pictorial and plas-
tic art and the various forms of arts
and crafts. About twenty-five girls
make their home in the club, and the
membership is said To be over 200.
Members have the use of the pleas
ant clubrooms for social teas, lee
lures. musicals and other student ac-
tivities. Though affiliated with the
Young Womens Christian association,
ii is absolutely -sectaridn. Other
members of the board of managers
are Mrs. Schuyler Schieffelin, Miss
Elizabeth Dodge, Miss Elenor Boree.
Miss May Lerry, Mrs. John r. Mac
Arthur, Mrs. +. G. Carter, Mrs Percy
Hall Jennings and Mrs. j. w. Auchin-
Gloss.
Miss Lille l.. Lagenour has retired
from the office of superintendent of
schools in COlusa county, California.
after a service of more than twelve
years. During the administration of
Miss Lagenour the school year was
extended from seven to nine months
and the salaries of the teachers in
creased 90 per cent. Four years ago
Miss Lagenour wished to retire from
office, but both political parties urged
hQr A ha candidate
term.
Miss Fanny Bixby is reported to be
doing unusually good work among
hayward boys and girls at Long
Beach, Cal. She is a Wellesley grad
uate and spent a year in settlement
study at the Civic Service House in
Boston and another year in the
Nurses Settlement of San Francisco.
Though the daughter of wealthy pa
rents, Miss Bixby devotes her time
to helping Juvenile offenders. She
is a special police officer.
Miss Annie J. Allebach is the first
woman To enter the ministry of the
Mennonite denomination. She was
ordained short time ago in Phila-
delphia. For several years Miss Ale
bach has been engaged in mission
work and before that she taught in
both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
She has received degrees from both
the Columbia university and the Uni
versity of New York for advanced
courses of study.
Miss Emile w. McVea, dean of the
Women's university of Cincinnati.
was i'm charge of the dinner given
hN fhn fTinrff,natf
lege to the Equal Suffrage league a
few days ago in honor of Mrs Fran
ces Squire Potter Besides Mrs. Pot
ter those who spoke or responded to
toasts were Miss Laura Clay, Miss
McVea. Mrs. J. Warren Richie. DIR.
Sarah Stewers. Prof. j. w. Giltner.
Elliott Pendleton, DR.. Samuel Allen
and Edwin L. Hitchins
Thirty-five women have been elect
ed town councillors i'm Sweden. Eight
cen were elected by the liberals. nine
by the conservatives, three by the
socialists and five on independent
tickets. One had the joint nominal
ton of both liberals and conserva-
tives. The majority of these women
are school teachers.
Miss Virginia C. Gildersleeve. the
newly appointed dean of Barnard col
lege, will be formally indicted into
office February IS. Miss Glider
sleeve viii continue to teach a few
of her, classes, including those in
Shakespeare.
Miss Anna Rogstad is about to be-
come a member of the Norwegian
parliament. Miss Rogstad was cho-
sen an alternate member for Gen.
Brattle, who hs0 since been chosen
president of the storthing He is now
Obliged to give up his seat for a
while to take part in reorganizing
the army. Miss Rogstad as his al
ternate will have to fill his place as
a member. though it is said she will
not act as president
New South Wales is said to have
the model womans prison of the
world. The cells are all well lighted.
plastered and colored light green
The bathrooms are supplied with
both hot and cold water and each
woman has a daily bath. All the