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ssgreat cause; not a negative career
not series Of disapprovals of thi.
and that. It must be formative work, 1
positive work, active work 7 You arei|
acquainted with lives that stand for
nothing individuality, lives that do no
evil; that agree with good sentiments
OF others when they hear" them ex-
pressed, but never stand for anything
positive before the community. Do
you desire such life for this great
body? Please do not misunderstood
me. We. as good friends and neigh.
DORIS, will endorse our friends, will ex-
4 press our opinions on many matters
not directly or vitality our personal
concern, but that will not be our seri-
GUS work. Such opinions will not be
valued by the world mire highly than
are. Similar opinions of men spoken
from principal and general informa-
ton, but from no personal investiga-
ton or expert knowledge. Our opin-
ions will have velue and weight along
the lines in which we are experienced
and specialized. Therefore, we should
be chary of talk except as to our spe-
cial department of work in life Let IFS
guard our influence jealousy. Let us
speak with authority wnen we speak.
Let us, have one line of work upon
which we are competent to speak.
Secondly let us be true to ourselves
as women, Let us utilize those fac
ulties which are ours alone. The
world is full enough of men and their
work, and, Oh, the need there is al
ways Of woman's worl-to educate
ourselves and sisters-to make wise
wives and mothers. Can there be a
greater need or calling? Education
for women has broadened so in it's
scope; it now embraces the universe
as it's theme, realizing that mothers
are mothers Of men as we'll as of
women. There is no field of educa-
ton that we cannot use as we are able
to grasp it,
This has been called the "age of the
child" and we have done well to re-
alize the potentialities in the child and
to make every effort to develop these
along the best lines, but l am PRAYING
that the coming age may be that of
the mother. Every child we'll educat-
ed means a valuable asset to society
and the state. But every mother pro-
perly trained aud educated means a
potential, two-fold, three-fold, multi
fold asset, as the case may be. Ev-
cry good, earnest, efficient mother
means a group of good citizens. The
real interests of the child are consert-
ed only os we provide such mothers.
The current thought is that every good
child well trained will produce in turn
a good parent, but this is subversive
of the order of nature. The parent
antedates the child. Modern society
has sought to make the school supply
the lack of the home; has endeavored
to have the teacher, in a measure, sup
plant the parent. This, to me, is not
only mistaken, but actually vicious.
The mother has the child the first
six years Of life entirely. During it's
years of schooling she has it eighteen
hours out of twenty-four. Think you
that any school Or teachers can or
ought to try to over-balance this pow
/ erful influence? In other and plain
er words, Of what use is precept and
education in the school when the daily
example and practice Of the home is
IN perpetual contrast? Can the school
teach with success honor, morality,
purity, when deceit, indecency and i'm
purity are the atmosphere of the home :?
Gan 1t 1nculcate cleanliness, thrift and
concord when the home is conducted
In dirt waste and discord? a
1 " Neither can motherhood ever be
I effectively taught in the school. The
daily tasks and lessons do not illum-,
mate the work of future which at
that time is so, remotely felt and I'M
derstood. We all learn many things
only when the need and fitting, time
has come. Motherhood is a function
for maturity and the home. Tie
Woman's club asserts that learning
does not end with school, nor ca nall
its branches, be embraced in a school
course. H.. The. Woman's club takes the
mother, whether actual or potential
and says, Come learn with and from
u.s." It saves. the young woman from
g thoughtless, careless, empty life. 1t
stirs her desire to know. It provides
4 her with mental care and sustenance.
It teaches her the seriousness of life
and the dignity of her calling. 1t
makes of her responsible creature
responsible to, home, to society, to
state, to, God. It provides her with
power through faith, knowledge and
fitness. No other agency can accom-
plish this task of mother education ae
can the Federated Women's clubs. We
! need search for no, other avenues of
inftiuence-we need only reach out
and bring more women to ourselves
That is our real destiny. ...%<,,
The woman's hour has struck.
In power she moves her course
a To shape and run. To her, -
Small children, men of strength,
Must turn. for food, for care,
Fol, vital needs, for life. y,n: ..,.,,..
1 She must all knowing be; <:~
She must have learning wide,
All doors once closed so fast 4
Are oped her mind to form, ]
Her sertngth to nourish, feed, !.
Her life full wise to make.
a Oh, woman, enter in! -, .s,-- s
And eat the feast thus spread, +
l. And till the field 11nharrpd .f.''