The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-17

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follows: The arts ana crafts depart
nlenk created at the close of Mrs.
Whites term, held it's first exhibition at
Bismarck in 1910. Since then a similar
exhibition has been held at each annual
meeting. The new department, indus
trial and social conditions, was created
two years ago and year ago made
lts bow in Q apeciaI Programme at Dew
lis Lake. TWO years ago at Bismarck
1t was voted TO include the work of
food sanitation under the health de-
partnent.
work.
AT ouT last meeting at Devils Lake
a new need created a new department,
namely, the extension department W
nav aimed to organize these depart
ments to do educational work along
their special lines, The eager reception
by the clubs OF programmes and mater.
ial thus offered them mas shown the
wisdom OF this policy. The president
of the correspondence and 1t should be
handled thoroughly and wisely. The
new clubs are not conversant enough
with our organization and its depart
ments to know where 10 write, and
often they do not know which line of
study they wish to take up until they
know all we have to offer. It wa this
condition that called into being the
extension department"
A Department Council.
"The building UP of our departments
has, just as with the district growth,
brought with 1T new problems and dam
gers. As q department grows and
develops 1t is apt to become a little
world to itself. In it's eagerness to do
good and energetic service in its own
field, it is apt to slight and even crowd
meet this problem we have instituted
the annual joint conference of the
board with the department chairmen.
But so many questions arise during the
yea when our workers are widely
scattered that / believe. in the reor-
ganization we are planning, arrang
ments hould be made for a second
joint conference at the spring meeting
be called a council. to be composed of
board members and committee chair
men.
Incorporation soon.
I'm view Of the many changes needed
to make u organization more effec-
tive, a special committee on incorpora-
ton was appointed a year ago to can
ysss the situation. Their report will
be heard Friday morning. Various
by the board and by another year we
should be ready to incorporate with
new charter Ind bylaws.
The Endowment Fund.
The third need, means, brings us
to the discussion Of the endowment
fund. The ways n means problem
has been the most serious one in the
path of our advancing work. If this
fund is to be raised, 1t means a COM
bined pull from all Of Us together. and
then IL will be easy. If every vice
president in her district spread the
message and explained the needs, IL
every BOARD member was ready with a
lucid statement when an explanation
Is needed, IL every department worker
were pushing for 1T with all her might,
IL every club woman were interested In
informing herself and her friends as
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there would not be a bit OF trouble.
After considering the best methods of
procuring more revenue, you have
twice rejected the plan, and / believe
dues, and yourselves adopted the plan
of procuring an endowment fun We
mad our estimate of what 1t was poss-
ible to raise from year to year. A year
special committee, we raised the
amount asked, but 80 far this year we
have not received one-half OF that
which we expected.
I'm Conclusion.
with a clear understanding of our
adhere to 1t and not let our efforts
be d~issipated in other directions; with,
an organization adapted to the carry
Ing on of such work, and with a rev.
enue sufficient to economically take
care of our expenses, our future will
be bright indeed. We have q wom-
anhood second to that of no state. Let
us keep it at it's present high level.
Let us even improve 1t by giving to all
women educational opportunities.
And now as / am about to retire
from the executive office allow me to
tender my apologies for all that has
through limitations of time, strength or
Judgment. j have truly wished to
serve you we'll, and where / have failed
the regret has been mine more than It
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