The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-30
After Three Years Course They
Will Be Educated for
Political Careers.

New York, January pa new
wonan's university opened its doors
Yesterday. 1t offers d three years
course, to TT the women of New York
State 20 take their place in the great
political world There will be no
sheepslsin as reward for hard study.
however The diploma VIII be ballot.
and commencement day Will be the first
Tuesday in Novem Der, 1915
The freshman class enrolled yesterday
has 20 600 mem bers-the largest class III
American educational history Their
class yell is "Nictory-l9l5 -
Yes. the Woman's [ University of New
York State, that Ia what Mrs James
Lees Laidlaw christened the campaign
which began yesterday for votes TOT
women in New York in 1915.
1t isn't only that we will get the vote
then" she cried joyously. the wonder
fIl thing is that We viii be educated N
The proper way 20 use il. We begin to-
dav college course in practical politics
which will make the women OF New
York the best educated class which was
ever given the franchise. 1t is the dis
trict work which Will teach us Our
whole state must be organized just as
the men have organized for political
purposes. We shall know how to appeal
to the voters in every ward our es-
perience in pU bic speaking in Legislative
proceedings. in committee work. III the
machinery Of politics and the workings
of human nature Will enable us to
plunge right into real political life the
moment we get the vote
The college year OF this new Woman 5
University was opened with appropriate
ceremony at Q O'Clock Yesterday morn
ing at the presidents office. at %
East Thirty-fourth street The new
victory pennant was flung 10 the breeze
az the women--bcg pardon. the pro
fessors-lcancd out OF the window and
gave the college yell:
"Victory-isi5
"Rah. rah. ran
Votes for women
"Rah. rah. rsh
The coiors Of the new pcnnsnt arc
cold and white Sunshine and light.
a. Mrs. Lsldiaw expressed - IN the
rapfurous little speech she made 20 her
colleagues after they shut the window
The fax nutfercd Ira tho morning breeze
and the regular. pedestrians Of Thirty
Fourth street. who have long since
croru accustomed 20 looking uD at
No % 10 see what those women arc NJ
10 nov. were rewarded b. the vision
Of = clean white Tag. With clear yellow
lo.fe-s. instead Of the dingv yellow and
In thc dusr and smoke The letters
read Woman Suffrage Party victory
-rsi5 ono man stopped and politely
uffed his bat Tho women watching
Rugged each ofnrr ersfafically.
wen make fhcm an rcepcct our
ausc before 1915. they prophcsied-
Then they agreed. o. ihe fret step N
.hci- education. 90 practice tho use OF
carrnaigu words and eliminate from
tbcir vocabUisrics 81 supcrnuous WORDS
uuc.nnecfcd With surragc.
we shall gree; each other with VIC
fo-v. 1915. Mrs Jaidlaw announces.
..Thcro viii 30 no more trifc Good
morning. or Hello. honcys when We
ruces We shall do a. the early chTle-
,ians did. ~ az the is ~ the Arabs ~ho
greot everyone With Peace be Win
rous- ffyou SO two su1rasis.s sncctins
on Fifth avenue and they don't r-y
Good morning don't think they
haven't any manners. Just remcmocr
.bcy arc using she much rnorc bcauttfui
nj riruifearf form 20 saiufation.
which comes from the heart, 'ftceorys