Rock Island Argus., 1913-07-03
SEVENS' YEAR BOOK.

THE SEvENS, A STUDY CLUB,
composed of Rock Island and Moline
women, have just issued the oath
year book, containing very attrac-
tive program of study. They will take
up Myths and Folklore of Many
Nations" and the program follows:
Oct. 6-Leaders, Mrs. Dufva, Miss
Mary Anthony and Miss Blanche
Searle. Universally of myths; pre-
sentations and preservation of myths /;
theories as to the origin of myths.
Oct. 30-Leaders, Mrs. Clevenstine.
Miss Anna Wright, Mrs. Fabian Law.
son. The oldest myths-the Hindu
The myths of India; the sun and dawn
myths of the "rig-voda;" the tiger, the
Braham and the Jackal.
Nov 3-Leaders, Mrs. Shallberg
Miss Houghtoa and Miss Caughey
Greek myths and legends. Greek
mythology. its origin and develop
ment; place of Greek myths in lit
erature and art; the death of Hector
Nov. 17-Leaders, Miss Lukens, Miss
Nellie Anthony and Miss Kerns. Scan
dinavian folklore. Morse mythology
the Eddas; Siguard the Volsung.
Dec. Leaders, Miss Schillinger
Miss Putnam and Miss Mary Anthony
Persian folklore. The Zend-avesta
Persian mythology as portrayed il
Lalla Rookh; stories from the Arabian
knights.
Dec. 15-Leaders, Mrs. Lawson, Mrs
Vincent and Miss Wright. Japan
Folklore of Japan; characteristics o
Japanese folklore as compared will
those of countries previously studied
the telling of the Blue Flame"
Dec. 12-Leaders, Miss Mary An
thony, Miss Kerns and Mrs. eleven
stine. Celtic folklore. Ireland, tn,
home of the Little Good People;
hero tales of Ireland; "The Big Poo
People"
Jan. 26-Leaders, Miss Caughey
Mrs. Dufva and Miss Nellie Anthony
Folklore of the Russians. The haI
rowing folk tales of Russia; the infiu
ence of the Russian folklore on tn
peasantry; the friend-Russian fol-
tales, Ralston.
Feb. 9-Leaders, Miss Houghtor
Miss Searle and Mrs. Shallberg. Gel
man folklore. German folklore i
general and legends of the Rhine
Richard Wagner and the German IL
gends; Grimms tales.
Feb. 23-Leaders, Miss Wright, Mis-
Schillinger and Mrs. Vincent. Foil
lore of England. Folklore and her
tales of England; history of King Al
thur and the knights of the roun
table; the sword of Excalibur.
March 9-Leaders, Miss Putnam
Mrs. Lawson and Miss Lukens. Foil
lore of the South sea islands. Sa,
age folklore; universality of religio
shown in Polynesian myths; tales c
Menehunes.
March 23-Leaders, Miss Nellie Al
thony, Mrs. Cleyestine and Mrs. Dufvs
America folklore. New England foil
lore and legends with typical exam
pies; folk tales of the south with typ
cal examples; Indian nature myth
with typical examples.
April 6-Leaders, Miss Kerns, Mis-
Caughey and Miss Houghton. Egyp
Mythology of ancient Egypt; compar
son of Greek and Egyptian mythology
myth of Osiris and Isis.
April 20-Leaders, Mrs. Vincen
Mrs. Shallberg and Miss Schillinge
Roumania. Gypsy folklore; natur
myths of the Roumania peasantry
gypsy folk tales illustrating gyps
nature.
Il May 4-Leaders, Miss Searle, Mis-
Lukens and Miss Putnam. Hero tale
of many lands. Hero worship; stor
of William TELL" (Swiss); "Sfel
frie d." (German); "Odysseus,
(Greek); robin Hood" (English) }
"Havelock," Scandinavian; "San
son." (Hebrew).
May 1S-Dwarfs, elves, pixies, ks
holds, brownies and goblins. Roun
table, note the difference between tn
black, brown and white; note hor
closely all are related to the life {
man; contrast their cleverness wit
the invariable stupidity of the giant
Election of officers.
| At each Meeting thar.a Es a .o,,.