Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-25

for the benefit of all the people. with,
special privileges to none but with
equal advantage to all.
ITO the appeal for funds many
have been quick to respond, and we
number men as we'll as women
among our supporters. over 200 in
dividual subscriptions, ranging from
81 to $50, have been received. In this
connection l must mention the splen-
did cooperation and hearty support
of several members of the Woman's
Club of Englewood, also the Cosmos
Club of Elizabeth, every member of
which sent in a contribution.
From New Brunswick comes a
pledge of 800 from DR.. Arthur Lee
land Smith and $25 each from four
other representative citizens. And we
may depend upon il, the women of
New Brunswick will do their share
and more toward raising this fund,
FOR they are already at work The
students who attended last August
the first summer school ever held at
our State college, in recognition of
the advantages given them there by
the State and willing to help others
to like or greater opportunities, have
pledged $500 The Village Improve
ment Association of Crawford at their
last meeting, under the enthusiastic
guidance of their president. pledged
themselves to raise 5000 for the
woman's State college, to be paid not
later than October. 1914.
State Pride In Jersey.
Some pessimists have said there is
no State pride in New Jersey. that
no one cares anything about our State
college or the future of our bright
girls; that no one will give any money
toward placing New Jersey educa-
tionally on a par with other States.
But I feel this to be untrue. Some
where in New Jersey there are
philanthropic men and women who
would gladly help us. but we must
seek them out and plead for our girls.
And we must not forget our share.
II we will concentrate, if we will CO.
operate and follow the splendid eX-
ample set us by Dr. Smith, by the
Rutgers Summer School students, by
the Englewood Club and the V. |. A.
of Crawford, a State college for
women in New Jersey will not be a
dream-it will be reality, a wonder
full and lasting memorial to the State
federation, which will benefit the
women from every corner of the
whole State and will last for all
time"
Vocational Guidance" was the SUBJ
iect of a talk by Superintendent of
Schools j. r. Beachler. of Nutley, and
DR.. II. A. Cotton. of Trenton, talked
on Mental Hygiene" Suggestions
for club work among the girls were
presented by Mrs. A. w. Diller, of
Upper Montclair.
Mrs. Margaret Stoddard Butten-
helm. chairman of the department of
LEGISLATION. outlined the accomplish
ments of the department, and told
members how they could cooperate
for the achieving of greater things
in the future. In part she said;
IF to have accomplished some
thing means that we must be able to
point to some law on our statute
books and say we did it, then our
answer must be negative And if we
are honest and fair. it will always be
negative. No one organization, no
one man passes any law no matter
how hard they may work for it. The
credit must always be divided among
the workers for the law, an aroused
public opinion, the legislators. and,
perhaps, the governor. We will all
agree that the most important factor
is public opinion. IF we have helped
to create public opinion in favor of
any needed legislation we have ac-
complished something worth while
This we have done to a limited eX-
tent Our influence has not been
such that we are inclined to boast
of it, but in the sense that every
little counts it has been worth while"
Mrs. J. o. Burt, of Bridgeton, chair
man of the Junior Civics League, was
unable to be present, and her paper
anent the workings of the league was
read by Mrs. H. NJ Edwards, the fed
GRAFTON corresponding secretary. Rev.
Charles II. Powers, pastor of the
church, gave the invocation, and
words of welcome were spoken by
Mrs. j. Il. Williams, honorary presi-
dent Of the Nutley Improvement So
ciety. and Mayor A. Blum, of Nut
ley.
Would il She Dared, and Did.
Politics, which, along with religion,
are tabooed, almost crept in when
Mrs. Frank Amber Pattison, of CO.
lonia, a former federation president,
spoke word of greeting.
81 know politics is tabooed" she
said, with a smile; but | would, if /
dared, like to say Have you met
Colby?' And I'd like to tell that the
servant problem is really a political
one but I won't"
Mrs. Pattison has been working
vigorously in the interests of the
Colby campaign.
Mrs, Ropes. the president. talked