Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-04-24
SUCCESSFUL WOMEN
TELL OF VOCATIONS
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and imm ediately won the hearts OF
her audience. She gave an outline
of the points to be considered in de-
signing a gown ara selecting mater
ials. This was followed by an inter
esting history of the more exclusive
materials from the time of their con-
ception and manufacture to their n
PRODUCTION in the leading centers of
fashion.
Miss Carlton was the first in the
Pacific Northwest TO divide her work
into departments and to give each Of
her assistants an opportunity to do
that part of the work she liked best
for she realized the Importance of
love for ones work. An interesting
comparison between the work If
women and girls in her shop who
had had educational training and
those who had not was made by Mrs.
Carlton.
Opportunity for questions was
given after each address.
The speakers Of the Saturday
morning session were Miss |. NJ. Ste
yens, director of physical education
for women in the University of Ida
no; Miss Wilkinson, city secretary CT
the Young Womer'a Christian Asso-
citation in Spokane and Miss Mar
jorie Johnson, city market inspector
of Tacoma. Though handling work
SO very different at first glance, each
woman emphasized the same funda-
mental qualifications, namely, an in
tense love of ones work and q
knowledge and understanding of hu-
man nature. A good general educa-
ton is the very test foundation for
any special work, for the more sub
jects one studies the better ones
ability to reach every side of human
ity.
Miss Stevens spoke of the differ
ent phases of physical education,
such as playground direction and fes-
tival management. That woman who
is looking within herself to find
whether she is fitted for such work
must find there the qualities of the
organizer; the ability to adapt her
self and her materials to circum-
stances, and the creative power of
work, for this vocation
is SO new that every problem must
be solved alone ard often for the
first time.
THE work of the Young Women's
Christian Association embraces all
declared Miss Wilkinson,
the second speaker, land requires
the same qualifications. Miss Will
kinson brought out the point that
the association 5 object is to increase
joy in living. She took particularly
the work of the st. Louis Associa-
ton, where she was educational sec
rotary for two years. As she de-
scrlbed the nun er0us departments,
she also told of the equipment of
the building the leaders of the diff
ferent division, and many little life
stories of the development of indi-
viduals due to the influence of the
association. No matter what ones
line of work, it may we'll serve 9TH
ers through the Y. w. c. A. and
this service to others will bring that
true joy in living for which every
one strives.
Miss Johnson spoke on social
work, since she has had such broad
experience along this line, both in
the United States and England. She
the necessity for trained
workers who have been taught to
think of what every new step means.
She declared that all work, to be sue
cessful, must be socialized. The
compensation of a life given to social
work, the science Of helpfulness, are
joy in life and a belief in mankind,
for when one has found ones work
has socialized it, ard is of use to the
community, she has come very near
the peace which passeth understand
ing, and has found The Bluebird. -
The gathering at Stevens Hall on
Saturday evening for the closing ses-
sion was educational rather than So
cial, for its purpose was to bring TO
the student women other yocatiols
for which there was no time for pre-
sentation in the morning confer
ence sessions. Short talks were given
by the main speakers, also by our
local leaders, Miss Craig and Miss
Swezey, and by the conference pa
tronesses, Mrs. Shedd, Mrs. Good
year, and Mrs. Bryan. Miss Merrick,
director of physical education at the
University of Washington, gave a
most interesting account of the pre-
parations at the "U" for the annual