Evening star., 1915-03-28
WOMEN DELAY VOTE ON
EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS
Resolution in Their Favor Goes
Over at Meeting Of the
Federation.

Resolutions concerning tne Iur tHer 3
of vocational education in the Districts s
public schools brought forth lively
debate at a meeting of the executive
board of the District Federation OF
Women's Clubs last evening at the Ra-
leigh Hotel. The result was that the
resolution was ordered held over for a
month before any action should be
taken regarding it.
When the resolution. sent to the fed
Grafton by the District Congress of
Mothers, was brought up, Miss Ellen
Marshall Rugg asked if any one had
Investigated to see just what is being
done in the Districts public schools in
vocational education at present, and,
if so, how many pupils have taken ad-
vantage of the courses offered as COM
pared with the number for whom there
are facilities. No one answered as 10
having positive knowledge along this
line.
DR. Sallie Jones Jagers declared the
suggestion that some investigation
along this line be taken before acting
upon the resolution was q good one
education should do this or that. but
we frequently forget the expense in
volved or other features"
Urges Home Training.
Prior to the presentation Of the reso-
luton DR.. Jagers. who is chairman OF
the committee on vocational educa-
ton, declared that vocational train
ing should begin at home. Without the
proper rules of law and order in the
home there can be no law or order in
the town. the city or in the nation.
The boy or girl who dictates to the
fot har n hnna cannot
be a good citizen"
Further she asserted that Il do not
believe in leaving the whole task of
teaching children for life IN the hands
have a big task on their hands in
teaching the three RS even imperfect
ly.'
That the people of the District with
their fine opportunities" should be will
ing to forego some Of the higher or
newer phases of education in order
that the money which would be so used
might be spent in teaching the mil
lions of illiterates in this country was
urged by Miss Laura Craddick. She
spoke of the great number of persons
in America who cannot read. or write.
Opposes Bfllboards.
Concerted action to do away with
billboards was urged by Mrs. Charles
p Grandf1eld, who declared 1t to be
an antiquated form of advertising. She
asked the delegations present from the
various organizations to take UP the
matter with the respective clubs and
have the clubs write to the District
Commissioners and the Board of Trade
urging this. On the route of the Cabin
John car line. she said, were many
biIlboards which had not been used
for weeks, land the torn bills are even
more disreputable appearing than they
were originally
She told of meeting of a vigilance
committee Of citizens recently, at which
the question of proper motion pictures
and the abolition of sensational advertis-
ing posters of them were discussed. Mo
ton picture men who were present, she
said, claimed they would like to do away
with such posters, but could not because
of their competitors. She said they had
also expressed willingness to display
films of an unsensational nature if the
public 80 desired.
New Members Welcomed.
A delegation from Phil Sheridan Wom-
ans Relief Corps, which was recently
elected to membership in the federation,
was present Mrs. Ida A Oldroyd spoke
briefly on behalf Of the corps, saying how
glad the members were to have Joined the
federation. Mrs. Nevil Monroe Hopkins
Of the Staunton Suffrage Club spoke along
similar lines on behalf Of her organiza-