The Detroit times., 1916-08-12
Club Women Divided
AS To Wisdom of
Palmer Home.
SOME SAY EFFORT
COMES TOO LATE
Others Think Domestic
Science School Will
Be Result.

The club women OF Detroit are d.
vided in their opinion as TO the be-
quest OF Mrs. Lizzie Merrill Palmer
of more than sl,OoO,0 900 for the es-
adjustment OF a school for the
training of girls tor home makers
and mothers. While fully apprecia,-
ing Mrs Palmer's generosity and
good motives they are more or less
puzzled az TO the way the idea can
be successfully carried out
Mrs. II II AshbauRh, president
OF the Michigan Federated Women
clubs said "Wc would Ne obliged
TO begin by teaching the TEACHERS
and It would. be difficult to find
enough persons capable OF doing
This To understand how 10 pre-
pare others for lilo in the most
battling problem. II is quite differ
rnt from ordinary education and
would have TO BE- most carefully
done , do not know the conditions
q, plans under which this school IS
supposed TO be operated, but It's
success depends upon these things"
Mr. W X Avoid former presi-
dent OF the Detroit Federated clubs
4 am afraid that this Is 80 great
an undertaking that 10 cannot sue.
ceed upon broad lines. but viii set
tie into merely q school OF domes
tic science. wonder whether il
viii attract girls The present day
girls are not inclined TO be ambi
,ious n domestic matters. We need
mncthing of this sort very much
Int am afraid that we will have
first 60 create a uesire for this
knowledge ana training on the
girls part
Mrs Henry Campbell formerly
chairman Of the Child's Welfare de
partment OF the Twentieth Century
clubs: 81 believe that Mrs Palmer
wished 10 bring American woman
hood back TO what she considered
It's proper sphere. which, in her eS-
timation. was all comprised in the
home Also ! think she wanted TO
instill IDEAS OF the simple lie which
teaches that happiness does not de
pend upon countless 20 sessions and
Injuries II is fine idea if anyone
is big enough % know how to ac-
complished H. ! am not at all sure
that such "A thing can tc brought
about with the changed economic
conditions. hut ! uc believe that "a
certain reaction from tlo freud OF
tho Young girl Of today is very much
needed
Mrs r. G.. Osborne, who. has been
prominently ident fed I'm tie fight
for The small school board and a
prominent member Of The cduca.
tional department of the Twentieth
Century club. Is enthusiastic over
the idea 81 believe that Mrs Pal
nter will build for herself one Dl
ments" she said 81 wish her ac-
ton might inspire other citizens to
promote a municipal university in
the city, her school TO be one OF the
units How much better than build
ing monuments OF bronzS or stone.
! do not draw distinctions between
manual labor and the mental and
spiritual side of life II has been
clearly demonstrated that when you
train the hand, you train the mind
and spirit, so that If this school is
merely ono OF domestic science,
II will supply a long felt want
Mrs +. II Holt. suffIagist and
peace worker, had this 20 say: III
is strange that girls are expected
TO know, instinctivcly, how to be
successful mothers and housekeep-
ers while no one expects a lawyer
or doctor 10 attempt his profession
without a thorough training. The
girl OF today cares little for these
things. and II Is doubtful whether or
not she Will be inclined to take adj
vantage of this opportunity Condt'
lions are such that return 10 the
simple homelife OF our grandmoth-
ers will be very hard TO bring about
All women must be vitality interest.
ed In this bequest and be- ready 20
help. II their help Is desired
The Request has called forth com
mendatIon from superintendent of
Schools Charles r. Chadsey, Ira W,
Jayne, superintendent Of the rccrea-
ton commission Or IL PoloZker
specialist in childrens diseases, and
| Or Mary Thompson Stevens, who
consider that this training Is much
needed and bound 10 he of great
benefit 10 the community. Or. Stew
ems suggests that a school for faith
erhood might also be instituted TO
the advantage Of society
The New Hampshire Bankers as.