Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORA-
TION TO BE FILED WITH
SECRETARY OF STATE
Propose to Have One Hundred
Sons and Daughters of Union
Labor Enter State Univer-
sity for Full Course
by Next Year.

Tomorrow Sunday a meeting of
the Colorado Labor Educational As
sociation will be held in the offices of
Dean Hellems at the state univer-
sity, Boulder. Articles of incorpora-
tion. drawn by United States District
Attorney Harry b. Tedrow, which are
10 be filed with the secretary of state
next week, are to be discussed and
finally adopted.
The plan Of affording opportunity
for sons and daughters of wage-earn-
ers receiving a higher education at the
Colorado state university was adopted
at the annual convention Of the State
Federation Of Labor held in Boulder
during the second week Of August.
Five labor representatives on the board
were then chosen, consisting of John
X. Lawson, James Duce, +. NJ. Sloan,
W. S. Walton and Alice McCabe. The
proposition further provided for MEM
bers appointed by the university fac
ulty and the railroad brotherhoods.
The faculty named Dean Hellems, DR..
George and II. b. Tedrow. the latter
being an alumni. Later, the railroad
brotherhoods chose w. +. Hynes as
their representative, SO that the board
is now complete.
Temporary Organization
At a preliminary meeting held in
Denver early in September. n tempo
rary organization was effected by Sc
lecting John X. Lawson as chairman
and James Duce as secretary.
A subcommittee consisting of II. b.
Tcdrow, Dean Hellems and James Duce
will report Sunday on plan for rails
ing funds to carry out the objects of
the association, which will be mailed
to all labor organizations In the form
~ s-Tr 1n lat ta hnnaI n
raise $4,000 year for four years.
or 100000 in all. to form a permanent
fund. This will maintain 100 students
at the university, and the amounts
advanced students is to be paid back
into the fund when the graduates ac-
cept remunerative positions. One or
more suitable buildings for housing
these students will be rented or leased.
Feel Need of Education.
In speaking of this splendid pro-
gram of education, a member of the
board made this statement to The Bull
letin:
"There is no body of citizens that
appreciate education more keenly, or
who deplorc their failings in this re-
spect, than do the labor bodies of Colo
RADIO. They fully intend not only to
push their present undertaking to a
successful issue. but they also realize
that il they and their children are to
be able to get anything in the nature
of higher education. that they will
have to do all in their power to make
the primary schools in every way
capable of training them for it."
From this it will be seen that or
ganized labor of Colorado. thru this
educational board, is to take more in
tcrest and prominent part in the
educational opportunities provided for
children in the rural grammar and
high schools as well as providing
means for attending the state uni
versity Should ii be necessary to pass
new laws or amend the state constitu-
ton in order to accomplish this. then
bills and amendments will be initiated.
Labor Proposes to DO.
Colorado labor has been aroused
and is awake today" continued this
board member. "Many times and oft
they have struggled for what they be-
fought for every inch of progress
made. They have never fought in the
part of any cause as they will in the
future for the right of the fullest pos
sible education opportunities for all,
from the highest to the lowest"
This movement has created much in
terest thruout the country and numer-
Gus letters OF inquiry as well as COM
mendation are being received by Off
GERS of the State Federation.
CONGRESSMAN Keating writes: 81
was interested in the report of the
committee on education at the State
Labor convention. I believe it con-
tains the germ of great idea. We
hear a good deal Of loose talk about
the success of the sclf-made man. The
truth is that the man who has n de-
fective education travels thru life un-
der tremendous handicap. In about
one case in thousand he wins posi-
tion which is worth having"
Colorado Blazcs the Way.
w. B. Rubin, chief counsel for the
Illinois State Federation of Labor,
saws this in his letter: 81 have been
thinking and talking and writing about
gthis for years past, and have en-