El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-27
Tie GOSSIP CORNER
by RUTH MOSRO AUGUR.

T The Tourist club, which was or
Eanized only a few short weeks
| ago. very happy idea is being
Followed by the club members with
enthusiasm that is increasing at each
meeting The purpose OF the club is
the development OF its members
Therefore the club is limited to ten. so
that every member must participate In
the work OF the club and so that there
shall be no silent members. Realiz-
ing that the most important need OF
the modern woman, for PARTICIPATION
IN organization activities, is the abil-
ity to think on her feet" and to sneak
extemporaneOusly in public upon any
topic, TO the point. concisely unaf-
fectedly and pleasingly. the chief work
OF the club IS directed to this end. South
America and current events are helms.
studied and at each program extern
poraneous talks are given on various
phases Of travel, or the customs and
habits OF the countries Travelled
through, while current events of the
day are also extemporaneously pre-
sented- The members contend that al
most any one can copy data from refer
ence books for written paper, for the
speaker to understand this material
sufficientiy to present 1t without notes
IS a different matter The idea is be-
coming very popular and 1t is prob
able that eventually the work Of the
club Will be widened. by the forming
Of number OF Tourist club groups,
working upon the same principles
In line with the spirit Of American 7
Ism which Is spreading over the coun- /
try. is the movement adopted by the /
women OF Detroit Mich, which might |
be well applied IN FL Paso Every /
woman IN the Detroit women's Amerf- |
canizatlon committee which was or 1
gained to cooperate with the
board OF commerce, Of Detroit. !,
nlnrInaE
These are to put one IMMIGRANT
family on her calling list: 10 |
teach one foreign born mother Eng I
iish- to get one immigrant to become ,
a citizen and to Americanize one i'm
migrant woman The immigrant !
mother is one OF the most vital factors /
IN the characterization of her family. !
Sometimes. because the mother does |
not understand the process of chang
ing from the old world customs TO tho
new, she uses her influence against
inns with her family. In order to show
Ihe foreign mothers what America can ]
do Tor them. the wOmeu's JrCanfza-
mons are uniting in a plan of work to
Dring the opportunities in this country
open 70 the immigrants before the
mothers OF the immigrant families
Caps and gowns as the costumes for
the graduating classes Of the high /
school are being discussed by the mem
oers of the NJ Sigma class who will /
receive their diplomas this spring. The !
cOstuminC Of the seniors particularly
the girls. always brings up a great
amount Of discussion The ideal Of an
public schools is democracy. both in
dress and ia conduct An effort has
been made In preceding years 10 Iimiu
the cost Of the graduating costumes. 50
That the students. whose families are OF |
1nly moderate means. may not be en- | Z
by the contrast between | ,
heir costumes and those of wealthy
However. even though e. I
precedent the problem IS ,
lot settled BY fixing Of "A limited cost
beyond the class which fixes the cost
The intrOd uctiOn of caps and gowns d
or the commencement exercises as A
permanent institution. would in q wav r.
'olve this problem. On the other hand
here IS some opposition to the right D
n the use "f caps and Gowns b,- hfeh D
chool students on the contention that j
hese are the right only of graduates Z.
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