The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-26
ARMS N EDUCATION
TOO IND|V|DUAL|zED
Entertsiping Reports Read Mt Equal
Suffrage League Meeting on
Trip to Washington.

DIR. Anna Howard Shaw said that
the security of the league of nations
lies in the schoolhouse--that democ-
racy must be preached from one end
OF the land to the other" said Miss
Bessie y. Taylor in an address before
the Equal Suffrage league of Rich
mond yesterday afternoon upon the
subject OF the women,,s victory dinner
U.s.. a,e,sss.s,,ss ,ses.A se~<,se.ss Is 49,
ington.
Our aims In education have been
zoo individualized," continued Miss
Taylor. I'VE have fncuicated In the
chiid the ambition for his own ad-
vAacement Now l believe we should
have different objective--an ambi-
gssn for the advancement OF the COM
gf4mity. believe that education
should he made a democratic obliga
tson."
Miss Taylor outlined the bill pend
ing in congress for an appropriation
fer the advancement of education in
tie several states. This bill was in
;roduced in the senate by Senator
smith, of Georgia and its object is
20 eQusiize educational opportunity.
The educational problems discussed
az the conference were stressed by
Miss Taylor.
To me" said Mrs. Randolph May
rard another speaker, the outstand-
ing feature of the gathering was the
spirit of good fellowship which pre-
vailed there. Women OF all classes
from all over the world, women of
this country with the women of the
allies, had come together to stand be-
hind the principles our president had
euunciated, to make these principles
realization of a dem ocracy OF hui
manitarianism. to bring to birth the
league OF free nations"
Mr.. Maynard concluded her address
with the reading of the resolutions ad-
dressed TO President Wilson by q
French esction of the permanent in
ternational committee OF women
which thank him for having formu-
lated In exact words the program of
equitable peace for all peoples
Mrs. r. II. Potts. following Mrs.
Maynard, said in part: MY viewpo' t
of the victory dinner and conference
can be summed up in three headings
The World Call Americas obli-
CATION Her Response. Women
came from all over The country to say.
we are here to do what we can; tell
us what to do. that there may be in
the world better men, better women.
better children The answer OF the
secretary of the interior, Franklin X
Lane, to this query was: Go home
and take hold of the first thing that
confronts you
| Mrs Potts, putting the matter in
very practical form. then discussed
two serious problems confronting the
people of Richmond
| zone problem" she said. sis that
we are threatened with seven
months school session, which will
greatly retard preparation for univer-
sity education. What are we going to
do about it,
THE other Is that which has
aroused the womanhood of Richmond
. In the Interest OF the women in the
city jail, locked in by the rnatron at
s O'Clock in the evening, the key given
TO the colored janitor until the ma
iron returns at 9 O'Clock the next
morning. What are we going to do
about IT? These problems are ques-
tions of democracy, of the brother
hood of man. The women gathered
at that conference in Washington for
the purpose of keeping the world safe
for democracy. There are fe wgrea'
sayings that long survive the man who
utters them, but I believe that Wood
row Wilson's Making the world safe
for democracy. There are few great
Patrick Henry's Give me liberty or
give me death
Mrs. Sally Nelson Robins, summing
up her impressions of the gathering
said: ut gave me a feeling of per-
: sonal responsibility which cannot be
fully developed until we have suffrage
the suffrage spirit is abroad in the
land"
, Mrs, Robins described the many
noted women present at he confer
ence Special tribute was paid Il
Julia Lathrop. "the woman who ha:
done more for the children of the
United States than any other one wo
IMAM" One of the most impressive
occurrences in the conference, sale
Mrs Robins. was the greeting giver
ffDr. Anna Howard shaw by Catherine
Breshskowsky, the grandmother o
the Russian revolution The won
Iderful Russian fighter for freedom
whose life has been u sacrifice for hel
people, greeted our DR.. Shaw as tbs
greatest woman suffragist living.