The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-31
FACULTY TO LECTURE
FOR WOMEN VOTERS
First Citizenship Speech
Will Be Given Here
Monday.
AIM IS EDUCATION
Talks to Be Made Every
Monday and Thursday
for Six Weeks.

Columbia's citizenship lectures for
woman voters will begin Monday aft
ernoon, according to statement is
sued by the Extension Division of
the University today, under whose di-
rection has been placed the choosing
of the various speakers. These lee
lures, according to the statement, are
to be conducted under the auspices
of the League of Woman Voters, which
is recent outgrowth of the Equal
Suffrage League.
Missouri women, the statement
says, who have been granted the
privilege of voting have manifested
their desire to exercise this function
in an intellectual manner. Numer-
Gus requests have come to the Uni
versity for lectures on government.
For this reason lectures on the state,
local and national government have
been arranged. The first of these
will take place in the Commercial
Club rooms Monday afternoon.
Lectures TWICE week.
These lectures, which will be Civ
en- twice a week for six days Mon
days and Thursdays, are as follows:
THE National Constitution" Citizen
ship in Federal Government "The
Functions and Organizations of Po-
licital PARTIES" "The President and
National Administration "The Con-
gress of the United States" "The
Federal Judiciary Government of
Territories Constitutional Basis
of State Government "The Governor
and Executive Department" Estate
Legislature and Judiciary Munich
pal Government" and County and
School Organization DIR. Isidor
Loeb and DR.. w. ]. Shepard of the
department of political science and
other instructors in the University
who have not yet been chosen, will
deliver the above lectures.
In discussing the aim of the lee
lures and of the League of Woman
Voters this afternoon, Miss Ella v.
Dobbs of the home economics de-
partment Of the University and chair
man of the local citizenship commit
tee said:
"The aim of the league is to in
crease effectiveness of women's votes
in furthering better government. The
league is strictly .non-partisan. Such
will be the lectures delivered by
the various members of the Univer-
sity faculty. The officers of the
league and the members are free to
join any party.
Must Use Vote Sensibly.
Fifty years ago." continued Miss
Dobbs, women went out to get pro-
lection for the rights of women and
children with no intention of secur-
ing the ballot. But it was soon dis
covered that adequate protection
could not be given without the bal
lot and the Women's Equal Suffrage
League was organized. But now
that the aim of this last organization
mas been realized, or practically so,
women have found it necessary to
restore to their original aim of pro-
lection. This can only be secured by
sensible use of the ballot. For this
purpose of the League of Woman
Voters wa sorganized, and for this
Voters was organized, and for this
ship schools, which are not local in
Columbia, but extend to every town
or city in the United States"
1t was made known by the local
committee that only a nominal fee
of 25 cents would be charged those
attending the course of lectures here
to cover the cost of printing programs
and various necessities. The lee
turers are paid for their services by
the state.
The local citizenship committee