The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-07-22
Most Successful Short Course
Ever Held, 1t Was
Declared.
FIFTY WOMEN PRESENT
Instructive Addresses Were
Heard and Scope of Work of
the Club Women Greatly En-
larged.

Friday marked the close OF the
short course for club women at Win
throp college, an annual event Of the
summer school session. The course
is declared in every respect the most
successful ever held at Winthrop,
both in point of attendance and the
scope Of the work accomplished. Fifty
women, from every part OF South Car
olina and from North Carolina and
Virginia, enrolled for the course. This
number exceeded the enrolment for
last year by 20.
During the past two weeks, these
women, representing the best in club
life in South Carolina, have heard
lectures by and received instruction
from the most prominent educators
in the country. Among those secured
during this short course were Mrs.
Alice Peloubet Norton, of Washing
ton, ID. c., editor of the American
Home Economics magazine and head
OF the department of home economics
of the University of Chicago, and
Mrs. Emma Fox, of Detroit Mrs.
Fox Is a noted parliamentarian and
has been giving special course Of
instruction in parliamentary law.
Mrs. Norton, who is a special repre-
sentative of the United States treas
ury department, has been directing
a special course in thrift.
This course in thrift was arranged
especially by the treasury department
to perpetuate the principles of thrift
learned during the war with Germany
when 1t was necessary to economic
and. to conserve the nations resources
as means of winning the war.
Through special study of the princi-
pies of thrift it is hoped that the club
women, who in practically every case
are leaders in their communities will
realize the necessity for economy as
a step toward building up the wealth
of the nation during peace times and
will preach the gospel of thrift to
the women of the cities in which they
reside.
This is the first time concerted
effort has been made to teach thrift
through the schools. and the results,
it is stated, have fully met the expec-
tations of those directing the course.
Assisting Mrs. Norton in presenting
the lessons in thrift were Misses
Kelly, of Raleigh. n. c., thrift or
ganizer for North Carolina, and Miss
Barnette, originally OF Augusta, Ca,
director of thrift for South Carolina
Mrs. Rufus FAINT, OF Anderson the
newly elected president of the South
Carolina Federation of Women's
clubs, while discussing the work ac-
complisbed by the club women dur
ing the short course, stated that the
club women OF the state are deeply
grateful to DR.. ID. b. Johnson, presi-
dent OF Winthrop, for the hospitable
way in which they were received at
Winthrop and for the excellent oppor-
tunities afforded them for study and
recreation In an ideal environment
She added that the short course this
year has been highly successful and
that prospects for the work OF the
clubs OF the state along educational
lines during the coming year are very
bright. Mrs. FAINT spoke OF the course
OF instruction in the best methods OF
combating illiteracy in South Caro-
lima as presented ior the benefit of
the club women by Miss Will Lou
Gray, of Laurens, field secretary of
the State board, to fght illiteracy. |
Mrs. FAINT stated that the club women |
attending the short course are plan
ming to return to their homes and
take an active part in a campaign to |
remove from the state the black mark |
caused by the high percentage OF IL
Ateracy among the citizens of South
Carolina
During the course OF her talk Mrs. |
FAINT announced that Mrs. ]. Russell |
McElwee of Rock Hill has been ap-
pointed South Carolina chairman for
thrift. This is compliment" Mrs
Fant continued, mot only to Mrs Nc
Elwee, but also to Rock Hill. 1t Is