Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-07
U. VA. HAS FIRST
SCHOOL OFFERING
WELFARE COURSES
Teaches Citizenship and
Social Service in Unique
Department.
STATE WORK is ORGANIZED:
WINTER PROGRAM ON WAY
Fifteen Lectures Given in Any
City on ~Rcqucst-Womcn's
Clubs Cooperate.

Professor Charles G Maphis. chair
man Of the extension committee OF
the University OF Virginia. struck the
Keynote OF the purpose Of citizen
ship education. in speaking AT tho
opening OF the schoo OF citizenship
cold at the university. Every school
of learning" lie declared, III II !s
iunctioninE properly. has for its fun-
damental aim, training for citizen
ship. Spencer defined education as
:; preparation, for citizenship. and de-
fined II good citizen az one who knows
how TO live.
1t is appropriate, therefore, that
This chocl OF citizenship, which has
for its object the making of more
Intelligent citizens, should bc held
IN anu under he auspices Of the UnI-
Ners!ty OF Virginia, whose foundcr
was, among the earlier statesmen OF
The country, tho greatest exponent
Of social. democratic service"
When the University Of Virginia
created n separate department CT cit
i%snship education. under tho bureau
oi extension. Virginia again stepped
!" her former place OF leadership
among the states 81 the nation. For
n" other state university had such
n separate department.. -Four citizen
shin institutes were immediately or
canized during tho spring. one OF
these WAS sponsored by the Roanoke
Chamber Of Commerce. one by tho
salem Woman's Club. while Richmond
and l-ccsburg each held one under
IN" auspices of q local committed.
neutrality-suspicious. College. in Lynch
burg, followed the lead Of the uni
Nrrsity almost Immediately by hold
ing II citizenship school planned by
lr. -. II. Anderson and Professor
r"akr.
Fall session Opens.
With tho opening OF the fall sea-
son. the director Of citizenship cdu-
cation from the university has re-
cciVed constant calls from all PARTS
OF the state for lectures on various
phases OF citizenship. Besides the
opportunities given In It's regular
curriculum to students enrolled this
year from tAirty-slN States and SIX
foreign countries, and besides the
various extension courses started in
different cities OF the state. the cit!-
Hcnship department alone has rench-
cd this fall the following towns:
GordonSville, in the interest of the
new community center being formed
hy II student Of social service from
tac university and author of n
pamphlet on citizenship for imm,-
Grants. Mrs. i: NJ Marx; Ashland. with
a Lecture In tho Randolph Macon aud
forum pr Hatcher presiding; Cro-
get, In .hlhcmHrlc County. under The
auspices Cf tho Womau's Club; Ell
mont, in Hanover County. sponsored
ny the school League. arranged with
county school superintendent, G.. q.
Green. who also made a spccial cx-
pihnatlon OF Tho school monuments
banvillc aud Newport News. under
me auspices Of the Business Woincn:s
clubs; Amelia, where Hon. IIaSkiiis
iiobson was ono Of the speakers: 81.
t'!."l, Tazcwcil county, for tho Coun-
ty Federation OF Clubs; Ichauor.
Russell County, arranged by the
school principal, W. &. Owens: Chris-
tianSbrrg. advertised by Il committee
thc County Teachers Institute. Clir-
lon Forgr, arranged by the Woman's
tlub.
n addition to this, lectures nave
been given to students or Swccthrlar
College, OF Virginia College. and OF
the STATE Normal Schoo at Harrison
burg. TWO day schools have also
been he'd a. lie~.don: under the au-
Petersbure, arranged By the Bust
ness and Professional Women's Club
In corporation wlth ali other organl-
cations in the city.
Winter Program.
Win such an initial impetus Ia
citizenship education in Virginia rs
ne lectures and institutes OF the
University citizenship department;
nave given. many persons have dc-
sired further AID more comprehensive
study. The department, therefore,
while still including the single citi-
zenship lecture. now offers a winter
program consisting o! a regular
Course given In II town. by request
These lectures. fifteen in all ar,
given once every Two weeks from,
November TO lunc. Classes number
Ten or more persons, each OF whom
pays a nominal Ice for fifteen lee
TO tho history and needs OF virginia
INCLUDING such subjects as: