Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-11
THE CITIZENSHIP SCHOOL.

Communicated.
"Tbe Citizenship Schools inaugurate Q
movement which will not stop. until
every woman. and man too. If they SO
desire. shall have had the opportunity
To understand the simples of government
the connection between the individual and
the state and nation TO the end that every
one may learn that our form OF govern
ment properly applied, providesa "A remedy
for all grievances: and eliminates any
necessity for n resort TO force. That Is the
big idea of the League of Women Voters.
This statement was made by Mrs. Al
bert McMahon who has Just returned to
Delaware from Chicago, where she at
tended the National School of Citizen
shin as a preparation for directing such
schools in Delaware and elsewhere. When
asked what impressed her most IN regard
10 the National Schools, Mrs. McMahon
replied
'stirst, the very earnest spirit OF the
women who took the course. They are
coming To their responsibilities seriously
and thoughtfulv: in all humbleness realiz-
ing their limitations and determined to
overcome them, Also. there was something
of the Crusader about them they we're
preparing not only TO make themselves
first. but to see that every other woman
had a chance to do SO also. Into every
home. no matter how remote, sooner or
later. will 90 their missionary work. As
looked a. them day after day, | thought
rpuea;edlv Of n statement made To group
II MS in the office of Congressman from
Colorada. by both Of Colorado g Representa-
tives in Washington, that the best re-
sult of giving the ballot to women IN
Colorado had been in raising the standards
for candidates in all parties. Those wo-
me-, who know what they want and how
to Oct II. will also know who Is likely to
give it to them.
The second thing that impressed me
particularly. was the attitude OF the
men toward US Our school course was
like anv other College Extension Course,
and was glven US chiefly IN lectures by
professors from the Universities OF chicago
and Of Illinois. Almost every man who adj
dressed us began by saying how glad ne
was to have part III that school because
II was the frst time he had ever head OF any
group preparing itself consclentlously and
earnestly for citizenship. They all eN-
pressed a wish that II might be extended to
men. | assure YOU too that they gave Us
their best quite as If We were men.
About three hundred women enrolled
for the course.
ooh no. They viii not ali teach. Most
of them wanted the course that they might
carry back TO their home towns the IN
sniration and information they had gotten
hut few of them viii do the work pro-
fessionally.
What are We going to do in Delaware?
We'll we hone quite as much as any other
state but that depends upon the response
that meets us OF course. We expect the co.
operation OF all womcn's organizations.
We are not srlffragists any more--we are
citizens. The Federation of women S clubs
had fifteen delegates 20 the Convention
of the League of Women Noters,--tbe
Womcn's Trade Union League, the W.
c. T. L. and Consumers League, We're all
represented besides a number of other
beneficiary organizations. All groups that
want TO make the world better by legisla-
ton and not by force are beginning to see
that in union there is strength and are
more and more ANXIOUS for the sort OF
clearing house idea that the League pro-
vides"
sDean Winifred Robinson of the Wo-
mans College is chairman OF the Educa-
ion Committee for Delaware and rep
rescnts Delaware on the Committee for
Education OF Women for Citizenship Of
the League of Women Voters.
''Ou Tuesday, March 9, the Delaware
Equal Suffrage Association viii hold a
luncheon at the Hotel Richardson in
Dover at p. m! Mrs. McMahon and
Miss Winifred Morris who were delegates
TO the League of Women Voters viii ex-
plain the legislative program and Dean
Robinson viii present her plans for the
Delaware Schools. The public is invited
10 attend this luncheon.