The Denver Jewish news., 1920-11-10

the whole-and take even one lesson
| home with us and to those to whom
we return, which shall make us all
| II little better for the learning-or
else it is all i'm vain. / am convinced
| that we shall hear lot and learn n
lot during the coming days of the
| convention We shall hear of care
fully prepared programs literally car
ried thru for the pleasure and profit
of the audience. who left the meeting
well satisfied. and it would be for.
h,nate indeed if. after they crossed
The threshold, they had not forgotten
The subject, the object, to say nothing
uf the predicate of the meeting. w.
shall hear the reports of the various
| committees telling of the work done
| by each section along every line Of
in the service of humanity-the NOR
unfortunate stratum of humanity. OF
course, including the daughters of tin
poor. And this is as it should he
casion to think and to ask what is
being done for the daughters of tho
rich? What is being done for tn.
daughters of these very members of
the Council. the very promoters of the
nbove mentioned splendid work? For
the past fifteen years--aad agnin ]
beg your sindulgences nats4os think that
am attempting to exploit myself or
my work but-for the past fifteer
| years. / have dealt with. and studie,l
diligently the young Jewish girl. al
| most to the exclusion of every other
study or work or effort, so that II
has become an obscssion. l know the
subject from every angle. There l.
not phase of it that is not
familiar ground and sacred ground
too. for it is sacred and serious sub
| jcct. l am deeply concerned about
everything that concerns the Jewish
people now and for the future. And
she should he the concern of every one
of us mothers in the COuncil-everv
mother in Israel. 1t is the girl who
keys the symphony of life If she is on
ly Taught how to attune herself.
Without the young girl earth would
be as colOrless as when PrOscrpinc
was carried off by Pluto for half the
year. Earth. you know. smiled and
hlossomcd out again only when Pros
crpine returned for the other half.
Coming in so close contact with the
young Jewish girl from all over the
country and from New York City, ]
know so many things about her that
are so, and in the words of Artemus
Ward, so many things that 'aint so.
l could give to you II list of splendid
assets on the one side of the ledger.
and that might not take very long
and on the other side n long list of
her Iiabilities-but that would take n
long time.
Knowing well her attainments and
the lack of the same-her sins of COM
| mission and OMISSION am forced to
conclude that the various sections of
the Council and its members and the
mothers ut large have left undone II
most vital. wonderful, essential work.
n most splendid field untitled. un-
sown-hence Il rather sterile result.
II shall not speak of any lack in
intellectual pursuit or academic at
tainment. or even shortcomings in the
graces of speech. voice or manner. be
| cause for these she is placed. / pre-
sumo under the magic influence of a
school that shall transform her into
a finished product Il am quoting n
patrons hope).
Il shall only speak of one appalling
lack-which to my mind spells the III.
| fulfillment of the whole law and the
| prophets-all other omissions arr
merely commentary. refer to the
atrophy in the Jewish girl of religi-
Gus sense in general and IA Jewish re-
ligiOus sense in particular.
1.-The average Jewish girl looks upon
religion. which should be considered
and was considered by our forbears
rs the very joy and handspring of
l:fc, as kill joy. This may be ap-