The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-02
CLUB PRESIDENT
OUTLINES STUDY
General Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs Advocates
Study of Citizenship.
IN BOOK FORM

Members of Kenosha women's organ
izations, and especially the Woman's
Club of Kenosha, will be interested in
the follewing article written BY Mrs.
Thomas G. Winter, national president
of the General Federation of Women's
clubs, with reference to a course in
citizenship which she advocates for
each club:
"The general federation believes that
citizenship is a bigger thing than
study of forms of government These
forms are, after all, only one manifes-
tation of our organic life, and our
new political power must be trained
to usefulness and understanding by
broad comprehension of the MANY
forces that have playeS and are still
playing on US as a people.
1t is with good deal of pride, there
fore, that out Department of American
Citizenship, of which Mrs. Pennyback-
er is chairman, and the Division on
Citizenship Training, under Dr. Louise
Mcdaniel Brown, announce the follow
ing:
Arrangements have been made with
two brilliant college men and with
Doubleday and Page as publishers, to
prepare and bring out a course of
study especially along these lines
adapted to club needs. 1t is to be
called Democracy at Work" 1t deals
not only with the governmental struc-
play upon government and public and
organic life in our nation. The first
volume will be ready for club use this
fall.
People and the Government" is to
have an Introductory chapter on the
scope Of work, points of contact be
tween things political and social and
the individual citizen and voter. 9th
err chapters on: The Citizen and His
Civic Activity; the tendency to organ
ize; forms of association; the family,
church, community, party, state. types
of civic organizations, etc. eve the
People" the conquest of the continent,
influence of the frontier, racial ele-
ments, immigration policy, how we
earn our living, natural wealth, indus
trial revolution. The Peoples Inherit
ance, natural resources, land, minerals.
forests and public domain. How Gov
ernments Differ. What is a Constitu-
ton? What shall the Government Do?
Rights and Duties. Who are "the
People? Who NAV vote in the United
States? In other lands? How the
People Rule. The nomination and cleo
ton of officers, methods of nomination,
conventions, primaries, party commit
tees, corrupt practices, the national
party convention, methods of voting,
ballot, the short ballot. Newer devices
for Increasing the peoples control in
itiative, referendum, recall, preferen-
tial voting, proportional representa-
ton. Public Opinion and Public Par
ties, how public opinion is created,
~lstory OF political parties, issues,
how can parties be made more respon-
sive to popular will.
Volume II. political Institutions
and their operations" is to have chap
tiers on: the formation of the Govern
ment of the United States, Constitu-
tional Development, the Units of Gov
eminent and their Interrelations, The
Three-fold Divisions of Governmental
Powers, Making the Law, Enforcing
ing the Law, Interpreting the Law,
Conduct of Foreign Affairs, Govern
ment of Territories and Dependencies.
Volume III. "The Government and
Social Relations" Chapters on: Gov
eminent and the Family, Public edu-
cation, Health, and Sanitation, Protec-
tion of Life and Property, Charities
and Corrections, Social Insurance,
Housing and zoning, Recreation.
Volume ". "The Government and
Economic Regulations" Chapters on:
The Promotion and Regulation of Bust
ness Enterprises, Regulation and OPP
Grafton of Public Utilities, Govern
ment control over Labor Conditions,
Proposals of Socialists, Syndicates and
Anarchists, Regulation of Banking and
Currency, Taxation and Finance.
Are not these the very subjects that
you want to consider for all or part of
your next club year?