Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-10-28
Club Notes.

The Educational Committee of the Coun.
ty Federation of Womens Clubs held ar
interesting meeting October 2lst in the as.
sembly hall of the Rockville High School
Mrs. Lewis W. Call is chairman of this
committee. Mrs. W. W. Moore, Jr.. was
appointed secretary for the occasion. Mrs.
JOSIAH W. Jones, president of the Fedora
ton, was present. and fourteen clubs sent
their educational chairmen to this meeting
Superintendent E. W. Broome, Miss Net.
tie Brogden. the Rural Supervisor, and Miss
Aileen Davis, Attendance Officer. outlined
their plans for the school year. They told
the club women present where their CO.
operation would be valuable. Questions
were freely asked and answered and an in.
teresting discussion followed the remarks OF
each speaker.
Superintendent Broome said that Mont.
gomery county had relatively large num-
Der of well-trained teachers. Miss Brogden
asked for the cooperation of the club
women for Better English Week, November
to II, and lists were desired of the most
common errors in speech in their locality and
these words must be corrected during the
drive. She suggested that the clubs might
offer prizes for posters. or original compo-
sition of any kind-she said the prizes
offered last year added greatly to the in
terest taken by the school children in the
drive.
Miss Davis asked that cases of nom
attendance of children of legal school age
(seven to fourteen years. or sixteen. if the
seventh grade has not been passed) be
reported 10 her.
Mrs. Walter Williams suggested that the
Federation give a banner to each school
becoming STANDARD" in the county as
Montgomery has eight out of the eleven
STANDARD" rural schools in the State-this
was thought to be quite an undertaking.
Miss Reinhart read an interview with
DR.. Flexner, in which he said that the i'm
provement in the public schools of Maryland
was progressing more rapidly than in any
other State. due to our new school law and
to DR.. Albert S. Cook, the new superintend-
ent.
Mrs. Keplinger reported a scholarship
given by the Newcomb Club to the State
Normal School. Mrs. Call told of her visits
to rural schools with Miss Brogden and sue.
eested several ways in which these isolat-
ed teachers could be helped. Mrs. Call
urged those clubs which have not yet
appointed their educational chairman to
do so before the next meeting of the CON-
mittee. which will be devoted to the reports
from each club on their school work and
making plans for the oratorical contest and
debates.
The first scholarships to the University
of Maryland to be offered by women'c
clubs are held by Miss Nellie Buckley. Of
Hyattsvlle. and Miss Elsie Orme. of Bar.
nesville, who were winners among high
school graduates in Prince Georges and
Montgomery counties of the scholarships
offered by the Federation Of women clubs
in their respective counties. Both Mis-:
Buckley and Miss Orme are taking courses
in the department of home economic edu-
cation, as specified in the scholarship con.
ditions. The scholarships we're offered
with view to encouraging girl high schoo
students to pursue higher courses in home
economics subjects. and the present holder,
we're selected in a competitive examination
in which number of selected high schoo
graduates took part The scholarships are
valued at $3.50 each and provides for a
full years course. covering living expenses
and cost of books. the usual university
fees and incidentals.
There will be an executive meeting Of
the Montgomery County Federation on
Friday. November 18th. at II o'clock, al
the home of Mrs. Charles F. Kirk. of Olney