The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
ORGANIZATION OF BUREAU OF
CLUB STUDY AND ITS OBJECT,

ORGANIZATION OF BUREAU OF
CLUB STUDY AND ITS OBJECT.
A three day course in citizenship
will be conducted in Pensacola during
the first part of this month through
the Pensacola Woman's club as re-
suit of the Bureau OF Club Study,
which has been established by the
general extension division of the Uni
versity of Florida and the State Col
lege for Women cooperating. Through
this bureau has been prepared a special
outline for the study of American gov
eminent and civics by clubs and lee
turers will be furnished during the
| coming year. according to B. c. Riley,
director, who, in explaining the plan,
says:
TT is recognized that every citizen
ought to be thoroughly acquainted with
the organization and operation OF gov
eminent and a double duty falls on
the women of Florida since they must
train the next generation to appreciate
America as a result of the underlying
principles of our government which
have made our institutions possible.
ut Is hoped that the clubs through
out the state will choose to study
American government as a part of
their regular program next year or
that classes made up Of club women
from various departments OF the va
rious clubs will take UP this study. and
invite outside women to join il" the
work.
Wherever clubs or classes are or
ganized for this work, a special bulle-
tin prepared by Charles f. Davis,
Americanization specialist, will be
furnished. This bulletin is designed
TO furnish material for IL meetings or
~ lessons and takes up a comparative
study of the national, state, city and
town government. Whenever a club or
class elects to follow this outline, they
must do so under the direction OF the
supervisor furnished by the university
general extension division, who will
be a specialist in this field. 1t is not
expected that the program will occupy
the attention of club or class during
the entire year; but 1t has been
planned that those interested in the
subject will meet once a week for II
consecutive weeks; in which case the
general extension division will furnish
a lecturer to meet with the club every
other week and at the close of the lee
ture will conduct a forum and answer
questions on the previous lesson and
give suggestions for the lesson to fol-
low. The alternate meetings are to be
under the supervision of a leader ap-
pointed from the membership of the
class or club for that particular Occa-
sion. Suggestions for points to be COW
cred in a talk by the leader are given
in the bulletin and every lesson is fol-
lowed by list of questions upon which
the total membership of the class is
expected to be fully informed at the
time of meeting IN order TO enter into
an intelligent discuss on of the points
brought out in the lesson. No written
work will be required or examinations
given.
NO charge will be made for the su-
pervisor and lecturer by the general
extension division; however, each
member of the class or club taking up
the study will be required to have a
copy of the bulletin which will be fur
nished at the cost of writing and print
ing, which will be 90 cents for each
member. In addition, each class must
have at least one complete set of ref
erence books listed in the bulletin with
a total cost at present prices of $40;
however, two or three Of these books
are now being used in our public
schools and can be secured at local
bookstores and in many cases will be
found in the homes of club members
who have children in high school or
college; consequently, for example, tho
cost Of this work to a class of 20 would
be approximately so cents each-25
cents each for the bulletin and Is cents
each to cover the cost of the reference
books. The university win furnish tho
bulletins direct, but the reference books
will need to be bought from the pub
fishers.
Mrs. Edgar Lewis of Fort Pierce, /
formerly president of the state fedora
ton, has kindly consented to act as
field representative for the general ex-
tension division in working out the
schedules and details pertaining to
this plan for club study; which. if car
ried out successfully, will mean that /
Florida club women will carry on a
kind Of club study work next year
never carried on before by any other |
state organization in as thorough and