The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-24

VI w Olllcu SiuDS.
There are times in the life Of every
woman, who has passed the border
line of girlhood when she murmurs.
audibly or inaudibly:
Backward. turn backward. o Time
in thy fight.
Make me girl again just for to-
night.
Suppose, as in the fairy tale. she
should find that she had wished
true" and that, instead of for Just
one night, she could, fol two glor-
ious weeks regain the Happy. care
free. enthusiastic outlook on life.
which makes sweet sixteen the
golden age.
Would she accept the answer to
her wish. or would she keep on can
ming and darning. and decide that
after all its foolish to try TO be
young again?
That seems useless question
and yet great many OF the club
women of South Carolina reject the
opportunity to renew their youth, as
they might do every summer by at
tending the Club Women's course
at Winthrop college.
This is an oft-told story, but one
that is always true. and one that
should be interesting TO every mem
Der of the South Carolina Federation
of Women's clubs.
From the moment the club woman
reaches Winthrop she begins to feel
the thrill of life along her veins. She
becomes one with the great throng
of young women who are here work
ing, studying. enjoying. She is again.
in spirit, college girl, with all the
college girls ambitions and enthu-
siasms
Special courses are prepared for
her-courses which cover every
phase of life for which she needs
training. There are lecturers with
whose names and writings She has
long been familiar, but whom she
has never hoped to even see. Here
she meets them and knows them. and
ever after is able to read into their
books or articles something of their
personality.
Every year Mrs. Fox, supreme au-
thority for women in all matters OF
parliamentary procedure. makes the
pilgrimage from Detroit to Rock
Hill. and prepares future citizens to
defend themselves from ways that
are dark" and tricks that are vain,
to her pupils. in the political conven-
tions of the future.
Citizenship is taught, too-broad,
patriotic acceptance. and understand
ing of the duties and responsibilities
which will come to US whether we
want them or not This course is in
the able hands of DR.. J. e. Walms-
ley of Winthrop, and Miss Marie B.
Ames, field director Of the National
League of Women Voters, and writ
er of those interesting articles on
citizenship which you have been
reading in The Woman's Home Com
panion and in Good Housekeeping.
Home and motherhood have always
first place in Importance with wo-
men. and the problems which they
bring are always provided for by DR..
Johnson with lectures from experts
in these departments. IF YOU make
point of order. and ask how these
courses can be popular with women
who are trying to imagine themselves
girls again. just recall the poem OF
DR.. Holmes in which Then man
would be a boy again and be father
too
But to realize fully that we wish
ed true" and that Time has turned
backward for us, you must go to the
Peabody Gymnasium and watch the
folk dancing. One charming club
woman appeared in particularly
fetching gown lately and. with face
wreathed in smiles announced, We
lost five pounds in exactly the right
place to make this gown success
No wonder. for she had been learning
all the graceful evolutions OF these
dances. and had been swimming IN
that crystal pool. which furnishes the
eliminating touch to the process OF
rejuvenation.
Will it seem too unkind in these
coryaptleSS davS TO tell our absent