The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-05-18
CULTURAL ADVANTAGES
OF HICKMAN

IL YOU were seeking a nome for your
self and family what sort of a city
would YOU choose? Would you ask.
How shall l broaden my knowledge
and my sphere OF influence How shall
1 continue the development of my own
mentalityF"
The average woman of today is not
entirely housewife. or what folks
have termed a home body" No, the
woman of today is an active force in
the community, in the state and in the
nation. She is seeking ever to improve
herself and the conditions which sur
round her. She has made herself most
effectively felt through the medium of
her clubs and the work of these clubs.
The basic work of woman's work in
Hickman is the impelling, co-ordinated
efforts of the various wOman's clubs.
There was "A day when club woman
was made the object of many slurring
Jokes. but that day has passed.
| The club woman of today is the lead
er in the community. Her work is a
cultural work which is felt in every
civic movement. In Hickman there are
several clubs ina which woman is given
opportunity for self expression.
/ FIRST of all should be "A real virile
woman's club. the central organize ton
from which all other clubs have grown.
The woman's club is dynamite body,
a central power station, from which
the women of the community take their
enthusiasm into other organizations.
into home life and into public life, so
cial and public health. 10 is a Demo
lcratic rganizatiOn, too. IL is not an
lautocratic body. organized for the soci-
Tally elect, nor for those of wealth and
lpOSitfon. Ii should number women
from every walk of life among iss mem
lbers-its members women who, because
of their mentality, their ability and
their interest in the things which WON
en- can do 10 improve themselves and
their sphere of influence. The wOman's
lclub can arrange courses of study
(which rival the university extension
lextensiOn courses OF the great universe
ties.
| Perhaps your interest lies in music
rather than in the literary and civic ef
forts of the wOman's club Thus there
could be the music department. entirely
separate, where you may find expires
sion for your interest in music, If II
happens to be an Interest Of the cultu
raj type.
Perhaps il is art to which you direct
vour womanly interest. Then the art
department would fill this need, where
comics of the most famous artists ap
pear from time TO time TO be studied
We have Just had a fine exhibit at the
library, but on account OF the weather
but few attended.
The modern woman has yet another
large sphere of study and influence
the field of citizenship. Woman. we
know. is now full fledged citizen. tax
L. in. no T4fr of
city and the nation. To this side OF
her development a department of civics
win ill the need. Civic affairs were
Hong a woman's work, before she wrest
led from man her right TO an equal
place In city improvements and nation
al civics-
Maybe you enjoy the birds. Their
ioin the bird department and enjoy
hikes to the woods and fields where our
feathered friends can be enjoyed. Birds
have found their greatest benefactGs
lamOng the women of the nation. even
though the founder of the organized eff
fort i'm hteir behalf was a man by the
name Of Audubon.
Then the last. but very important. Is
the PIT. ~. which has done such effici-
ent work in our schools Let us rally
around this splendid cause and make
our schools the best III lilc sIdle anu sct
that every boy and girl has chance
for an education, which our new build
ings will be able to care for The pub
lie health work has been the means OF
making our community a better place Il
live in and our boys and girls able to dc
better work because of the school kitch
en-. which gives them better nourishec
bodies and the defects in the body
which the school nurse and the doctor
have found and which in many cases
has been remedied.
Our fine library, which is so wei
equipped, might be looked after by n Ii
brary board and again become an act
i've force in the community. An intelli
gent use of a library. and the reading
, tables with current magazines, can be
come a great vital force to the commun
ity. Let US get a new viewpoint, a bet
ter vision, and sharpen our wits and
mentality by reasoning together, pull
ing together. and make bigger, better
liyelier Hickman.