Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
MOTHERHOOD
IS MOST WONDERFUL.
Of ALL VACATIONS
Boston Speaker Tells High
School Conference 1t Is Big
gest Work of World.
Special to The Tribune

geSt WOrk Oh NOTiu.
Special to The Tribune
Bozeman, Nov. 25.-"We have some
wonderful y%ocations, but the most
derful of all is motherhood said Dean
Sarah Louise Arnold of Simmons col
lege. Boston, in her talk. THE MAJOR
Vocation" given Saturday morning be-
fore the high school girls vocational
congress at Montana Stare college.
"Never can this blessed vocation be
taken away from the earth she CON
tinued, 80 big is this vocation that we
cannot speak of it in the same terms
as we do those other minor vocatlons:
In the remainder of her speech,
which seemed to hold the audience the
best Of any of the talks Of the con-
gress, she compared the knapsack OF
a soldier with the mind and soul Of the
people, stating that every day they
learn something that they can tuck
away in their knapsack and use it by
transferring it to others in the future.
Especially can q mother transfer it to
her children. In closing she urged
the girls that when they go back to
their vocation they think what today
and tomorrow is bringing them IN new
joy.
Miss Noble Speaks
Miss Dorothy Noble, dietician at the
Deaconess hospital in Great Falls. ad-
dressed the congress Saturday morning
on institutional Management" She
said that there is nothing more crafty
ing than to work for a group of people
and to thus feel that one is doing
something for humanity. She urged
the Importance of good health and a
good disposition in order that any
worker might do the best herself and
secure the best cooperation from those
with whom she worked.
Women in the field of 7. w. c. A.
service" was the subject on which
Miss Maude Quinn, student secretary
of the Y. w. C. A. at Missoula, spoke.
She told the girls that if they were
looking for an easy life, easy work. and
a high salary, they should not plan to
go into this work, but that if they
wished to enter a vocation that is real
ly life, they should consider the work
in the Woman's Christian association.
Miss Mary S%tranahan, art teacher IN
the Hayre high school, speaking on
MY Personal Experience in Art Prep
aration," described the different types
of art. She went on to tell about
poster making and of the different
types of posters that were made. criti-
cizing some of the posters in display.
Hobby Is Needed
I'VE must have a hobby said Miss
Eva Peck, physical director of women
at Montana State college. NO matter
how interested YOU are in your work
you will tire of it, at some time. and if
Won have q hobby to help you out you
will be much better off"
She then urged each girl to take up
some hobby such as swimming, rowing
or hiking. Select an avocation as well
as a VOCATION" was her closing idea.
Miss Rosemary Trackwell of the
Deer Lodge city schools spoke on 1.-THE
Teaching of Home Economies saying,
1.-THE thing Montana is trying to do is
to teach suitability of clothing and
suitability in the home, for the life Of
the modern is too complex for
her to spend all of her time in sewing
and cooking" She pointed out that
home economics was extremely inter
esting work and became almost a rec
reation if a person did not mind hard
work.
Miss Brannigan, Mrs. Willis and
Mrs. Freeze, all visitors from over the
state, told in the morning session how
they had enjoyed the vocational con-
gress and how much they felt that they
and all the rest of the guests had bene-
fitted by it.
Tells of Club Work
Friday evening Mrs. s. VI. Souders
of Red Lodge and president of the
Montana Federation Of Womcn's Clubs.
spoke on my Community and T." In
her talk she dealt exclusively with the
field open to women in the giving of
service of their community in a score
of ways. saying that the Woman's club
gave women more opportunity to bene-
fit their communities than any other
medium Of which she knew. She men
toned the recreational facilities that
women in n city could secure for the
children, telling of skating Kinks. play
grounds and so forth that had been
used to advantage elsewhere.
Dean Arnold also spoke in the eve
ming session on Earning a Living and
Yet Learning to Live" Her treat
ment of the subject was in a way a
cali to the girls not to forget the better
things of life. while they were strug-
Cling to earn their living.
The congress proper closed at noon
on Saturday. but on Saturday after
noon a meat cutting demonstration was
held at the college. Miss Gurdun Carl
son, specialist from the Institute of
Meat Packers, Chicago, gave the dem
onstration.
One of the features of the congress
was the clicking of motion picture ma
chimes, getting movies of the girls as
they passed from building to building
in the attendance of the various meet
ings. These pictures were taken I'M
der the direction Of Ray Bowden. pub
licity director of the college. and will
be used in a Montana State college
film that is being produced.
Saturday afternoon the delegates be-
gan to leave the city. Every train that
pulled out from the depot was loaded
with happy home going delegates.