The Republican journal., 1922-03-30
The Round Table.

The Round Table held an interesting
meeting Thursday in the North Church
psrlors, with current events gwen oy
Mrs. c O. Poor, Mrs. Lilly Jones, Mrs.
Raymond Sherman and Mrs {. Nj Craig.
Following was very fine paper on Echoes
from the School of Citizenship held at
Yale University, by Mrs. Essie T. Carrie
Tea was poured by Mrs. Craie, Miss Is
Their Evans, Mrs Zenss ID. hartshorn
and Miss Florence Dunton serving.
After addressing her audience Mrs Carte
said that citizenship is one of the most
talked of subjects OF the day. We have
all read many excellent articles ana us
tened TO interesting lectures that mas
made us realize the vital Importance OF
the topic In view of these facts, II IS
very presumlng in me to attempt to pre-
sent a paper on citizenship, however,
have taken for my little talk-Citlzen-
ship or Echoes from the School OF Citl-
zenship held at Yale University, the week
of Oct. Gath last | hesitated to accept
your invitation to make this talk, but
after due consideration and feehne
strongly as | do that with privileges
come responsibilities" | decided to share
with you my splendid experience as
student in this school of citizenship al
Yale. Many of my friends have said to
me, How did you happen to go to Iaief
Others said: 'Whst did you go for2' In
answer to the first she was led to go by
seeing the headlines in the Boston Trav-
eler advertising the school and its pur-
poses. In answer to the second question
she said oct uas NOT hPcal | had 3ny
aspirations to hold public office, but could
not be content, neither do | think the
average woman is, with putting cross
in this column or that on my ballot.
wanted to know why | should vote Tor
this man or why | should not vote Tor
that one, what each one stands Tor and
how conditions can be improved by vot-
ing for that one. 1t was to have these
questions answered, and because of my
limited knowledge of politics that en-
rolled as student in the class OF citi-
zenship." She spoke of her accommo-
dations at the Business and Profess
slonal Club House, OF meeting the many
women from all over the United States,
and of forming an acquaintance with
Miss Mabel c. WashburD, president of
the Connecticut League of Women Vot-
ers, under whose auspices in cooperation
with Yale University the school was
held. The audience was representative
one, not frivilous, not youthful. but all
splendid women intent on assuming their
new duties of citizenship on the broadcast
foundations possible. They had sense
OF duty and appreciation of the oppoTtun-
ity that had never come to any group OF
women from any other University. There
were twenty seven lectures with fifteen
minutes for questions after each. She
touched briefly on some of these, but 1t is
impossible to reflect the spirit and
thought the paper contained, put The
journal would recommend Womeh's
Clubs inviting Mrs. Garlic to speak be-
fore them, when they could have the
privilege of enjoying the minor details
and personal touches of the week spent
under these very unusual conditions.
There were not only strenuous study hours
with paper and pencil, but there were
trips In the vicinity. delicious luncheons,
afternoon teas and many other features
dear to the average woman's heart. |
Having Mrs. Carrie as guest is really |
the best way of getting all the echoes for
this school of citizenship, as her. paper
only hints at many important features.