San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
Asks Cooperation in Train
ing Young Women
of the State.
TELLS HER PROGRAM
Convention of Fifth Dis.
trict Under Way With
Big Registration.

Clubs to cooperate with educators of
the state who are trying to teach
and train the. young women of Texas
in the principles most needed for bet
ter citizenship, Miss Lucy Newton,
dean of women of the University of
Texas, who made the outstanding talk
during the morning session Of the
federation Wednesday stated that
there are seven great needs that must
be presented to the young womanhood
of the state, according TO university
ideals. Miss Newton. Mrs. James
Welder of Victoria and b. Z. Satter-
field of Austin were the featured
speakers at the morning session of
the convention.
According to the creed Of the Uni
versity of Texas. there are seven I'M
derlying principles that must be in
stilled firmly in the characters of our
young women" Miss Newton stated.
"These principles include: Good health
training, better citizenship ideals, a
sense Of social responsibility, an ethi.
cal character, sound religious train
ing, understanding Of fundamental
principles, including the home relation,
ship, and the worthy use of leisure
time stt5l ..--
~ Girls Need Home Training.
/ Miss Newton is native of San
AStonid. and her introduction by the
presiding fifth district chairman, Mrs.
Wheeler Pettus, presented her to the
audience as one of San Antonio's best
known women. Miss Newton stated
that her affection for this city is al
ways demonstrated the minute she
comes back, although her profession
has kept her away from SAM Antonio
for several years.
In her address, Miss Newton made
common sense talk on the proper
training Of young women of the state,
and told the women assembled that
the educators who are trying to train
their children in the right ideals and
ideas cannot accomplish what they
seek TO do unless the mothers of the
state contribute their invaluable bit
of early home training.
Social responsibility is perhaps tho
greatest problem we have TO face, be-
cause the modern attitude to let every
one take care of himself seems to pre-
vail now even among the younger wo.
men," Miss Newton stated. Recently
when a class containing 119 young
women graduated from the university
| found that only two of these girls
we're contemplating any line of social
welfare work. As mothers and lead
ers of Texas, you must place this
all-important phase of progress be-
fore the young woman before she
leaves her home, because it is some
times hard to make social workers out
of young people who have the idea
that the other fellow must take care
of himself"
How to Combat Modernism.
Touching on the present great
problem of religious radicalism, Miss
Newton stated that the only manner
in which to combat the current mod
ernism" of religious belief in young
women of the country would be
through gaining their sympathy and
understanding.
"You cannot dictate TO the younger
generation because it inclines 10 I'd
litNt Tue NOIlu 10
and that the elders know little more
about regulating its affairs than the
younger people do" Miss Newton said
IAN ethical code must be built up
through gaining the confidence of the
younger people"
Loyal home membership is stressed
in University of Teaxs training, ac-
cording to Miss Newton, who stated
all the successful women in the United
States today are married. The worth?
use of leisure time Is a problem that
is best dealt with by giving women
satisfactory vocations, Miss Newton
said.
Young women in colleges are be-
ginning to become interested in their
citizenship and its accompanying du-
ties. according TO Miss Newton, who
said that women students of the Uni
versity of Texas are beginning to, take
an active interest in politics, espe-
cially in the national election.
Miss Newton appealed to the Fifth
District to inaugurate in this section
the use of deans in high schools, to
act as advisers to the girls.
Need Deans in High Schools.
"Since having women deans in col
leges. educators have found that the
addition of deans of girls in high
schools has been invaluable in those
cities where this method has been
tried" Miss Newton stated. "In Hous-
ton, Fort Worth, Dallas and FL Paso.
the experiment has been successful.
want the women of this city to in
augurate the movement here"
Although no action was taken on
Miss Newton's request. due to the
crowded program. it is probable that
club women will devote some attention