Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-26

Education which serves only to
make a person more proud Of the adj
vantages which he or she has enjoy
ed, and more critical of those less
fortunate is but near eduaction'. said
Miss Florence Hale, State agent for
rural education, Tuesday evening be-
fore a group of about 100 women and
girls, members of the Augusta Col
lege Club and their guests, ats meet
ing of that club held at the Cony
high assembly hall. She went on to
say that "the final test Of any educa-
ton is the way in which it ties up
with the practical things of life and
whether 1t makes us more charitable,
anxious to serve and more kindly to-
ward all people. Therefore the true
test Of what is being done at this
meeting tonight will be seen 25 years
from now in this city when the girls
here become the women who work for
the betterment of their city"
Miss Hale spoke of the advantages
of a college education to women. In
her opening remarks she said that
more prominence should be given to
the things being done by the colleges
Of Maine. She mentioned the Won
derful debate between Bates and OK
ford, and declared that II 1t had hap
pened in a western college 1t would
have been heralded III big headlines
all over the west. The people of this
STATE are spending much money on
publicity bureaus and they forget
that such things as this advertise the
state just as much.
She then went ON to speak of Miss
Esther Dunn, whose father is the SUI
perintendent of the State School for
Boys. Miss Dunn. the speaker de-
clared, has made as brilliant record
as any woman in the New England
states in educational lines. She was
the first woman to receive the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy from the
University of London. this being con-
ferfed upon her in 1922. She has just
ben elected a delegate to represent
Smith College at the World Confer
ence of University Of Women, which
is to be held at Norway, and will sail
for there early in June. She is the
associate professor CT English at
Smith College.
Smith Collge at tn World Conference
Of University Women. which is to be
held at Norway. and will sail for
there early in June. She is the asso-
ciate Professor of English at Smith
College.
The speaker also told Of Miss Ka-
Uterine ThOmcs, the daughter of DR..
and Mrs. A. o. Thomas. a graduate
OF Vassar. who IS now making a trip
around the world to Get material for
literary work and read a letter from
Miss Thomas in which she described
q visit which she made TO the VALLEY
of the Kings and to King Tut't tomb.
Miss Hale told of these women 10
show what a good education will do
for woman with ambition. She
urged the club TO Go one stem far
Their and to invite all Of the girls Of
Cony High school to attend meet
ing of this nature so as to interest
them in tnhe advantages of a higher
education.
Miss Fale's talk came as the final
number on very delightful pro-
gram. The first number was beau
tiful piano solo by Miss Evelyn
Sears. which was followed by a
"Skyrocket" dance by Miss Josephine
Hanson. Then six representative
graduates of different colleges spoke
for three minutes upon the advan-
tages of the college Of which they
are alumnae. The speakers were