Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.
'IRG1N1A State League of Women

" VIRGINIA State League OF Women
Voters has outlined full pro-
W gram for the Winter schedule,
Including two study courses to
be used on all Of the local league
programs, and q legislative program to
be supported, as outlined in recently
published bulletin.
Ofhcials of the State unit, assisted by
Miss Elizabeth JeffrieS Heinrich, in
structor In citizenship and government,
extension department Of the University
of Virginia, and Miss Huldah Moor
head, secretary of the third region OF
the National League, have just COM
pleted the preparation of the two study
courses. They are "Ten Practical Les
sons for Virginia Citizens" and Know
Your League Program" also Of 10
lessons.
Under the know Your League Pro-
gram" course members of the league will
study their own legislative policy, as set
| forth in the bulletins which are being
distributed among the candidates for
governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
general and for the General Assembly,
with the request that each of these can
didates state his or her stand on the
| issues advocated by the league.
The issues include the merit system
for those employed in the civil service
Of the State, the establishment OF
liberal arts college for women at the
| University of Virginia, adequate appro-
priations for child welfare and for the
State children's bureau and adequate
State aid for counties and cities in
financing mothers aid, the eligibility
of women for jury service and joint
guardianship of children by mother and
father.
The first lesson on the Know Your
League Program" course is a study of
the league itself. The second will come
under the head of the department of
efficiency in government. The third,
through the eighth, will be under the
head of the department of public well
fare in government, and will take up
the subjects of child welfare. education
and living costs, prison conditions, So
cial hygiene and women in industry:
The department OF the legal status of
women will handle lesson No. 9, and
lesson No. 10 will come under the head
of the department Of international CO.
operation to prevent war.
The purpose of the course is to assure
| the successful execution of the leagues
! program through thorough under
| standing Of that program by all league
members.
The 10 practical lessons for Virginia
citizens have been outlined by the
league officials as follows: % What 1
should know in order to vote: 90 Prac-
| tical helps for the county citizen and
practical helps for the citizen Of the
| city; 80 Our schools and colleges; %
The citizen and law enforcement; go
Why pay taxes? co. Simple facts for
| Virginia citizens; % How laws are
passed in the General Assembly; 90
How the Government of the United
States operates: 90 How the United
States conducts foreign affairs, and QO)
Women and government.
Queries on the lessons will be dis
tributed among the individual members
| of each of the leagues in Virginia to
test the effectiveness of the course.
Mrs. Julia M. Hicks Carson, we'll
known to Washington woman voters as
| member of the headquarters staff
until her marriage last year. has Just
nihlished q nannhlet of StIdu niieS-