Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
SONORA NELSON TO UNDERTAKE
ARGENTINE SOCIAL CAMPAIGN
Would Model Work After That
of United States Labor
Department.
Propaganda for Establishing
OF Similar Bureaus to
Be Distributed.

| A campaign to model the work done
In her own country after that con-
Quoted in the children's and women's
| bureau of the Department of Labor as
well as to promote greater interest in
social settlement work as carried on in
the cities of the United States, will be
launched by Sonora Ernestina Lopez
| de Nelson, visiting Argentine educator.
| upon her return to Buenos Aires next
| month.
"All can do, of course, is to dis
| tribute propaganda to interest the au-
! thorities Of my country In establishing
bureaus such as you have In your De-
partment of Labor" stated Sonora Nell
son. Il am sure will carry back many
i helpful ideas as I have on my two
previous visits to the United States"
First Visit In 1904.
Sonora Nelson first visited this coun-
try in 1904, when, as a recent graduate
| of the University Of Buenos Aires, with
q degree of doctor of philosophy, she
was sent here by the National Board of
Education to study the public school
system used in the United States. Upon
her return to Argentina, she was in
Strumental in completely changing the
school system of her country, introduce
ing many new books and ideas OBJ
! tanned during her visit here.
Upon her second visit in 1915, while
her husband was one of the Argentine
commissioners to the San Francisco Ex-
position, Sonora Nelson first witnessed
baby show week and she was so
enthusiastic over the idea that she COM
menced activities Immediately after her
arrival home to start a yearly Baby
week" in BuenoS Aires. In 1917. the
frSt Baby week" was successfully held
In the Argentine capital and every wear
since then the campaign for "better
babies" has been enthusiastically spon-
sored by the mothers Of Argentina.
Through the Baby week campaign.
during which period the press and the
radio cooperate with baby welfare
workers In disseminating knowledge of
a beneficial nature to the mothers Of
the country, Sonora Nelson says that
great improvement has been accom-
plished for the little ones of her coun-
try as well as largely reducing the in
FAINT mortality.
Forms Girls School.
The first high school for girls in
Argentina was organized by Sonora
Nelson in 1907. Until that time there
had been no separate high school for
girls. Sonora Nelson approves of CO.
education for children of grammar
school age as well as college students,
but she firmly believes in separate
schools for girls and boys Of high school
age.
Several school text books now used
in the schools of her country have been
written and compiled by Sonora Nelson.
In addition to her interest in all edu-
cational activities, Sonora Nelson has
done active work in the furtherance of
the social service organizations of Ar
gentina. She has also been appointed
recently to represent Argentina on the
er-American Commission of Women,
created by the Sixth Pan-American
Conference to study the status of women
In the Americas.
Group Makes Inspections.
Continuing their brief visits to Wash
ington public schools today, group of
the Argentine educators now in the
Capital inspected the Park View School
from $3.50 until II o'clock this morning,