The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-07-02
LARGE NUMBER
REGISTERED in
SCHOOL COURSE
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
FIVE LISTED IN SHORT
COURSE IN LEADERSHIP AT
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

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Short Course in Leadership for
Women, sponsored by the Gener-
! al Extension Division of the Uni
lversity Of Florida. closed here Sat-
urday with a registration of exact
| ly 125 ladies.
/ This is the largest short course
which has been sponsored by the
division this year, Dean B. C. Riley
reported, adding that the ladies
presented a resolution of thanks,
with request that the course be
scheduled again next year.
With more than fifty speakers
slated to appear from all over the
state of Florida, and some from
other states, only two speakers
found it impossible to keep their
engagements. Some ladies' were
registered from every one of the
sixteen cooperating organizations,
besides nearly twenty who did not
express any club affiliations.
Features AT Session
! The session Saturday morning
featured Dean Walter j. Matherly,
of the College of Business Admin
istration, who spoke on Economic
Nationalism." Mr.. Charles Helfen-
stein, editor Of the Suwanee DEM
! ocrat, and chairman of the pub
lefty committee, maintained by
the state newspapers, spoke on the
subject of "The Citizen and State
Publicity"
! The remainder of the morning
was given over to a panel discus
sion, with a coterie of experts
from the short course giving sug-
gestions. help and advice in reply
to definite questions from the
women attending the short course.
s'The women who came to the
short course in leadership were Sc
rious and anxious to learn. The
sessions began at 8:15 o'clock
leach morning., and ran through
without break to $780, Dean
i Riley said. 'sYet there was. no
tagging either because of weari-
ness or the hot weather. The la
dies came here with a definite
purpose in mind, and they were de-
termined that they would get the
most out Of the opportunity offer
! ed"
The ladies were housed and
boarded in University accomoda-
tions, and expenses were kept at
minimum throughout the short
course. Inquiry among those at
tending brought out the fact that
few of them has been compelled
| to spend more than the small sum
which it had been announced would
be necessary.
The day time program was full,
but varied. The morning sessions
i were arranged so as to give every
woman an opportunity to hear
every speaker if she desired. The
! discussion groups were optional,
and when chosen were intensely
serious and worthwhile, in the
! opinion of the short course lead
ers.
PIT. A. Represented
The Parent-Teachers Associa-
ton was most fully represented at
the short course with about thirty
in attendance; this program was
particularly well rounded, since in
addition to state leaders, the Ma
tional Educational Secretary Mrs.
Florence V. Watkins was here.
The Woman's Club was second in
the highest number of ladies at
tending, with nearly twenty-five,
The Garden Club ranked third in
number of affiliants attending.
The social events of the short
course were conducted by the Of
fetal hostess committee of the
short course: Mrs. ]. w. McCol-
lum. Mrs. Wilmon Newell, Mrs. B.
C. Riley, Mrs. w. NJ. Pepper and
Mrs. George Dell. They were as
sisted by the local units of the
state organizations cooperating,
including the Twentieth Century
Club, the PIT. A., the Garden
Club, the American Legion Aux
iliary, the Library Association, the
A. A. u. w. and the Fine Arts
! Clubs.
The reception held on Thursday
evening was given by the Univer-
| sity Woman's Club, OF Gainesville,
in honor of. the women and doc
tors attending the two short
courses on the campus last week.