The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07
HIGH STANDARD OF
EDUCATION GOALOF
UNIVERSITY WOMEN
Membership Not Predicatsd on
Graduation From Accrsd.
tied College

branch, American Association Of Uni.
versity Women, now In It's fourth year
Of active life.
Affiliated with ono Of the few IA
tional womens organizations which
has q selective basis for membership,
graduates Of only about one third Of
the colleges and universities Of the
country being acceptable, the local
unit has membership for 1854 Of
20.
Not only high scholastic standing
but absolute equality for women stu.
dents and faculty members Is consid.
cred In the admission Of the various
institutions to the membership list.
There is. however, the officers Of
the association point out, no distinc.
ton between individual graduates,
simply between their schools. Grad
yates Of colleges not on the approved
list and those who have had two years
Of work 1t an approved institution
may become associate members.
Meeting once . month for program
and social meetings. the Bismarck
branch also sponsors regular public
forums devoted to discussions Of cur.
rent topics Of wide interest. Cuba,
the spread and prevention Of cancer
and unemployment relief are some Of
the subjects already considered with
large attendance at each meeting: no
admission Is charged. Mrs. Paul @.
Netland is In charge Of arrangements
for the forums, Miss Lillian Cook Of
programs.
Have Considerable interest
Under the active leadership Of the
branch president, Mrs. =. J. Conrad,
considerable interest has developed In
the departmental work Of the branch,
regular reports being received from
the legislative chairman, Mrs. Alfred
s. Dale: the educational director,
Miss Gertrude Evarts: and the chair.
men Of international relations and
fellowship, Miss Dorothy Moses and
Mrs. w. b. Pierce, respectively. Mrs
+. H. Waldo Is program and publicity
chairman, Miss Lydia Bertsch social
chairman. On the social service com.
mittee are Mrs. A. g. Young and Mrs.
| G. r. Robertson.
Study groups within the member
ship and including . number Of
women outside the branch are . de.
velopment Of the present year. A
dozen women are meeting each month
to discuss the modern novel. with
Mrs. A. J. Lunde as leader: IN equal
number Is included In the writer's
shop talk group, directed by Mrs.
Waldo. Miss Moses heads child psy-
chology circle and Mrs. Conrad y
planning the work for new group
which will study progressive educa-
ton.
The branch entertains college girls
spending the Christmas vacation 1t
their homes with holiday tea, Miss
Charlotte Logan having been hostess
the last two years.
Last August . College Night was
given In the parlors Of the Presby.
terrain church, where advice was Of.
fered to prospective freshman girls
regarding the cost Of attending COL
lege, suitable wardrobcs, and Ell.
quette. A social function planned for
early May will be . tea In honor Of
college women residing within fifty
miles Of Bismarck.
Officers Are Listed
Officers Of the local branch. IN I'd.
dition to Mrs. Conrad, are Miss Lo-
gan. vice president; Miss Clarice Belk,
secretary; Miss Catherine McKinnon,
treasurer; Miss Sylvia Sell, historian.
Mrs. Robertson and Miss Elizabeth
Louise johnson are members Of the
board Of directors.
Membership Of Bismarck branch,
American Association Of University
Women: Henricka Beach, Clartce
Belk, Lydia Bertsch, Catherine Bod.
enstab. Pauline Buzzell. Mary Cashel,
Mrs. z. J, Conrad. Lillian Cook, Mrs.
Alfred Dale, Gertrude Evarts, Ethel
Flaten, Nora Fluevog. Lydia Frerk-
ing. Josephine Hosch, Elizabeth John.
son, Mrs. Olive LaGreve, Irene LAM
bertus, Charlotte Logan, Mrs. "A. J.
Lunde. Catherine McKinnon, Dorothy
Moses, Adeline Ness, Mrs. Paul Q.
Netlaud, denevieve Parsons, Mrs. w.
B. Pierce. Mrs. H. o. Putnam, DR..
Fannie Dunn GUAM, Beatrice Regis
ter, Mrs. 6. r. Robertson, Myrtle San
die, Sylvia Sell, Mrs. Alvin strutz,
Mrs.. =. H. Waldo. Mrs. r. Z. Wen
lei, DR.. Maysil Williams. Mrs. A. G.
Young and Mrs. A. J. Gronna Of
Williston. Associate members: Fran
CD Collision, Mrs. Wade 0ehringer
and Mrs. q. Olgeirson.