The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-12
MY COUNTRY
 IS STUDY NOW . BEING URGED
General Federation, Wom- en $ Clubs, Organize
 New Movement

WASHINGTON, Nov 12-A cru sade for greater efficiencly in gov ernment has long been actively wag- ed by the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Just now the cru |sade is taking the form of efforts for the establishment of an Acad- emy of Public Affairs for training -Cr government service. Such in terest and effort takes different forms in different states. South Carolina Federation, Mrs. c. Fred Laurence, president, is waging an active campaign for greater effic- iency and greater economy in coun- ty government
 The plan began to take shape when the 1885 Club Institute dedi- cated itself to an intensive study of My Country" Prominent speak CTS from several state colleges and universities spoke on the history of counties, on the machinery of government, discussed the lack of cooperation between officers, the oyer-lapp ng of government func- siCns, and the deplorable absence of responsibility for administra- tive acts. Other speakers elabor- ated on the lack of an adequte system of financial control, the fail ure to plan for future development, and the undue modelling of county delegations in affairs delegated to elective officials.
 To Inform Women
 As a result, a definite plan or outline of study was evolved and the Citizenship School sponsored the printing and distribution of this outline among all the women in the State, so that before long women became we'll informed on the sub ject of county government Indi- vidual clubs had their own speak CTS. At the district meetings held each fall Clemson Collage fur nished a speaker on county govern ment, and time was allowed foe questions Following this intensive program of study and publicity, many clubs made investigations of their own counties, discovered the need for reform, and then proceed ed toact in order to get the neces- sary changes.
 Some interesting statistics on these questions have brought to light the following facts: that there are 3,090 counties in the United States and that 40 per cent of the revenue of each is wasted; that few changes have been made in the set up of officers and their duties; that new duties called for new officers i, tlat having headless form of gov ernment causes spending, in many cases, millions of dollars.
 Carried to Schools
 After informing themselves on these civic problems, the committee directing the Citizenship School de cided that it was not enough that they alone should know the facts concerning county government, but that the future voters should also be informed. Thereupon, the cru sading was carried into the public schools. To educate children of grammar school and high school age into being county government mind ed was the aim of the South Caro- lima club women. History teach CTS in the different schools were approached with the request that they incorporate the desired study into the curriculum Finally the State Department of Education be- gan to cooperate with the Club h. stitute, and intends to make this study part of the public school curricula Committees from the teaching profession. club women and the Department of Education are now working out plan to be used in this connection
 Mrs. Laurence and her committee women in this project assure club women throughout the whole coun- try that the study will be true revelation to all those who wish to be informed, intelligent voters; and further say that if all the women in the 3.090 counties throughout the United States would resolve to make My Country better place in which to live, most national and many international problems would he solved