Evening star., 1942-10-04

sphere, but also in the practical a.
larger field where we can enjoy t
panionship which promotes cooper
ITO the best Of our ability we 81
and study groups an active, for
ward looking and balanced program
as outlined by our national organi-
zation," she continues. In every
way 1t will be necessary to adjust
our work and thinking toward the
honest solution Of the world conflict
in which each one of us is involved.
Most important, says Mrs. Hadley,
are the encouragement OF new ideas
and the dissemination of knowledge
which will aid in intelligent and
lasting adjustment when peace re-
turns.
War Projects Centered
In Social Study Group.
, The local clubs concrete war
projects are largely centered in the
social studies group, which sponsors
the following activities:
Furnishing volunteer workers Tor
the District Red Cross disaster in
curry service and for the registra-
ton centers for casualty service for
civilian defense;
Placing at the disposal Of the War
Department % volunteers who have
been trained by the department in a
secret phase of aviation defense
work and supplying volunteers Tor
any and all kinds Of defense serv-
ices.
The club has under consideration
aid for children's nurseries and rec
reation centers for Government
workers. 1t will sponsor dinner dis
cussion groups throughout the year
concentrating on postwar planning
There will be Red Cross classes in
nutrition and first aid, and study OF
other fields Of civilian defense &C
tivity is progressing. Mrs. Clinton
Boggett is chairman Of the social
studies group, which has determined
that all programs throughout the
year are to deal with war problems
and subjects.
The Fellowship Endowment Com
mittee, headed by Mrs. David Wing,
raises funds for a Latin American
scholarship which goes to a candl-
date selected by the national Or
ganization. The award UNDERWRITERS
one years study at an American
university by Latin American
woman.
The Finance Committee, under
Mrs. SkipWith Coale, sells War
bonds and stamps at the clubs sun
day teas for women from England,
Canada and other United Nations.
These are sponsored by the Hos
pitality Committee Of which Mrs.
Shelby Faulkner Is chairman.
Evaluates Innovations
In Educational Field.
New trends in higher education
have been introduced by war con-
ditions and the Education Com
mittee, directed by Mrs. Theodore
Whiprud, will attempt to evaluate
some of these changes and pass
Judgment on their worth.
Through study the committee will
endeavor to understand experiment
tation and changes in higher edu-
cation for women today, among
them:
The granting of bachelors de-
erees at the end of the sophomore
year; admitting high school juniors
into college; removal of formal
high school patterns for college
admission; 12-month sessions; in
creased emphasis on personnel and
guidance; the effect of the war on
vocational versus liberal arts stu
dies; increased Federal supervision
and control, and consolidation of
institutions"
While shifts in the general philos-
ophy of education are difficult to
determine at this early stage, the
committee hopes to draw some con-
clusions as to the wisdom and per-
manence of wartime changes in
American education.
The Committee on international
Relations, of which Mrs. James
Irwin is chairman, maintains din
ner programs and study groups
where diplomats and other repre-
sentatives of foreign countries are
guest speakers. This group will
&c ioI ~,
past seasons.
Mrs. James L. johnson is chair
man of the Junior group which re-
Gently had charge of the grab-bag
booth at the British Embassy garden
party for Canadian war relief. The
Group Of Recent Graduates gives
dances at the club house for officers
Of the armed forces.
The club has been successful in
supplying substitute teachers for the
public schools, thereby helping re-
lieve the teacher shortage. Many
club members who had discontinued
their teaching careers, have re-en-
tered school service.
Operates One Woman
Room Registry.
One vital though extra -curricu-
lar service performed under the
clubs aegis is the one-woman room
registry operated by Mrs. j, K
Boykin, Office secretary at AAUW
headquarters. Mrs Boykin labors
early and late finding rooms and
apartments for AAUW club men,
bers arriving in Washington to fill
war jobs.
Many outstanding women in ma
tional defense live permanently in
the 10 rooms of the residential Sec
ton of the AAUW headquarters
Among them are: Miss Harriet
Elliott, associate director. womens S
section of the Treasury Department
War Savings Staff. and DR.. Mabelle
B. Blake, her assistant, and DR.
Margaret Rickert and Mrs. Eliza
beth Stefanski of the University OF
Chicago, who are with the War
Department.
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