Montana labor news., 1944-05-11
C.I. @. AUXILIARIES
STAGE CONVENTION

Q. /. o. AuXlllarles held It's annual COLI
ference Monday, May l, in the Florence
hotel, Missoula. Routine business, in
GLIDING reports of officers and commit
tees, election of officers and plans for
the 1944-45 program occupied the morn
ing session, with State Vice President
Thelma Murray in the chair. The after
noon session opened with an address by
State President Mary Orlich on Union
Wives and Families" which was in part
a report on Auxiliary activities during
the past year.
Mrs. Orlich stressed the need for COM
plete cooperation with the educational.
legislative and political action program
of the National and international C. 1.
O., and the great contribution the
women of union families can and could
make to the movement for a better post
war world.
Miss Elizabeth Ireland and Mrs. Ber-
nice H. Papworth, guest speakers, were
introduced, Miss Ireland first. Her ad-
dress and response to questions is sum-
married. as follows:
AS the laws of Montana now stand all
classes and courses introduced into the
divisions of the University of Montana
or the elementary or high schools must
have the approval of the state board of
education OF the board Of trustees of the
school districts. Subjects may also be
added by an act Of the state Legislature
Textbooks for the elementary and high
schools in Montana in the first and
second class districts are selected by the
superintendent or the principal of the
schools with the approval of the board
Of school trustees.
The county superintendent with a
committee of her teachers, select the
textbooks for the one and two-room
schools At the present time neither the
divisions of the university nor the high
schools give any courses specifically on
the history of the rise of the labor move
ment nor training for labor leadership.
However, practically all classes and
courses in economics, history, political
science, sociology and economics, labor
and its relations are given a place in
the course Of study, as are other national
and international problems. Generally
speaking, education in Montana in the
grades is for those between the ages of
six and twenty-one. All regular college
students are required to be graduates
of fully accredited classes. Special
students are admitted to special courses
and classes at the divisions Of the
university.
Special institutes may be held under
certain regulations at the division Of
the university. BY the use Of federal
funds matched by state funds, the high
schools, under the direction Of the state
department of public instruction, carry
vocational education for high school
students and some classes Of adults who
desire retaining. For some Of these
classes adults are required to pay a small
fee or tuition. Montana in comparison
with several other states of the nation
has been slow in recognizing its respon-
sibility to its adults in providing refrain
ing or additional training in vocational
work and instruction in academic and
cultural subjects.
Miss Ireland expressed her desire to
cooperate with the Ladies Auxiliaries of
the c. 1. o. to further their educational
- A~ot.s,,o roo~a ~, for adr1tc
Miss Papworth's address and an ac-
count of the legislative committees
round table will be reported in later
on the work of the State G. I. O..
women's conference which was the most
successful in the history Of this state
organization of c. L. o. women.
The education and legislative commit
tee led a round table discussion on "Citi-
zenship and Citizens" This discussion
covered very briefly many topics, includ-
ing Parties" Machines" "Spoils Sys-
tenn" Campaigns" The ms and the
Outs" and "The Good Man and the
Good Citizen" Because of the great in
terest displayed in this discussion it was
decided by the program committee to
conduct a series Of round tables on these
beginning With the Good Man
and the Good Citizen" The resolution
committee recommended favorable action
on Food Subsidies" continuation of the
OPA against the phoney Equal Rights
Amendment; against the repeal of the
Direct Primary Law; for increase in
unemployment compensation payments
and several others to be reported in
other articles. A permanent constitution
and bylaws we're adopted and officers
elected.