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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1898)
THE COURIER. -in m Si ' CLBBS- mimimimimhimiiiiiimmimmiiiiimhimmim m 4M-. m i -i ill i i IK Li ;eses- Amie L. Milleb, Editor. Officers of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs President, Mrs. B. M. Stoutenborough, Plattsmouth. Vice-president, Mrs. E. M. Cobb, York. ' Secretary, Mrs. Henrietta Smith, Omaha. " Treasurer, Mrs. M. V. Nichole, Beatrice. Auditor, Mrs. Ella S. Larsh, Nebraska City. Librarian, Mrs. G. M. Lambertson, Lincoln. A SONG FOR THE SORROWING. April ifcks bead o'er me, Oh heart why sad ? Sussfaiae and song of bkdt, - Whfcperfaeglad! Look on yon mighty arch, Tenderly blue, - Hear in the robbm'i strain A messenger true. God's love a everywhere Canafs thou forget? Chad of his fondest care, Whygrievcstyet? AH that with the years Secmeth to pass Eternally reappears His word shall last. Shadows flee she dawning Joy comas after pain, Hope's hright bow of promise Shhaeth through the rain. Life, fife is everywhere, la earth and sky. God's fife for you and me Can sever die. Heart, filled with selfish grief , Doubting and lose, Wherefore mid tombs of earth Seekest thou thine own? Christ the Lord it risen, Love aad fife hold sway, God's mwsrnger of truth Root the stone away. Nebraska Gty, April 14th, 1898. The Gnosis club of Milford met with Mrs. Edwards at the Industrial Home last Tuesday evening. As usual when meeting with Mrs. Edwards royal enter tainment was given. Our club in connection with the study of Shakspere as a literary man, has read two of his plays, Macbeth and Hamlet. In each the leading characters of the play were impersonated by members of the club and have proven both pleasing and profitable. The Scotia L. R. C. met as usual on Tuesday. Topics of the day, especially war news, were discussed. The regular lesson followed, conducted by Mrs. Gra ham. The day's author wasMrs.Elia W. Peattie. An interesting biographical aketch was read and the author was con sidered as a newspaper correspondent, a story writer and a club woman. The story "Jim Lancey's Waterloo" was read by Mrs. Wright. A selection from William Seed Dunroy's poems was also read. The meeting closed with favorite quotations. The child study department of the Plattsaaouth Woman's club furnished the program for last Friday evening. Mrs. Atwood has led this department the hut year most acceptably and there is always a targe attendance at the meet iags of her department. Mrs. Agnew read the opening paper, subject "Is there aa infant psychology?'' Tfah rather abstruse and much disputed topic was by her most ably and brought &&8&&8&8&&S& 9 fyV mJ m IP If IP Mr If fP PI out original thoughts and ideas. Mrs. Davis is always good and her paper on Education in the Sunday School, was excellent. Mrs. Clark's paper on Child study at the home, was equally good. The department question was finally settled for tbt coming year, but four being admitted and the election of lead ers resulting as follows: Literature, Mrs. Stoutenborough: current topics, "Mrs. Fellows; parliamentary law, Mrs. Davie. These ladies are all good club workers and their election gave universal satisfaction. In my next letter I hope to tell you of the club reception at Ashland which a number of our ladies will attend and at which they are hav ine a "perfectly lovely time'' in anticipa tion. In consequence of this visit there will be no regular meeting Friday night. Tuesday afternoon the Century club met with Mrs. Teeters. Roll call was responded to by quotations. Current events were interesting and animated and savored much of the spirit of the times, patriotism and war news. Mrs. I. N. Baker had the principal part of the program and read an exceedingly inter esting paper on "Lucca d' Pisa" After a, very pleasant afternoon the club ad journed to meet with Mrs. Van Brunt May 17. The hostess served celicious punch and cake. In the appointment of Mrs. H. H. Wilson as Dean of the women of the Univeisity of Nebraska, with instructions to bring the culture clubs of the state into more intimate relations with the university, we recognize the dawn of a new era. In this movement ttfe women of our state may take just pride, for it is a recognition of the clubs as an ele ment of value in university work and their affiliation will be a new and invalu able factor in the promotion of university extension. Our university authorities are to Se congratulated on their wise choice of a leader to martial the Wom en's clubs into the formal educational system of the state. The university desires that there shall be a further co-ordination of its forces with all the educational activities of the state. 'It realizes the significance and importance of the work being done by the large body of women in th state, in their earnest and conscientious study in culture clubs and is desirous of recogniz ing this work by offering to these clubs the privileges and advantages of the university through university extension courses. It is designed that the Women's clubs of a community shall constitute the "local centres" of university extension work. The general plan of work will be similar to that outlined in the general university extension courses with such modifications as may eeem necessary to make the work possible and effective. There will be special courses offered to Women's clubs and any club wishing to take any oZ the courses offered should arrange for the course of lectures accord ing to the directions given under "local centres;" or it some other plan suggests itself aa being better suited to local con- m m Hi m THE CLUB WOMAN -2AND-S- the Courier one year for $125 CLUB WOMEN DO YOU want the club news of the United States and Nebraska? Then send a dollar and twenty-five cents to The Courier, Lincoln, Nebr.. and receive them both for one year. If you want a sample copy of the Club Woman send your name to THE CLUB WOMAN, 10 School St., Egleston Square, J Boston, Mass. It is the best club paper published. P P Hi m Hi m m HMMMlHMIMIIIMHIMMMMIIIMMUmitOIMM I P m 's&&& ditions the club could follow out its individual plans in arranging for the expenses of the course. If a sufficient number of clubs desire to take up this work in connection with the university there will, in time be provisions made for a travelling universi ty library designed to co-operate with the State Federation Library of the clubs This plan of university extension in con nection with clubs should appeal strongly to the teachers of a community as it will enable them to become acquainted with university methods and prepare them to take up special work in the university if they should desire to take advantage of university credits offered in the exten sion work. Graduates of the university who contemplate studying for their mas ter's degree could do much of the requir ed work in this way. This is the only country with enough women's clubs to form a federation, but omitting the reference to sex, we have not the honor of organizing the first union of literary clubs. A year book sent from Adelaide, South Australia, to the editor of this department gives the history and statistics of the South Australian Literary Societies' Union, from its formation in 1883 to the present time. The clubs of the Union exist in nearly every town and always have a mixed membership. Until last year the women paid no dues or merely halt that .required for men, and were ineligible to office. In 1397 the women were admitted to full membership in all the clubs, but the report neglects to say if that includes the right to hold office. For several years the women have held a prominent place on the programs. They began by furnishing musical solos, recitations and poems, but have now, according to the year book, added essays, which we would probably call papers. The debates and addresses are accredited solely to the men. An annual literary competition is held by the Union, preceded by preliminary competitions in elocution, prepared speeches solo and part singing, and dramatic scenes, held in four districts. The winners in 'these are selected to appear in the real competition at the Town Hall of Adelaide. The highest number of societies at any time in the Union has been forty-one with a total membership of 2000, but this-has been reduced nearly half. "The falling off can be attributed to several causes. First and foremost is the fact that so many of the young men of this Colony have taken their departure for Western Australia, and in consequence, the rolls of membership of most of the societies have been teduced to an alarming extent and in some instances the losses have been so great that the societies' have had to be disbanded. The great interest, too, that hap been taken in cycling dur ing the past year or two has also tended to militate against the success of literary societies." In many respects these Australian societies are of the nature of the Uni versity literary societies, though the for mer have an independent existence. Seventy per cent of the meetings are opened with prayer; in other cases the