Saturday, May 10, 1930.
THE SALEMITE
PAGE THREE.
PERSONALS
The following girls have gone to
,,their homes for the week-end:
Gilan Hall, Burlington; Wilhel-
mina Wohlford and Ernestine Theis,
;Charlotte; Julia Brown Jennings,
iiThomasville; Lucile Dunn, High
JiPoint; Virginia McCrary, Lexing-
iton; Lucy and Jo I.inn, Salsbury;
jEmma Kapp, Bethania; I-ucile Pat-
:tcrson' and Nellie Gordon, Pilot
MoujitainRebecca Kime, Liberty;
land Nina Hoffman, Mount Airy.
: Margaret Ricliardson has gone to
cha))el Hill for a student govern-
- ment Conference for the purpose of
organizing a state association.
■ Araminta Sawyer, C h a r 1 o]t t e
Grimes. Beckv Piatt, Marty Pierce,
iHelen White. Ella Garrett, Dot
iEtheridge, Frances Norton and
Kathleen Arrowood are attending
:danccs at Duke this week-end.
Mary Clark is spending the week
end at Davidson.
Elizabeth Marx is attending the
Student Volunteer Conference in
Greensboro.
Martha Simmons, Biddy Campen,
Madeline Thompson. Hattie Carrow,
; Nina Credle, Mary B. Williams, are
' spending the week-end in Greens-
Carlotta Waters is at Wake Forest
for the week-end.
R u‘t h McLendon is visiting
Blanche Walter at her home in
Kannapolis.
Sara Crowell and T.ouise Lasater
will spend Sunday in Greensboro.
I.illie Wilson and Katherine Pierce
will spend Saturday in Greensboro.
MRS. PALMER JERMAN
GIVES INSTRUCTIVE TAI.K
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placed at his disposal. He could
seek aid from the State Department
of Agriculture and if this aid was
not sufficient, the Agricultural Bu
reau in Washington sent a special
ist who examined, consulted, treat
ed, and probably even- psyco-ana-
lized the pigs! On the other hand,
there was no help from the govern
ment for sick babies or sick mothers.
The deatli rate for children under
“ one year of age in America exceeded
that'of any other nation. Until a
few years ago, there was no aid for
expectant mothers nor aid for moth-
■ ers in childbirth from the govern
ment. Realizing the alarming situa-
tion, all the Women Associations of
America joined together and said:
“This one thing we will try to
achieve, that a woman may have
scientific care before and after the
birth of a child and that she may
receive medical aid in the rearing
: of her children.” The Congressmen
.said that they had never seen as
many telegrams, lettjersj and pe
titions as those which poured into
Washington about this affair. As
a result of this feverent effort, “The
Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act,”
was passed. The states have not
taken this project seriously, but
there is hope that they will consider
very seriously if the ‘Jones Act,
’ which is now‘pending is passed.
Until recently, an American girl,
who married a foreigner, lost her
citizenship. Mrs. Palmer Jerman
state that although a woman marry
ing a foreigner migh show a decided
lack of taste, she has done nothing
to loose citizenship. The Women’s
Associations set out to have this ban
removed. As a result we have the
“Cabell Act,” which . determines
citizenship of a woman marrying a
foreigner. There have also been
constant alttempts to pass aj bill
which will make marriage and di-
The Major acliievement of the
Woman’s Clubs in North Carolina
was the introduction of the use of the
Australian ballot in voting. When
. the women of North Carolina began
voting, they were distressed at the
voting situation. Every Tom, Dick
and Harry eould see how any one
voted and tried to inflkienee the
voters by suggestions not •equired.
The situation was so disagreeable to
the women that it was almost the
first problem of the women’s meet
ings, and because of the women, the
Australian Ballot was introduced.
The w'omen meant for this ballot to
insure a woman or any person, the
privilege of entering the voting
booth, securing a ballot and voting
as he or slie pleases without any as
sistance or interference. However,
when the bill w'cnt to the Legisla
ture, it met a rebutal. The Leg
islators argued that illiterate women
needed the aid of their husband in
voting. Mrs. Jerman said that she
believed in enforcing educational re
quirements for voting, because with
facilities every body can be that il
literate. However, she said that if a
woman needs her husband’s visible
protection in voting, he, by all
means, needs her mental direction.
Another reform for which the
women are striving is that the con
sent of marriage be raised from 14 to
Ifi years and even higher. The on
ly reform concerning marriage so
far, has been the Marriage Bill
wliicli requires five days notice be
fore a marriage can take place. The
bill was passed for two particular
reasons; First, to discourage big
amy; and second, to give the people
concerned time to think about it—
incidentally stopping what is known
as “F’ord Marriages.”
A reform still in the making is
the “Child I^abor Law,” ■ North
Carolina is far behind in the pro
tection of working children. This
bill, when introduced in the Senate
encounters difficulties. Its opponents
said that this bill was the result of
the sentimentality of woman because
she didn’t want her own child
work. Nevertheless the following
bill was introduced. “It is unlawful
that any child under sixteen should
work more than eight hours a day
certain occupations.” The bill pass
ed the lower house, but when it
reached the Senate a rider was at
tached to it with the intention of
weakening it. The rider contained
the following provision, “No child
under sixteen shall work in certain
occupations more than eight houi
day provided this child has not
passed the fourth grade.” Accord-
',ng to Mrs. Jerman, by the provision
of the rider, the State is protecting
the morons and penalizing the
telligent children.
The women are advocating that
the State provide some care for the
delinquent colored girl. The white
girl is cared for at Samarcand, the
white boy is cared for at J ackson
Training School, and the colored
boy, at Morrison School. However,
there is no provision for the colored
girl, a member of a race to which
America, especially the South,
a definite obligation.
Otlier reforms which the women
voters of Nortli Carolina are work
ing for are: An eight months school
for ever}' school; preteetion of chil
dren in hazardous occupati
aid,for widowed mothers, enabling
them to keep tlieir children with
them, instead of sending! them to
Orphan Asylums.
Mrs. Jerman said that the easiest
use of citizenship is to put good m
d women in office. However, ur
have several women voting
will be impossible to fill all the of
fices with good people. There is too
much prejuidice on the part of
in voting. In the home there is the
dual responsibility of both the father
and the mother. This dual respon
sibility of both sides is. needed in
the United States Government.
Wishing for good reforms and for
good legislations will not bring these
things to pass. Feel the responsibil
ity of it and back up the wish with
action!
Another problem in which women
ust have a great influence in the
problem of International Relations.
The term International Relations
sounds distant and far away; yet, it
I further than our own fire sides
ur own front doors. Citizens
may think this problem has no defi-
concern for them; but in the
It war, there was no valley too
secluded, nor no beach too remote,
that the government did not take
; one’s brother, husband, or
father away to fight.
With adequate defense there must
go along an effort for final peace.
In conclusion, “What is the use of
education if the advancing intelli-
e of women does not better con
ditions. It is a known fact that
International Peace is possible, that
right and that it will eventually
;. World Peace is a big step
toward real life. No one lives but
ofice. The only real contributions
one can make to life is iservice.
i up to the younger women of
America to be able to put “first
things first,” and, thereby, make the
•rt’orld better for having once lived in
The Girl Who Irregular
Verbed
A lovely young lady acquaintan
of mine
Aspired in the world literary to
shine;
So she picked out her text books
an armful or more
To give her the knowledge to which
she aspore.
She hired the best teaeliers who
ever liad taught
For the prize she much snatch, it
must surely be snaught.
Tlie rhythmic afflatus, she always
had felt
If she ever revealed it—must
be revealt.
Thus for hours every day she most
patiently sat.
Splitting all the infinitives
were splat.
She diagrammed sentences, simple,
compound.
Declining all adjectives ever
clouned.
When repeating a rule that most
pupil's forget.
It was that very rule that she alway.
repet.
All her lessons in fact, whether oral
If called to recite were as good as
recitten.
When her course was completed, a
position she chose,
Instructed to advertise she adver-
But one day she awoke from the
dream she had dreampt,
For a scribbler’s career did not seem
what it semt!
So she married a farmer, makes but
ter and cheese,
Sometimes she is toze for her
friends love to tease
Her about the afflatus that one
disturbed
The lady who always irregular
verbed!
—Sophie E. Redford.
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