. Life and light for woman . eight cents to a two-hour entertainment! This sum thegirls have pledged to making a Christmas for the little villagecommunity at Konganadu. But there were not a few girls in the group who were reallyunable to spend money on jasmine or bangles, and thereforecould not share in this gift of money. Was there no other wayin which they could serve others? This question was discussedat a general house meeting just before the girls disbanded for theChristmas holidays last year, and many suggestions for service in their villages came tolight. The reports thatwere made in th
. Life and light for woman . eight cents to a two-hour entertainment! This sum thegirls have pledged to making a Christmas for the little villagecommunity at Konganadu. But there were not a few girls in the group who were reallyunable to spend money on jasmine or bangles, and thereforecould not share in this gift of money. Was there no other wayin which they could serve others? This question was discussedat a general house meeting just before the girls disbanded for theChristmas holidays last year, and many suggestions for service in their villages came tolight. The reports thatwere made in theirTime Account Bookspassed all our expecta-tions. Many did the work,but, out of a sense ofmodesty, refrained fromreporting it; those whodid report the expendi-ture of their spare timeat home, showed thatthey had discoveredways of using much ofwhat they had learneda t school b y helpingignorant women withwriting and sewing andcooking, by doctoringchildren for itch andFour sisters studying at Capron Ha Other parasites of the. 19 2 0] Student Government in Capron Hall 545 human body, by teaching children to read and write and playgames, and by preaching to men, women or children about thelove of Christ. It might be of interest to give directly to you afew records from the books that were turned it. One girl, under high school age, handed in quite a lengthy notebook which she herself had made and filled with a record whichbore witness to a busy vacation. Her older sister, who was ateacher in the school, said that hitherto the child had been veryreluctant to give any service in the kitchen, but that during thepast Christmas holidays, she made it her chief aim in life to barher mother from the kitchen altogether. The record for NewYears Day and the day following read: Jan. 1, (midnight)—Prayer. a. ni.—Wishing (she probably means making NewYears resolves). —Kitchen work. —Combing and dressing seven girls. —Went to a r
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