WOMEN'S INVESTIGATION LEAGUE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3165, 17 August 1917, Page 2

WOMEN'S INVESTIGATION LEAGUE

ANNUAL MEETING. The first animal meeting of the Women's {-Social Investigation Leaguu was held in the Victoria College Museum last evening. .Miss Coad presided, in the un>\;nlnPl!e licence of Mrs. A. I{. Atkinson (president). i lie annual report (published iu yesterday's issue) was read by the secretary, and some discussion followed. Miss Coad explaining the results that had attended I heir activities in regard to co-operativo work. One of the subjects that had been brought before the league's notice was that of continuation classes, and following a discussion upon this subject some littlo whilo ago, at which it was decided that continuation classes were very necessary, circulars had been sent to various representatives of the different churches, public bodies, and associations, asking their support in advocating that they be established. The great difficulties, if not disasters, likely to arise in the future from tho fact that there would be two sections of the comnnmily with entirely different views of citizenship, moral obligations and social duties wero pointed out. The only result of the appeal was (he receipt of a number of very courteous and eympathelic letters, but of practical support none whatever. Another matter which bad received tho attention of the league, Miss Coad explained, was that of the censorship of picture films. For about a fortnight members had visited the. picture theatres with the object of ascertaining for themselves what was the general trend of the pictures exhibited, Those who were teachers had subsequently asked their children to write compositions upon picture shows they had been to. An a result, tho plain naked truth 'Of the impressions that wero being imprinted npon the minds of children was fully shown and the ominous fact revealed that evidently the children were thinking that tho objectionable things which they saw were quite ordinary everyday occurrences of life. What their minds would be like by the time they were 21 years -1 age Miss Coad did not like to contemplate, since pictures figured so largely in the amusements of the people. The Toport and balance-sheet were adopted. An amendment, by means of which the. number of vice-presidents would be reduced from five to two, was carried, and the election of officers was as follows:— President, Mrs. A. R. Atkinson; vicenresidenls. Mrs. Hunter and Miss England; chairwoman, Miss Kicholls; viccchairwomaii, Miss Coad; recording secreMiss Grab: correspondence secretary, Miss Hursthotiso; treasurer, Miss Woodbouse. A further amendment; of the constilution eliminated a committee, .is it was considered that all iho work could be adequately dealt with by the officers n mini n ted.