COMPULSORY TRAINING FOR GIRLS

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 680, 24 June 1914, Page 7

COMPULSORY TRAINING FOR GIRLS

Should Australian girls be brought under some system of compulsory training to fat them to share in the dsfence of the country in time of war? Thi? is the query raised by the editor o/'''Everyllady's Journal" for June, and answered by a ; nufhber of leading citizens. The views of these notable people make very interesting and instructive reading. Snmed up, the general opinion seems to be that, while it is altogether inadvisable to give girls any form of military training, it would be a first-class thing for ithe girls of Australia i£ a course of domestic science were made compul-i gory. This forms the main artic e in the June issue of "Everylady's Journalbut it is by no means the sole attractive feature. Thfere is, for. instance, a wonderfully interesting interview with Percy Grainger, the Australian pianist, who has made himself famous in . England. Then there is a beautiful bit of nature study by Charles Barrett, a fine lesson on crochet work by Miss Card, a reallyvaluable review of the month's _ fashions, and a dozen good domestic departments conducted by experts,to say nothing of many good stories and a couple of serials. "Everylady's Journal,"which is rich in human and home interest, is a valuable sixpenceworth.