Organization of a Durham branch of the Southern Woman’s Educational Alliance is being considered. At a meeting of the Woman’s Club Friday afternoon, the alliance and the work it is performing was explained by officers of the southern association and so favorably impressed were the local women that a committee, headed by Mrs. F.L. Walker Jr. was appointed to make a study of the alliance and the need for a branch in Durham. The report will be made when the club resumes its work in the fall.
The alliance has been defined as “a clearing house of opportunity for girls of the south, helping them to find out the education best suited for them individually, and then helping them to get it.” It provides an educational and vocational guidance service to be used by these organizations and foundations in connection with the financial aide which they provide for the students. It also administers student loans and, specifically, the organization endeavors to help a girl in determining exactly the right phase of education best suited for her, and then to assist her in getting that education through scholarships, loan funds, or opportunities for student self-help. These opportunities are extended to all girls whether in city or country, grammar school, high school, or college.
The following women gathered at the home of Mrs. J.L. Morehead and informally discussed tentative plans for organizing a Durham branch next fall: Mrs. F.L. Walker Jr., chairman; Mrs. J.L. Morehead, Miss Aline McKenzie, Miss Cecelia Jeffreys, and Miss Helen B. May.
From page 3 of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, June 1, 1924
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