Clair Argow Makes Report
To Women's Prison Council
By ANN CONNELL
Realstcr-GiiarS Society Editor
A report of her recent tour of
21 prisons in which women offen
ders arc housed in the United
States, was given by Mrs. Clair
Argow, executive secretary of the
Oregon Prison Assn., before the
Women's Prison Council recently
in Portland. The study proved to
the Oregon woman, she said, that
such women offenders do not
need prisons which offer costly,
"maximum security" provisions;
. that they respond wholesomely to
rehabilitation' effort, and that
trust builds morale.
First prison visited, she said,
was in Vermont. She described
Its appearance as a "veritable
Bastille," which caused her heart
to sink at sight of Its formidable
high brick walls. Inside, to her
surprise she found high morale,
a kindly woman superintendent
who has been there for 21 years,
and a general attitude which
; wholly belies the grim exterior.
- The superintendent explained:
: "This used to be the men's work
house. We have left it unchanged,
' only we don't lock the doors!"
Most successful prisons, with
least average returnees, she said,
are those prisons for women
which are run by women. Host
of these are of the cottage type.
-. Success or failure depends not
on surroundings, she declared,
but on staff.
Prison authorities have two re
sponsibilities, she said: To keep
. the prisoner in the institution to
which she has been sentenced,
and also to do something con
structive for her while she is
there.
In several places which Mrs.
Argow visited, the women in-
: Parents Study
Teen Problems
Regular meeting of St. Francis
High School Parents Club will be
at 8 p.m. Thursday at the school.
Following through on a ques
tion box at the December meet
ing, a panel, a representative
parent-educator group, will dis
cuss questions received in the
question box. Members of the
panel are Judge William G. East,
Dr. T. A. Kerns, Lt. W. H. Smith.
0. E. Kingzett, Mrs. Maurice Hig-
gins, Mrs. Henry Schnorcnberg,
Sister M. Eileen Rose, and Sister
Miriam Margaret.
Questions invited from par
ents at the earlier mcetlns were
on teen-age problems. The panel
will lead the discussion, inviting
further questions and comment
from the floor. Refreshments
. Kill be served.
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mates were treated with basic
courtesy, as though It were as
sumed that they were "people"
still. The visitors' presence was
explained simply, their names
given to the group, and often
members of the inmate group
were introduced to Mrs. Argow
by first name, telling something
of her work or accomplishment
prison. "This Is Betty, who
runs the laundry," or "this is
Jane, who is studying so she can
obtain a better position when she
is released."
Honor System Good
In some Institutions, inmates
were permitted to usher the visi
tors about the grounds, and did
so with good manners. Where
such honor systems are in force,
Mrs. Argow noted, morale of the
women inmates is noticeablv
good.
In others, where matrons take
the attitude of dictators and of
fenders are made to feel con
stantly caged, the tenseness is
felt at once.
An innovation which the Ore
gon woman found interesting in
one of the eastern states was the
"pre-parole cottage," where girls
expecting parole are allowed to
live without constant supervision,
in preparation for their return to
society. When the matron took
her to visit such a cottage, she
rang the door bell and was ad
mitted, as if it were any neigh
borly visit.
Contrasted with these progres
sive prisons, was the one where
inmates were required to rise to
tnelr feet when the matron en
tered. "I almost expected to hear
a 'Hell!'," Mrs. Argow remarked.
When the matron nodded, they
were permitted to sit. No expla
nation of the visitors' purpose
was given, no recognition of the
fact that these inmates were
other women, possessed of human
curiosity.
Cold Food Eaten
She told of watching the
women convicts file past a serv
ing table, get their food and go
to their seats. When all thirty had
been served, the matron was
served, all sat. and ate . . . most
of them, including the visitors,
having cold food.
At a prison in the south where
segregation was in force, the
matron was amazed and apparent
ly even disgusted when the visi
tors asked to attend a Hallowe'en
party which the colored girls
were having. This, althcugh she
had just expressed her regret
that they would not be present
for the party which the (white)
girls were to have next day. The
Negro girls were having a grand
march as the party entered, and
a few were "strutting" a bit, in
reaction to the music. Mrs. Ar
gow smiled at this, but not the
matron! She immediately touched
on the shoulder the "unruly"
ones, warning them to be more
decorous! Under her eye, the par
ty went forward in very dull man
ner. The visitor asked the matron
if the girls could sing for her.
She looked displeased, and said
the girls would be much "dis
turbed" if asked to do such a
thing on the spur of the moment,
but no doubt they could plan to
sing for her next morning, at
chapel! "As if," Mrs. Argow said,
any group of Negro girls need
ed time to plan before they could
sing!"
However, when Mrs. Argow re
marked next morning that the
girls had seemed to enjoy the,
party (wishing to De tactful), tne
matron smugly responded: "Yes,
we let them laugh on Hallowe'en."
(To be continued)
SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS
ANN CONNELL. Society Editor
Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.Thur., Jan. 13, 1955 5A
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Campus Carnival
Has Fair Theme
"State Fair" Is the theme for
the carnival of the Women's Rec
reation Assn. of University of
Oregon. The 1955 carnival will
be Friday, Jan. 21, following the
Oregon-Oregon State basketball
game.
Co-chairmen of the event, the
biggest project held by the as
sociation during the year, are
Miss Joanne Jolley, Portland, and
Miss Shirley Bostad, Hillsboro. .
Committee chairmen Include:
Miss Irene Simmons, Portland;
Miss Nancy Marston, Arlington;
Miss Judith Holmes, Beaverton;
Miss Gcraldine Hofer, Hillsboro;
Miss Glenna Pearl, Seaside; Miss
Constance Kennedy, The Dalles;
Miss Carole Adams, Redding
Calif.; and Miss Barbara Wcrle,
Emmett, Idaho.
(Howard Photo, Wiltshire Em.)
GOLDENWF.DS Mr. and Mrs. William Strode will observe their
golden wedding anniversary Sunday afternoon at an open house
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Burge, their daughter and
son-in-law.
Strodes to Note
Golden Wedding
mr. and Mrs. William Strode of
1025 Irving Road will observe
their golden wedding anniver
sary at an open house Sunday
from 2 to 5 p.m. In the home ot
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Burge, 705
Walnut Ave.
The Strodes were married Jan.
18, 1905, at Derby, Kan., and
moved to Oregon in 1943. They
have three children: Mrs. Burge
ot Eugene; Ray Strode, Douglas,
Kan.j Mrs. Ralph Baker, carmen,
Okla. There are eight grandchild
ren and two great grandchildren
PTA Schedules
Annual Carnival
January 28 is a big date on the
calendar of events for Westmore
land PTA, as that Is when Its
carnival Is planned. Al Zengel as
general chairman heads a large
committee of parents who will
work to make the annual money
raising venture successful.
Plans are in progress for a
dinner and "concessions" such as
cold drinks and, candy. There
also will be a "spook house" for
thrills; a sale of "white elephant"
articles; a fish pond, dart and
baseball throws, and a variety of
similar entertainments. -
Proceeds of the carnival will
go toward meeting expenses of
the PTA budget and projects. .
Parents and friends in the
community willing to work in
booths are invited to call Mr.
Zengel. Toys, trinkets, food and
as well. A
Barkers Return
From Midwest Tour
Mr. and Mrs. Howard O. Bark
er and daughter, Susan, returned
to their Arbor Drive home Fri
day following a three-week trip
to the Midwest. They left Dec,
20 and went first to Amarillo,
Texas, where they visited friends.
At Idabell, Okla., they visited
Mrs. Barker's mother, Mrs. Cline
Roberts, her sister Mrs. T. J. Wy
rick, and two brothers, Charles
and Norwood Roberts, and their
families.
- They were guests at the home
of Mr. Barker's aunt In Benton,
Ark., and went on to Camden,
Ark., to visit at the home of
Mrs. Barker's brother, Joe Rob
erts, and family. En route home
they visited friends at Dallas and
Fort Worth, Texas.
Sonja Lodge
Seats Officers
Installation of new officers for
Sonja Lodge, .Sons of Norway,
took place Jan. 6 in ceremonies
at Sons of Norway Hall. Oscar
Melby was installing officer and
members of the drill team es
corted the officers to their chairs.
Mathew Gustafson was seated
as president. Other officers to
take over their duties were: Clar
ence Nelson, vice president; Mrs.
John Haugcn, secretary; Ray
mond Samson, assistant secre
tary; Mrs. Elmer Holland, finan
cial secretary; Thomas Gredvig,
treasurer.
Howard Herbranson, counsel
lor; Mrs. Stephen Frame, social
director; Miss Helen Johnson,
marshal; Mrs. Clarence Nelson,
assistant marshal; Theo Maltzau,
Inner guard; Peter Ness, outer
guard; R. Harlow Schlllios, historian..
Mrs.- John Eklund, musician;
Dr. George Larson, physician;
Tom Kaarhus, Kenneth Gustaf
son, Mrs. Astrld Lindsay, Ste
phen Frame, and Jens Thorsen.
trustees; Marvin Hanson, James
Chancy and Iral Nelson, auditors.
Three new members were Ini
tiated: Mr. and Mrs. Johan Christ
ensen and Anton Luxhoj. '
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Signe Anderson, Mrs. Paul
Muller, Mrs. Mabel Watkins,
Thorval Nysten and Mrs. Edwin
Reiersgard.
Card Parties to Earn
Funds ior Projects
Members of Bet Gamma
Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi at
Springfield will' give card parties
in their homes during the last
week of January. Each hostess
will provide, prizes, and refresh
ments so all proceeds from the
parties may be.-Used for cultural
and civic projects. Mrs. Kenneth
Bliss is president
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Dickinsons Return
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Dickinson
returned Saturday from a ten-
day trip to San Francisco, where
they visited with their son, Wal
ter, his wife, and son, Robert.
Walter Dickinson is employed
by United Air Lines. En route
home, their son Wayne, who lives
in Mcdford, visited with them
during the plane stop there.
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mix olive oil, wine vinegar, crum
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Two Names Added
To RNA Officer List
A recent story on the installa
tion of new officers for Royal
Neighbors of America omitted
the nartes of Mrs. Arthur A.
Brown as outer sentinel and Mrs. candy will be needed.
Dora Gammon as assistant ir.i tall-j lull list of committees and chair
ing officer. 'men will be given later.
Ladies Auxiliary,
Canton Hovey, Dates
Installation Friday
Ladies Auxiliary of Canton
Hovey No. 4 will meet Friday at
8 p.m. In IOOF Hall for installa
tion of officers.
Mrs. R. H. Nesbitt will be in
stalling officer. Working with her
will be Mrs. Clarence Draper, ad
jutant; Mrs. Roy Overgard, aide,
and Mrs. John Starr, chaplain.
Mrs. Henry Long will be in
charge of refreshments, assisted
by Mrs. Frank Mccum and Mrs.
Milton Ashley.
Altrusans Ready Proposals
For Oregon Legislature
Snrlnefield Altrusa Club be
gan work on eight proposals it
will submit to the Oregon Legis
lature, and to leaders in other as
sociations, on a variety of sub
jects dealing with health, safety
and education. These were adopt
ed at a recent meeting and will
be ready for distribution soon.
Some time ago the club voted
to ask that traffic lights be uni
form in color for both automo
bile and pedestrian traffic. Since
colors for lights are designated
by state law, an amendment must
be made by the Legislature.
The club will work for the pas
sage of a Community Center Aft
similar to the one in California,
which states that school boards
must make school facilities avail
able for the use of qualified de
partments andor organizations.
The proper agency will be
asked to make it mandatory for
all oublic toilets to be equipped
with clothes hooks and shelves, j
also establishing a, minimum size
lor stalls.
The fourth proposal asks for
support of the regional library
project as advocated by the State
Library.
A request will be made for a1
survey and for the money to con-1
duct it on a state level to insure
that proposed school buildings bel
suitable for approved educa-l
tional practices. j
In the same vein, financial'
help will be asked to broaden
and continue the classes for
both retarded and gifted child
ren, with as much money and em
phasis placed upon the gifted
children's part of the program.
The members of Springfield
Altrusa Club state their hope
that other groups will add support
to these measures add write rep
resentatives in the Legislature.
contrary
to
previous
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