Talk:American Woman's League

Commission structure

"BRIEFLY—the American Woman's League, founded by Mr. E. G. Lewis—is a strictly business proposition—a great organization of women co-operating in securing subscriptions for publishers. On each subscription—whether new or renewal—a 50 per cent commission is al lowed. This commission is pooled in one great fund—held in trust—by a body of well known financiers and business men. From the immense fund that is thus accumu lated, the members of the American Woman's League not only derive far greater benefits than they could secure through the investment of their individual commission on the subscriptions se cured, but the publishers are enabled to secure subscriptions at a far less producing cost than ever before known in the publishing business. Under the plan of the American Woman's League, every publisher listed by the League (there are 106 of them) knows that organization will yield subscriptions at 50 cents net on the dollar—he knows the exact amount of money that each 100,000 copies will bring him in sub scription revenue. He not only gets more real money for each subscription, but he is helping to endow and main tain the American Woman's League with its People's University, at University City, and other features which mean so much in the education, refinement and general uplift of American wo. manhood.

The League's Income At the present rate of income, the American Woman's League already has an income of $3, 000,000 a year—$1,500,000 of which goes to the League and a like amount to the interested pub lishers. . . Although only in its infancy, the American Wo man's League already has nearly 1,000 local chap §. extending from end to end of the United tates. Requirements of Membership This is not a “stock holding” investment. Ev ery dollar received by the League must go back to the members in one form or another. The only requirement of life membership is to send to the League—within one year—a total of $52.00 worth of subscriptions, new or renewal, to any of the 106 magazines and periodicals which have joined, hands in this movement—at their regular subscription price. The cost of membership extracts nothing from the pockets of the members. Full value in the shape of magazines and periodicals subscribed for at their regular subscription price, is given in return for service. Benefits of Membership. When the requirement of membership has been fulfilled the People's, University is open tº th member (and her minor children) without at restrictions or other obligations. - tº There are 70 courses in full operation-4 taught by correspondence—while other courses" instruction are constantly being added to the cuſ riculum. Each course is under the special sº vision of famous masters, whose salaries º' exceed $100,000 per annum. No evidence of tº wonderful and extensive work in operation by the People's University is more conclusive tº: is the erection by the members of the League." the magnificent Academy of Art at Univers" : City, at a cost of $125,000. - * Ås soon as a member or student displaysaº order of talent or efficiency, they are further * amined for their eligibility for distinctiºn.” honor students—those who display marked.” are then provided with a special scholarsh'ſ course entitling them to a year of persºnal # tendance under salary at Üniversity, City. earn this salary, which is amply sufficient tºº care of living expenses, the honor student devolt; one-half of each day to the League's income?" ducing work. h Among the numerous courses open tº * member and her minor children, this brief . mary of the more important ones may serº. the better comprehension of the American W” man's League's educational advantages: . st Quinn-Campbell Course in Music. (This tº of instruction is exhaustive, both in theory ty practice). Teachers' Course (complete). Court and State certificates for every State ** Union. College Preparatory, Course ( Homt jects). Agricultural Course (9 subjects). m Économics (12 subjects). Dressmaking,'. plete). Millinery (complete). Languages º and modern). Civil Service (6 subjects). º mercial Courses (9 subjects). Modeling º Sculpture. Drawing and Painting. Ceramics Ceramic Art. Textile Design, etc. Special Endowment Fund ºf A Special Endowment Fund of sº the stock of the Lewis Publishing Cº.; a like subscription of $1,000,000 worth of sº. the People's Savings Trust Company has º * t aside in trust for the Founders' Chapter " º American Woman's League, which includº. first 100,000 women who complete their mº" à ship. The income from this $2,000,000 sº Endowment Fund to be paid each year for as an annuity."

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