Let us then discuss as quickly as we can the sort of education that is needed....It must be an experimental college, an adventurous college. Let it be built on lines of its own. It must be built not of carved stone and stained glass, but of some cheap, easily combustible material which does not hoard dust and perpetrate traditions. Do not have chapels. Do not have museums and libraries with chained books and first editions under glass cases. Let the pictures and the books be new and always changing. Let it be decorated afresh by each generation with their own hands cheaply. The work of the living is cheap; often they will give it for the sake of being allowed to do it. Next, what should be taught in the new college, the poor college? Not the arts of dominating other people; not the arts of ruling, of killing, of acquiring land and capital. They require too many overhead expenses; salaries and uniforms and ceremonies. The poor college must teach only the arts that can be taught cheaply and practised by poor people; such as medicine, mathematics, music, painting and literature. It should teach the arts of human intercourse; the art of understanding other people's lives and minds, and the little arts of talk, of dress, of cookery that are allied with them. The aim of the new college, the cheap college, should be not to segregate and specialize, but to combine. It should explore the ways in which mind and body can be made to co-operate; discover what new combinations make good wholes in human life. The teachers should be drawn from the good livers as well as from the good thinkers. There should be no difficulty in attracting them. For there would be none of the barriers of wealth and ceremony, of advertisement and competition which now make the old and rich universities such uneasy dwelling-places-cities of strife, cities where this is locked up and that is chained down; where nobody can walk freely or talk freely for fear of transgressing some chalk mark, of displeasing some dignitary. But if the college were poor it would have nothing to offer; competition would be abolished. Life would be open and easy. People who love learning for itself would gladly come there....

-Virginia Woolf, from Three Guineas

So You Want to Buy a House?

Evening seminar which will use slides, lecture, and discuss to provide participant with information on house structure, potential structural/maintenance problems, code requirements, decorating costs, home selection, types of financing, purchase agreements, and finding a realtor. Participants will be asked to evaluate the quality and usefulness of information and presentations. Class limit 20-30. Facilitators: Tish Popa and Kathy Kolesar. Fee: $15.

1 session either Wednesday, April 20; Wednesday, April 27; or Thursday, April 28 for 2 to 3 hours.

Seeing the Light:

Household Electrical Wiring

Learn to rewire lamps and change elec. trical switches and learn about fuse boxes, circuit breakers, house wiring, and tool usage. Bring tools and lamp to rewire. Class limit 10. Women, no children. Facilitator: B.B. Van Buskirk. Fee: $20. 6 Tuesdays beginning April 5, 7-9pm

Beginning Needlepoint

This course will explore the beginnings of Stitchery, talk about different fabrics, show examples and teach basic stitches, Buch as the cross stitch, continental stitch, and bargello. At least one project will be complete by the end of class. Class limit 10. Facilitator: Diana Owens. Fee: $10 plus kit available from facilitator. 6 to 8 Saturdays beginning April 9, 10am12noon

Vegetarian Cooking

Have fun making vegetarian menus, featuring salads, main dishes, soups and snacks. Will learn about whole proteins and facts about vegetarian nutrition. Class minimum 5, maximum 10.

acilitator: Loretta Feller. Fee: $10.

5 Wednesdays beginning April 6

Backpacking: A Beginner's Course

An introductory course including condi. tioning, first aid, equipment, care of en. vironment, fire building and other skills, cooking, clothing, and packing a pack. Requirements: Should be in good health or have a physician's clearance if you have heart, breathing, back, severe emotional, untreated chemical or other related problem. Subject to facilitators' approval. Need sleeping bag and pack (can be rented). Class limit 15. Facilitators: Debra Dunkle and Martha Webb. Fee: $20 plus supplies.

8 Wednesdays beginning April 6, 7:30-9pm; plus one weekend and one Sunday

Alternatives to Violence:

A Feminist Approach

A flexible, group-directed workshop series. The goal is to provide some new skills in conflict resolution (multi-level) and some mind-bending discussion. Subjects covered include communication skills, nonviolent self-defense, sources of and responses to institutional violence, and alternatives to war. Class minimum 7, maxImum 20. Facilitator: Kathy Bickmore. Fee: $1-$20 plus $5 for materials.

6 Mondays beginning April 4, 6:30-9pm

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{ Women's Community Garden

Growing your own food for health and enjoyment in an urban environment is not only possible but essential. By gardening collectively we can strengthen our individual self-sufficiency while creating a community of growers with diminishing dependence on commercial food suppliers. Join us and we'll share seeds, plants, and gardening innovations. Learn indoor and outdoor sowIng, transplanting, and cultivating from an organic perspective. Matérials required: shovel and hoe. Facilitators: Agritrust institute/Peggi Cella, Cheryl Neal-Reed, Jean Loria. Fee: $15.

Organizational meeting April 9/1pm; duration: 8 weeks

Women's Self Defense

Reclaim your physical integrity by turning fear of rape into anger about rape. Learn to analyze victim behavior that makes you feel vulnerable to others and explore options for reasonable choices in handling violent and potentially violent situations. Class limit 20. For women 16 and older. Facilitator: Deborah McCormick. Fee: $15 (more if you can, less if you can't; $1 minimum).

6 Sundays beginning April 10, 6-8pm; or 6 Saturdays beginning April 9, 10am-12noon.

CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF

What She Wants

1973-1983

Special What She Wants Benefit Performance

The Singular

Sunday, March 13 at 2:30pm

ALBERT NOBBS

Suggest Donations: Regular: $10

Supporting: $20 (includes 1-year sub) Un/Underemployed: $5

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble

3130 Mayfield Road Cleveland Hts, OH 44118

Tickets available at: Coventry Books (east) 6 Steps Down (west) Phoenix Theatre Box Office

An innovative play with an all-woman cast about a woman in Ireland who disguises herself as a man to find work. Although she meets her financial needs, Albert Nobbs, denying her true identity, leads an isolated, unfulfilled life. Her plight reflects the plight of many women, past and present, who have denied their natures to survive in a man's world.

CLEVELAND'S ONLY WOMEN'S NEWSPAPER

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