Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-29
there administer punishment. On this
case the st. Paul Globe editorially saws:

1t is so easy to denounce the school
teacher who loses his or her temper. 1t
is natural to be sympathetic with the dear
children. 1t Is SO common to abuse the
teacher, whose strength lies in his weak
ness, that we do it without rejecting that
we may be doing an injustice. There is
nothing more trying on the temper than
school teaching. There IS no fate 20
relentless in its cruelty as thst of the
school teacher, especially if the teacher is
9 woman. 1t is her duty to meet and
combat all the unlovely qualities Of un-
disciplined humanity. The teacher oc-
cuples all the responsibility of the parent
al functions without any of the authority.
She deals with youth in Its most unen-
viable and forbidding aspects. Tiere IA
many tired mother who thanks her
stars when the summer vacation IS over
so that she can get the children out of the
house and be rid of their noise and worry.
The beginning of the school term brings
relief to her. She doesn't realize that
what has set her nerves crazy in two
months is to be borne by the teacher for
ten months. Is it any wonder then that
teachers complain, as the Brooklyn lady
did, of nervous sensibility? And if the
teacher has temper, is it much wonder
that the continuous strain upon her nerv-
GUS system should cause her to lose con-
troll of her temper and bang some bad
boys head against the window sill? And
yet while there is an excuse for the teach
er who loses his or her temper there is no
Justification for il. It may be true that
no being except an angel could keep
school and temper at the same time. If
that is so, then no being except an angel
ought to engage in the work of school
teaching. !
A WOman's Say on A WOman's Rights.
The Mitchell Republican publishes the
following which contains many strong
points worthy of more consideration than
mere passing glance. In nine cases out
of ten If the lady Of the house was made
the cashier of the family there would be
larger balance on hand at the end of
the year than is usual 1t makes
wonderful economic difference IN the ex-
penditures of q woman when she pays,her
own bills from what she regards her own
treasury instead Of having these bills sent
to and paid by her husband. 1t would
likewise make wonderful economic
difference in the expenditures of the hus-
band if the wife was to audit and pay his
bills Ordinarily the wife can from mem
ory account for every cent she expends
for weeks past while the husband cannot
for single day, or If he could he would
net Hike 10 iC it. i..e following is what
woman has to say of her rights in the
home, in the church and in society:
''The right to protest and the right to
assert ones self are two natural, lnalien-
able rights of which no law, prejudice,
or.custom can deprive woman. Used
judlciously, few are more effective for
self protection. One of the fundamental
causes of the subsection of woman
through all the ages has been her submis-
SION in silence, her failure to exercise her
rights and will courageously and per-
slsiently.
'In the most instances the injustice and
wrongs from which women suffer in the
family relations would be remedied If
women would make known their griev-
ances, protest vigorously, and assert
themselves. Suppose the multitude Of
wives and daughters who are secretly
chafng against pecunlary dependence on
husbands or fathers should plainly pre-
sent the matter in all its bearings, and
protest against the injustice. In nine
instances out of ten q more satisfactory
adjustment of financial relations between
husband and wife, or between father and
daughter would be the result. Even OBJ
stlnate cases of selfishness and stinglness
would yield to determination on the
part of the woman to 1esign her position
in the household for one in the school
room, store or other place where her ser
vices would be regarded as having q
money value. Other wrongs that women
suffer In the household, brutality, neg
lect, etc. could be largely overcome by
positive refusal to endure them longer,
provided the woman had nerve and capa-
bllity TO answer the brutal question often
put: "What are you going to do about
it?' Ground is always lost by making
threats or promises that cannot be carried
out Probably in the majority of IN.
stances the wrongs and injustice women
suffer at the hands of men arise from a
want Of thought on the part of men, .
lack Of comprehension of the needs and
nature of women, or a misconception Of
the relations sustained. Enlightenment,
explanation, and protest show these mat.
tiers in different position, enable man
to at least partially comprehend the wo-
mans side, and his sense of Justice and
desire to do right and to please will often
lem sdy the wrong. Even where injustice
is the result of selflshness and a tyranpi-
cal disposition an assertion of rights and
q refusal to submit will usually correct
the matter to some extent.
In all other relations where women are
unfairly treated by men the same prlncl-
pie holds good Suppose some morning
Messrs. Gouge and Starvenam should be
confronted by the fact that not woman
In the whole city could be hired to make