The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

To the Editor Of the NV DOMINION:
At your request I have at last
decided TO write down the opinions
of woman on few of the subjects in
which woman is interested, or perhaps
/ would better say, the opinions of 3
girl on few girlish subjects. If
you will allow me / shall wander
about here and there, talking of this,
that and the other, as fancy directs
me. / won't know when to quit, for
l don't know how much it takes to
make half column, 1.-THE space you
said l might have. only know
that if you write piece as long as
your arm it shrinks up to a little,
tiny thing when printed.
Should women be allowed to vote?
| don't know. and / don't care much
either.
Ought we girls to be admitted to
the University? l think l know
that, and know | care. Papa pays
tax for the whole family and don't
see why i may not go as well as my
brother. Your readers don't know
whether j have a brother or not.
The State wont provide school for
us girls nor let us attend the one
that is established. think that we
ought to be admitted and / think
that. there ought to be two or three
ladies on the Board of Regents, as
well as several in the Faculty. There
now, you have an advanced idea"
and | don't wear high-top boots and
plug hat, either.
| think, too, that there ought to
be a woman representative on the
Board of Regents of the Normal
Schools, These horrid men have tax
en- everything into their own hands.
We have seen the effects in this and
other States of chasing and bounding
institutions until they are holed in
polities-or in the ground, which is
very much the same.
But i suppose you didn't expect
me to grapple with so formidable
subject as this. I'm sure l don't
know a great deal about it, But to
drop down a peg or two:-We girls
are awfully inconsistent sometimes;
common charge but not common
confession, What do i mean?
mean that there are several society
girls in town who belong to one or
more temperance organizations and
who nevertheless allow drinking
young men to call upon them and in
some cases to become their intimate
friend. If l wanted topper to call
upon me / wouldn't join a temper
ance society in order to get ready
for him.
Right here I've notion of laying
down few propositions, .s.s
LIST, The young man who will let
a girl go to church by herself and
then ask to take her home is a
'greeny." tE{-3so+ &
2nd, The girl who will let such a
young man see her home hasn't any
"spunk. ===
3D., The young man who offers to
shake hands with a lady before she
reaches him her hand is just a little
too fast
4th, Young girls in short dresses
are becoming the society bells" of
MorSantown to an alarming extent
alarming to some of us grown up
ones at least.
9Th, Brass buttons and musket
may cover, but they can not hide "a
multitude of sins"
9th, Boys who will gather on the
street corners and make remarks as
ladies go by should be sent to re.
form school.
7th, The fact that several highly
respectable and ''tony" girls en-
courage the company of disreputable
young fellows is hurting the social
reputation of the town.
want to say good word for the
"old maids" Of Morgantown. ct
don't make any difference whether
Tn an old maid or not.) There
are several of them. There is
no doubt of it, and there may be
more. But if anybody can find a
more intelligent, more virtuous, more
refined, more charitable and a more
sensible set of women anywhere than
our 'old maids" / wish he would
please let me know Spinsters have
saved New England and they may
do the same for Morgantown some
day. Don't say one word against