Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-19
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LADIES' socially. beloag 70 n. Although
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who can sssr hvias day bs aay ara
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ias modest nembers- The club was
framed. a. its Constitution asfsrns, TO
pesfsct ia E.enb<rs IN extsAps<e spssk-
inx by the foTn4l discussion Of live
xasnens Of the day, and 70 work 20
gesner for the highest civilization OF
humazlty.- Best Of al. article 8 Of the
the constitution declares that no topic,
social. political or religious shall Do ex-
Guided from discussaoa az the meetings.
Here the Pro Re NasA stands alone. |
know Of no other woman club IN Amer
lea or sAs world that rs viking 10 discuss
any qRss0on Whatsoever. IL only more
women bad tais much courage and hber-
ality. what happy world this would be-
The reason ths Pro Re Nat2s are thus
brave and liberal Must De, thlnk. that
they are al, without exception SC far as
know, ladies Of uncommon education
and fnselhgonce and with unusually Wig
sroas msellects. have always OBJ
ssrved that tho more people know the
more tolerant of al shades of opinion
they are. The Pro Re Nata ladies dis
oass the large social. political and eco
nouic topics of the time. Lately they
spoke on the CHILEAN question The in
teress Of the occasion was increased by
the fact that Mrs. hilbert, who opaned
the speaking, had been formerly director
OF . government normal college In the
Argentine Republic, and therefore knew
South Americans well. Among topics
discussed in the past year have been
finance, business education for women
and the need OF physical culture for
American women.
Brown university at the opening of the
present college year started with an ap-
pondass for women students, called the
university course for women. 1t is simply
what the Harvard annex used to be-
merely a permission 10 girls TO get the
instruction given In the regular course
OF tho university and take the regular
college examinations. IL they pass these.
certificates Will be awarded 10 them,
but not diplomas. and no class room in
ktrucsSon " given to them at present.
Ths evea venerable and conserva-
tive Brown Is beginning 10 cspitu-
late to the women. The conces-
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way. for girls can go already on equal
terms to magnificent Michigan univer-
sity, Cornell, and maay of the UNIVERSE
ties of the western states, and certainly
viii prefer doing so to accepting this
rrmb from Brown university. In another
way, however, thefittle concession from
Brown means much. 1t is the breaking
Of the ice of conservatism which still
fast lock1 the otherwise kind and large
hearts Of 50 many eastern men. So we
wslcous il and thank the trustees Of
Brown. For girls living in its near
neaghh0rhood the examinations will be
, eoavsnaence.
Mis Lafu Flower, of New Orleans, is
Bcamnrcial traveller. She follows the
scaA in the interests Of large dry goods
bDaBe, c@rytng her samples with her
Bio b sminently successful in her work,
anA y mech Liked by those with whom
She has dealings. In regions where the
bsi1rsaA ~ not penetrated. Miss Flower
1eaAB her sample box into a buggy and
drives to coantry towns taking orders.
Whsn you write a letter to anybody
SskiAg information about a subject of
bnssso4 nd benefit - yourself only, in
s30ss soAnp-slwsys inclose stamp.
Ella ARcHARp CONNIE.