The record-union., 1893-10-05
A Word to Young Women.

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A Word to Young Women,
EDS. REcoRD-UNIoN: What is more
noble in a young woman and more ad-
mired than desire to learn. There are
many advantages in this present age for
one to develop the mind. We have an
excellent school system, getting better all
the time, no doubt; all may not be able,
however, to spend the part of their life
which could be set aside for learning to
attend school, their living must be
earned.
To those who can afford it, the night
school system is an excellent one. There
pupils are able to take up branches OF
learning to fill positions in business lie;
stenography, typewriting, penmanshIp,
etc, are taught. Very few are in posses
sion of what the Young Women's Chris
tan Association can do to help young
woman develop her mind and assist her
in taking place beside her perhaps more
fortunate sister, This organization is Of
worldwide reputation; there are associa-
tions all over the world-Canada and the
United States, as well as parts of for
eign lands. Everywhere it is their aim
to lift up womanhood; to bring all classes
TO one level, to develop the five sides, as
1t were, of q young woman's nature, VIZ;
the mental. physical, social. financial and
spiritual.
For the mental are classes in stenog-
raphy, where a young woman in SIX
months is able to fill a position TO earn
her livelihood; vocal music is taught, be-
side delsarte, elocution and cooking,
which is a very necessary and important
part of a young woman's education.
In some places the common branches
are taught, such as penmanship, arithme-
rpqdinO and Sn1lllnU TOR
young women speaking foreign tongue
who wish to learn our language. Higher
branches can be learned, German,
French, etc. Through the association
classes are formed, which are obtained
cheaper, and as individual instruction in
class is always given, pupils are enabled
to make rapid progress.
a travelling class is very interesting
one. A party will start from certain
point and perhaps 60 round the world
visiting the different points of interest,
by means of papers, essays that may be
prepared, and books, illustrated, studied;
The class would feel, after such a course
of study, like attempting trip with as
much assurance as did Nellie Bly,.
The physical department is becoming
by its very requirements prominent
feature in work for young women. The
loose garments worn during class often
result in a dress-reform league. Gym
nasiums are becoming as common for the
gentler sex as for men. Young women
are taking this instruction as profession,
as in Kansas City and Minneapolis, for
example, the Y. w. G. a. has regular
professional gymnasium Instructor as
the young men often have. Ifinquiry be
made into this physical culture 1t cannot
but appeal to ones interest.
"Why,p eXclaims one woman, who is
housekeeper, 81 have exercise enough b."
All yes! but is it not of one kind? Are
not one set of muscles brought into action
while others are allowed to remain un-
developed? In physical education every
part of the body is brought under ''cuiti-
vation." The body is rounded out,
sunken chests are raised, deformities are
discovered and corrected.
1t is a welI-known fact, founded upon
statistics, that there are very few women
who have not some slight defOrmity
about the shoulders or hips, caused by
sitting in school or at a desk in one posi-
ton. AS a pupil cannot enter a class
without an examination by a physician.
a woman NJ. d. is generally employed
by the association. All danger of over
doing Is prevented.
Then the social. We all know how i'm
portant it is for young woman to de-
velOp her social nature, to be able to
choose the best Of companionship, to un-
derstand how to entertain. Many shy
and diffident dispositions have been
greatly helped by being placed on the
Reception Committee of the Young
Women's Christian Association, just a
spark of cordiality having been discov-
cred in her nature, and by carefully put
ting her forward at the girls" " social, is
developed into something grand, and
opens the way for future usefulness in
many lines of action.
The financial department at glance is
n dol nd
pecially if young woman is thinking of
entering the Secretaryship for a protes-
sion, so many to-day are doing.
Women should know as much about the
handling of money and financial and
business management as men.
Last is mentioned the spiritual-this is
not the least, howeYer-all the others
have to deal with temporary things, the
spiritual with all eternity. The Young
Women'S Christian Association comes
forward to help the churches. By keep
ing their rooms open during the week
when the churches are closed is not this
of itself fact plain to be seen.
At the association rooms is always
someone, generally Secretary. who has
thrown her whole life and thought into
this helping of young women, who is
wiling and glad to help in time of trOu-
ble, counsel in time of distress, pray in
time of temptation. Many is the time a
secretary has Deen permitted to throw
around some poor, homesick girl the
arms of Christian love. Stranger? Yes,
but not in one sense a stranger; we are
all His children. This is the one thought.
All in the association work are sisters
the daughters ofone father.
The prayer meetings and gospel serv-
ices held in the young women's rooms
are always a means of strength. There
women come into close touch with each
other, and are able 20 speak as heart to
heart. Most successful Bible classes are
formed; in connection with the religious
work also workers training classes are
formed.
For years there has been organized
work for children, young men, old peo-
pie, but nothing special has been done
for young women. This long-felt want
is being supplied by the Young Women's
Christian Association, and should receive
hearty support. b.
a Sweeping Complaint.
EDS. RECORD-UNION Will you per-
NIT me to rise to a question of privilege
and make a personal complaint through