Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-29

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There We no convulsion OF nature.
nsithse did ths sun stand still. Dot was
there silence in heaven for even halt .
minute. when Ma Laura j. Eissahuth.
the newly elected state superintendent
OF the publis schools in North Dakota.
assumed The duties Of bar ONCE All
goes we'll. and superintendent Ess0hutA
10 administering her oGlos with signal
ability. Nsahtims Il Of the ~ states
permit vomsa 70 vote fos school oflacerA
In Kansas they have municipal suffrage
In Wyoming ths0 have what they viii
soon have in every northern statc-full
suffrage. Wyoming win b honored
above all the rest in the history Of the
emancipation OF woman. In Kansas
half the counties have women school
superintendent. From county super
intendent II only q step to state super
intendent. and that step has already been
taken by Laura Eisenhuth. In 1904
In Kansas . constitutional amend
ment will b voted on to strike
out the word ''male" from tho quail
ifications for citizenship. Perhaps
Kansas viii b the Arst state 70 range
herself alongsideof Wyoming. A many
- 20 women speakers took part In the
last presidential campaign. New York
will hold constitutional convention y
1894. anil. according to the law. some of
the delegates TO 10 must b womsn- The
question Of giving suffrage to women
will cone up before the convention
drafting tho new constitution. Tho mean
bers may - we'll ad0pt that prSvisiou
Unless they do part Of thsir work Win
have to b. done over again before i've
yearA The word ''mals" must follow
the word ''whits" into the sxplodsd ~
perstitions Of the past Lberty b -
good for woman - Is vas Tor the white
and blask male. Il has bean predicted
that women Nom Kansas and Wyoming
will - - unsmbssD q The Fifty 6fh
cougrpoa II not then. they win sooa
after. And womsn United States sen.
ators win never have to 80 to . santa
rum OF to medicinal springs to get over
alcohol sprees.
The secretary and treasurer Of the New
Castle (Dei.) gas and water companies 70
. young lady. Niss Lucille U. Martin
dale. II IL agreeable to record that she
gets the Same salary ~ was paid to the
gentleman who held the oface before be-.
Whatsoever your work IL. no matter how
humble, do 70 ths best that it can b donA
In hops and In faith. Do not fret OF grow
impatient because Il Is humble, OF In your
Judgment not worthy Of your abilities
Know this for certsin-if yeu have abb
ity for great work and high work. that
work will come to you in due time But
first all must serve and do little work IN
. great and high way.
Another ever broadening hsld for
women's work IN that Of teaching phys
ical culture. Universal sttsntion h b.
ing psid to IL. and that girls school
which has no gymnasium and no teach.
er II physical culture u away behind
the times. The devotion to physical
cultusU among women 10 shown In ths
constantly increasing number Of tall.
fns, strong giris and women ono mcets
ON the strese and elsewhere. Il certain
~ appears 10 mo that the girl Of today 10
taller and larger than tho girl Of 70 yssrs
ago was.
Virginia, the mother OF presidents. has
not . woman Suffrage society.
A mother would die for her child ana
do lar more for 10 than . father would
In . majority q ossss. yet in only ds
states has the mother equal rights with
the father in tho guardianship Of hss
children. This y one OF the crueleSt
provisions Of our civilized law.
II b quite cut u fashion for women 70
hate women now.
The woman who says mean things
about women u person TO beware Of.
The Associatioa Of Working Girls %.
cieties deserves al praise for much thsS
II has done. but foe nothing moro THAI
for organizing the Choral union. Tie
object Of this union 10 To give thorough
courss in r-sding ou~ic TO al working
girls who desire It. The union has o.
ready given some concerts. Few Of Ne
young lsdies hsd any knowle'iss q mss-
sic at the start. yet many q them asV
learning RAPIDLY TO sing music from the
notes at sight Il II . noble undertak-
ing. America lAgs behind In populss
musical culture. and thess fine working
girls sr- doing more than anybody shs
IN bring IL up.
DF. Caroline z. P.a~ " member -
the examining boari 81 the New York
state civil service commission She b
the FIRST woman in New York 70 hold
such An Office
There is no country in civilisatiea
where . wife h allowed her share Of tie
family income khe 10 dspendept @ tl,s
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