The morning call., 1894-05-13
TOO GREAT HASTE
Prof. Jordan Says Women
Rush Reforms.
All the Federation Did Not Agree
With the Principal OF
Stanford.

1.-THE Relation of Women to the Ethical
Questions of the Day" was a subject upon
which Professor E. II. Griggs and Pro-
fessor David Starr Jordan of Stanford
both addressed the San Francisco Fedora
tion of Women yesterday afternoon in
Alcazar building.
Although Professor Jordan assured his
hearers that he and his colleague had not
collaborated,. the two speakers were unani-
nous in expressing the opinion that
wo men could net be considered as a sepa-
rate and distinct portion of humanity
for, as Professor Griggs expressed it, 'The
question of development is not sex prob
LEM. To make the development of
woman's life different from that of mans l
believe to be mistake"
The keynote of Professor Griggs' address
was Development" in the broadest
sense of the word. ''The measure of any
nations civilization is the extent of It's
development. Most of us spend our lives
ia trying to earn a living, and sometimes
we forget. in the hurry of life, that the
ness would be failure that only paid run
ming expenses, so a life that only makes a
living is failure"
The speaker then suggested means for
improving what he called the "margin of
life" the time not devoted to making a
living. Solitude and meditation were
strongly advocated, and earnest and noble
reading
II those who talk of educating the
masses would seek to improve themselves
they would do about all they are likely to
achieve. Philanthropy like charity be-
gins at home. The effort at reforming the
world at the expense of simple duties Is
frc far of or n
thropy.
Professor Jordan, after speaking OF So
cial reforms, in which he declared very
little could be achieved by denunclation,
continued his lecture by referring 10 the
Difference which every well-reeulated man
shows toward the gentle sex. NOW
women" he added. "who only see one
side of life expect these reforms to take
pIace Immediately. Nature does not move
one inch out of her way because the re-
former is a woman. Women want 20 swim
across the River Jordan without pelng
able to swim it,. No great coange hg. Is i.k1y
to come suddenly. We have Deen WORKING
verv slowly toward the cause OF justice
and RIGHT. and our best hope is to bring up
the children so that they will make
changes. ,...
"No person ought. in an ideal condition
I of things. to grow up without margin of
something to help us in time OF difficulty.
Unskilled labor is monstroslly. Every
Young man and young woman should be
trained to do something well. TIE men we
send to Sacramento are about as good as
the average voter. Development OF the
individual Is what we want TO secure pet
ter government"
Al the conclusion of the address discus
siou WAS invited and Mrs. Laura de Force
Gordon said: "It seems to me that there is
no lack of education among our represen-
tatives. To-day that branch Of our CIV
eminent that is most execrated--the Amer
lean House of Lords-is the most educated,
Our boys and girls turned out of colleges
and seminaries seem to be untitled for
practical life."
In reply to this objection Professor Jor-
dan gave it as his opinion that there is
not a single man in the Senate who has
studied earnestly and seriously any eco
nomical problem, except to make the hest
showing. often Tor his own advancement
or reelection. If young men or women