The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-27

Written for the Sunday Standard.
There have been many presentations OF
the Woman Question. all agreeing. how
ever. that woman's work Is to refine and
elevate, celebrating all that is foul or
coarse, but disagreeing as to the method
of accomplishing this. One word contains
the key TO this problem and that word Is
individualism. President David starr
Jordan OF Leland Stanford Junior univer-
sity says: THE growth of man is the as
sertion OF Individuality" President ]. +.
Goucher of Woman's college. Baltimore.
has said: The s~uperfiuous man. II he
can justly be called a man. is the crea-
ture who. with a humility more offensive
than that of Uriah Heep. wastes the op-
~portunities OF living and apologies for
his existence by trying to be like some
one else"
While there are women who have not
yet begun to grow. whose individuality
has not begun to assert itself. and while
there are those who are superfluous. we
can not but marvel at the rapid evolution
that has taken place in the mind OF wo-
man during the past quarter OF a century
Education is the great evolver and the
broad instruction that has been given our
girls has been effective. American wo-
men are becoming noted for their health
ful physique. natural beauty and intel
lectuality. But there is danger in this as
in all power IL IL be not conducted in the
proper channels. Individualism and char
ity will enlist the efforts of these worthy
women In the right Observation-Disclosures
that will enable the possessor to act ac-
cording to the dictates OF conscience
when conscience and custom conflict. and
charity that will make assisting our fell
low beings to live fully and nobly the
deepest pleasure life affords.
Whether the soft voice of woman shall
be heard In legislative halls l shall not
presume to determine, but / am of the
mind that the ideal home over which Il
was intended that woman should preside
will be secured by other means. The
American woman as an educator has
firmly established reputation; she
has displaced man I'm this line of work
TO such an extent that her superiority In
this profession is universally acknowl-
edged. And every American woman. no
matter what her station. should be a
teacher: but by teacher 1 do not mean
n who assists in overcoming the diff
culties Of long division or who conducts
the youthful mind through the labyrinths
OF ancient lore. This sort of teacher
works for a salary and is a part of the
machinery of state. The teacher whose
instruction ] would have you follow was
20 successful that his name is held in
highest reverence; the date of his birth
N SCiroIdtca az - no Otntr uass anu
from the date Of his advent on earth all
nations compute time. The great
est teacher OF all ages. he did not work
for . salary; he worked for love of hu-
0anity and he taught by example. This
= woman's field. and IL is a broad one.
The nnBt work Of the intelligent philan-
throp1c woman IN to educate her sex in
the sctence of home duty; and the work
~ woman at large 10 to teach by quiet
ma earnest example.
Pnvcbology. sociology and ethics teach
= fhat environments have a marked in
r1eo upon morals- P~hilanthropists are
ln1oavoY1ng 10 elevate the morals OF the
1oms Of great cities by improving their
nnn1fary conditions: and thus must the
which lies nearer be commenced
~ late Alice wellington Rollins said:
~ 0onft try to keep their souls clean;
clean them out carefully when
~ going into the presence OF their
q sweethearts-" But even 50. II
1rn from his daily battle With
q the one place where he
s6a t rs rs s ssS e siss m
home all confusion. his
m11y nd his wife irritable and