The courier., 1898-11-12

Tho program opened with pretty
solo. Appear Love at Thy Window"
Ly Miss Stella Smith. The subject was
then presented by Mrs. Sawyer in it's
three aspects-education, unfitnese and
domestic life. She first considered edu-
cation from q historical standpoint.
and said that there was no fixed stand-
ard Of higher education for women. 1t
changed from year to year; even today
q small percentage Of women had col.
lege diplomas, too few to be considered.
Instead, she traced the results OF the
common school training. which should
6t girls for homo life. but instead, gen.
orally untitled them for all domestic
labor. Mrs. Sawyer thought that the
highest character and skill were requir.
Ell to make successful home.
Mrs. H. II. Wheeler spoke in the neg
stive. III education" she said, "were
nothing but instruction, it would unfit
Tor any life; but education should be
training and developing Of all the power
in the person. II men make history, the
mothers make the men: and the better
the mother is fitted for the work, the
better the work." This argument was
later answered by the leader, who said
that the records showed the mothers Of
all great historical characters to have
been uneducated women. Mrs. Wheeler
asked those present to consider whether
their own friends were failures as home
keepers. She said that the most charm.
ing homes that she knew were those Of
highly educated women. She described
the home OF one club woman, who kept
no servant, but dispensed lavish hospi.
tality. The object Of the illustration
was recognized and the words brought
forth enthusiastic applause.
Mrs. E. T. Hartley followed. supposed
ly the negative side, but she weakened
her cause by promptly suggesting CO.
operative Housekeeping as the inevitable
future mode of life. Higher education"
she said, should teach women tosimpli-
fy housekeeping" She then brought q
weighty argument to her defense in the
history and description Of the Rsnais-
sance club, each member Of which is an
intellectual etar, aud at the same time
10 famed for her skillful cookery.
Mrs. Morning thought that even the
pleasures of club life untitled woman
for home duties. Housekeeping" she
said. "is q speciality or collection Of spec
ialties, each one OF which requires
thought and careful study. When the
duties OF motherhood are added, little
time 10 left to the average woman for
speech making and meetings" Mrs.
Morning thought that the educated
woman would never be entirely satisfied
with the routine Of home duties.
The last OF the speakers, Mrs. Nc
Lehman, knew as many poor house.
keepers among the ignorant as among
the educated women; there were ae
many indolent women in one condition
q in the other. She considered it en-.
tirely % q matter Of industry. Minute
talks were given by q number Of men,
bers. Some thought the university
girls should be taught to WELD the dish
cloth and broom for their necessary
physical exercise, while others insisted
that university girls were most skillful
in the use Of those weapons. Mrs.
Sawyer closed the subject with resume
Of al arguments, which, in her words,
settled the unfltness, but left the women
Of mauy minds where they we're.
Mrs. Manning read three stirring war
poems, Tho Call to the Colors," The
Race Of the Oregon" and Kiplingis