The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
THE CAUSE OF WOMAN.
.vovhy's EDITION" or TnB
IL ,.RluIE "BOOMERANG."

=, pnIer the oditOrshlp OF Bill Nye. has
~. .sued a yoman's edition for acharitable
w., ul,nn Interesting example of what
p''p.,,, ron.n can do In that line. The first
~, I.yr,si 20 a drama In verse. by Mrs.
p""". p,ss,on slosson. chaplain OF the State
"N,.,,i,ry Wyoming, personifed as q
...n,tnl woman with q crown OF stars. calls
go by ono the phantoms OF those who &C.
.n,lsa her territory In the past-ths indian
.s., his SPANISH aiventurer. the + rench
en".,aur-,ni makes them toll the story OF
-,I.h. days. young man 10 cowboy cos
,uma enters next, and rscites a poem In praise
a,,hs present. full Of the spirit OF youth and
vigorous cheer;
n.x.lon, breath NJ vivid sir
p1nk your MI otthe praIres vine,
n. rO.ur II suIlilht. II. rAvor rare.
"Tho fragrance Of flowers. All. sec ths shine
And Glitter o, i-w.drop. on every hand,
49, ,Nu Your Low for our mountain lAnd
LII IA IN. believe that the earth II old
She 10 y~ouns-and ours 10 the Age OF ooldI
r.., OF tho dramatis person1 enters the
,dnngp.t her OF learning" a girl In college
ian And gown. Wyonlng Rr"sts her As Inc
little sister loved tut long forgot and says:
s,. Il. ,hs promise Of better days to be;
'shs IA thr pledge Of wiser. purer laws.
GIVE ne our hand. young manhood. strong snd
GlrIlOod. triumphant In . noble oauss'
Che ,olns the hands Of the youth and maiden.
and tells them: To you. together. | trust my
VA. ami rejoicing 10 hsr present peace and
Property. Wyoming says 10 conclusion:
A., =, N. blood. stained earth bursts . beautiful
rossr Of tn. ages. which long I have waited for
Ill,s Of peace | wear at last on. my bosom;
How far they CUISINE the Wild. rcd roses Of wA1!
This play ia dedicated 70 the children Of the
State. The children have a.good time. Judging
bv an article written tor the same 'woElan's
edition" 10y Grace Raymond Hebart. VINO has
bsen secretary OF the Wyoming State Univer-
s,y 'or, he pas, eight years and i q member
graduated from the state University OF Iowa
when very young, taking the degree, oil A. M..
and atsrwsrd adding that Of Phi Last year
enough, she was the first woman In Wyoming
20 apply tor such admission. although women
hay, had fun suffrage there for thlrty-one
years. This ought to relieve the minds Of s1me
who fear that II women are allowed to vote they
viii all rush into law and me iicine and desert
domestic OCCUPATIONS. n her article on Edu-
cation in Nyom n.y. Miss Hebarh says:
The United States Commissioner Of Educa-
ton said, Just before Wyoming became a state:
Wyoming takesa high rank among the Terri.
tors n o eages sboWn 81 Sn' tier %ci HHe .n In the he
effort to maintain the public schools at a nigh
standard ,Thc census report t9r 'hs
ZANE year, 1850, SHOWS less ihtrTdcy III
Wyoming than n any other sta'e or Territory
Of the Union. Wyoming at this time had had
equal suffrage for twenty years This con-
dltton existed ten years ago, ana the past
decade has witnessed no decline In educa-
tional affairs. Out OF the large lumber OF
Wyoming volunteers who took part n our
recent war. there Is not one who conld not
write his name when he enlisted. wyoming
keAnly appreciates the advantage OF a public
school education, and has, on her statutes an
excellent set OF school laws. affecting every
-. 49,, tha l. 4 n lao q FAR IN fha
State University. or our thirteen County Sup.
erinten Tents Of schools. ter. are women: and
three women served on the Board OF Trustees
Between the years 1890 and 1898. the number
Of pupils in the public schools OF Wyoming
almost d~outled-an interesting fact 10, Mrs.
Association Opposed to the Extension Of SUI
frage to Women. who was ate y quoted 10 The
BUS ns saving that II women had the ballot
There would not be any babies"
Ii ha. also been asserted that Wyoming has
few foreigners. and hence that equal suffrage
might be expected &c. work better there than
1t Would a. the East; Miss Hsesrd say- n,r,,,.
ton, particularly, In the mining districts, and
one teacher Of a large school did not have a
n na.it tims .bs A t,SsS, tb am foIicw nsn pq National a.
tiles: Austridns. Bavarians. Chinese, Danes,
English, French, Germans, Honanders. Hun
garians, I%taiians: Irish Msxtcnns, NTSpGss'
Russians and Welsh"
Wyoming Is determined that every child shall
haze an educs,iSn' sye bs y the Ifms ons s1 81
our district schools the teacher has only one
runil. but her compensa' lon Il the, sans.
Many OF the ranch schools have SOD roofs.
and scholars often come twelve niles to school.
One schoo'house Is a dug ~ and one an
abandoned box car. Last winter ten feet OF
.now rad to be shovellsd away rom the car be-
school law. aud the school boards ~ ANY district
hays power to establish industrial and manual
training schools in connection with the public
schools an kindergartens Tor Ghldr between
four and six years OF age, The law requires
physiology and hygiene to be taught in oil the
common schools.
York teachers: "Our statute law allows no dis
elimination to he made In pay on account or
peg when the persons are lua'ned ana the
,ao2, ! { me san UneraW1 Ua 'ne ieae wn y;
them are professors. having full charge OF the
chairs they represent.
This voman's edition. contains reports Of the
beneyo, at soc etles: &C. IRON Whleh ~ ap.
~ Be ng "burdenad with the ballot" ind as
much { line for good WORKS aud Tor socia l en-.
ioynent as elsewhere; Portraits OF
Mrs. SCISSOR. Mss Hahard. and other promi-
nent Wyoming women, show sense and char
peter m the features. but also az much woman
illness and rs lar0e a share OF good looks a. we
flni In tho portraits OF women In Illustrated
papers outside ofthr equal suffrage states,
MIS-, :. W, rear - telIs now III tnt cary uhbS
women were called TO serve on the rury be-
cause II was hari tJget lurie s that would con-
Wet murlerprs and other desperadoes. puhllc
sentiment being largely Iawless AMI not de-
handing their punishment, Chiei justice
Howe believed that women on the lurles would
remedy this.. and his expectations we're NJ
filed. One 81 the Jurors was a minister 3 WE,
who used to gather tho other women about her
and nut M a prayer for divine guidance. IN
reaching a Just verdict: whereas. It Is said that
former Iurles had often decided upon their ver-
dlct by casting dice.
Ayouug Illinois woman. Miss Morrow. gives
N the BgDmernJ ' her impressions OF eauaI sui-
iTde". She says
Nowhere have | noted a greater interest IN
home He and In the care due 70 chlldreh' ihe
prophecies about women neRlpcfinH thelr
homes have not come true. Indeed, from uore
Than one man the writer has heard compIi,
mentary testimonials as to tn umhe o. eool
cooksaui houseSarprrs. aud. best OF all. good
hpmemaker-. 10 Wyoming. Asa rule me ma
!orly OF women pre-nr q domestic. uIe' tmney
90 not care Tor Office or nutorIety. Inc
Junction 81 voting requires very li'tle OF a
womau's time The women take an active in
t'rns' 10 pol los. and therefore engig" W con-
v~ersatIOn Oi a more liberal AMI go fylng charec-
trarihin In States where women 10 iot wore,
he order aud trcOrnm on election days, arc
Jar superior to what IN seen elsew mere. a lauy
i. IN NJ mere danger 81 being i~nsnlt!d than az
church ur at an entertainment: As Tor NJ men
q wyoming. who some pcOp'eln Eastern Ntdtes
nav think ar" much abused ana iowh-tronnen
r,raint.- ct me- say that have never me. :
mo-" lntrUlgcnt. chlyalrous Oui independent
Gas, uI mrn than In Wyoming
several wears ago. much amusement was
caused IN the OflcH OF the " 1pndn'S Journal
ny 4 Ir't"r NJ inquiry from Ho'!and IL wasa
i"Ilr,' rom an earnest woman sufragt~t IN
That COUNTRY for Information about wyoming.
inr m" benefit ~ herself and her colleagues,
hey hlI heard that women IL, Wyomlne hau