The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-02


and one young man would have required
the widest Imagination. A great gulf be-
tween the woman Of the past and those
Of the present, so far as attainment IS
concerned and yet il is the same woman,
only adapted to changed surroundings.
Woman has only risen TO her present
freedom and position within the last fifty
years.
1t you'd have been better II the indus
trial rise Of women in America had come
about by slower pace and steadier strides,
for the civil war suddenly necessitated
women entering the industrial and com
mercial worid-tos ill the places of the
absent soldiers, thus throwing her into
places and environment for which she b.
nature was imperfectly adapted. II
women enter the business field they must
accep; tie laws Of that field. They must
not expect to work IN competition with
men and on the same terms and not ac-
eept the same conditions. But woman is
not physically abs TO compete with man.
She eannot do as much work nor as good,
nor is she permanently devoted to bust
ness. for an offer of marriage she leaves
business with a sigh of relief. Has
women added anything to the business
world? Nothing much but undue com
petition. lowered wages and discomfort
With feverish haste women are DESTROYS
Of money. power and position. She takes
up one thing after another. with more
sympathy than knowledge she rushes into
reforms, but all this never wholly kills
the little germ of home in woman's heart.
Womans work can't be measured in
money. She is equal with man as an eco
nomic producer, her work being TO MAKE
the home, give basis TO The family. which
is foundation Of all national life. After
all this feverish struggle for personal
freedom, for higher education. woman
will go back to the home broadened "a
mind ana sympathy. capable in every
way for the grandest of ali professions
motherhood
CLARA RICHARDs-"The Two Great
Factors in Progress"
Progress Is the MOTTO Of the modern
world. This word has been especially an
inspiration to the nineteenth century
whether for good OF III we arc devoted TO
progress What is progress. from whence
does 1t come. what are is Gauges?
man advance from necessity OF by his
own inherent power? or is Il mans en-
vironment or bis own inherent in1iv-du-
atty which makes him progress?
Mans nature and progress IS due IN
doub;edly largely 10 his geographical and
physical environment. but these are mo-
the only factors. Man. unlike other ami
mails. has reason and deve OPS person
atty, and the other great factor IN pro
gress then IS the great man
Past history shows that in ages of saw
agery ana oppression. individuality j.
crushed. great men do not appear, 50 I
ciejy IS stagnsnt. Although great men /,
like Savanarola seem 10 die IN vain. yet
their influence eventually works good. T.
Great men are the outcome - their en-
vlrcnment both 50 ritual ard phys. a. .
and ye, they add laEgey 70 che inte lee F.
tual inheritance Of the race and thus
largely increase the spiritual environment (
CT succeeding generations. Great me-
and environment are then not oDY5s Us
forces. but comDlements II the progress .
Of the race.
BERTHA z. BAKER-"The Religion (
ard Philosophy Of Robert Browning. i
This ts an age Of rsterislis.ic phlioso- (
pHy and advancement We mink &c are
Tar II a8vance = az former times. yet
IN this age of ezterrals vital something
is lacking T tn-s age plunged 81 ths
sseksaz u TIE sensible. comes IRE poe.
of the inner Ife. Robert Browning
Man & 20 % judged not - waat ne
accom- lisbes. but ~ TIE struggle Re
makes. TIE goai q perfection e. an i-a-
possible che. but the good = = the ztr.v-
ing
God is good 10 striving s1es uurewa-e-
&c. ever onward ard u3Eard - hlghe-
spi-itua, ts IS Erov1lsEs creed rot ~
supp-ess5aE tae S99T -nsirly. bat through
Il attaining sYi-i,aas p. This re = tg,
a probation f3- a more Ea1riesa futurs
s swsw hs~s ssr-stir1s ever Erouz 81
y -szHis8
IRE motive - 80 = 49, struEze e
70 be feuE.5 = she pTE2-e - laTe e.
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