Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-23
THE MOTHERS AND a MAN.

I5554 tHG iWVIHEno ANU n MAN.
u there's any other man fool enough
Ito venture any suggestions before the
heongiess Of mothers now in session at
i.loes AIoines he Will doubtless hesitate
Isince the exceedingly Interesting expe-
Erience of DR.. Chrisman With his adj
dress before thar body. Ever sinee
Wonan,s emancipation from the. bonds
tot serNitude man has met With 0pposi-
ltion Whenever he had any ideas or
plans as TO the care OF children. There
i IS hardly a patsf- familias in Iowa to-
day who would not tell YOU that he'd
ii.see that his Children did differently if
iris wife would n,sly et him. 50 when
l3tf'is RECKLESS professor arose IN the
sniiflst If tnaf body ~ strong minded
! mothers With q SUGGESTION that daugf-
tiers shonld receive little more edu-
Eea tien in domestic science and tbs al
lied arts VI maternity; he was mighty
4l1icky get off alive. His remarks were
Missed and as soon as he. had iinis ned
lit looked as tho the Whole convention
1 was crying for recognition. A nuniber
3.of women followed With aagry retorts
that a2en were much more IN need Of
schooling IN paternity thar We're the
woirien in Their department of the re-
productive process.
/ Chris man, curse, was a crank. He
gave utteranees to those disgusting doe
trines Of mans animal nature and
A Woman's fitness only for the bearing
and rearing of children. What he said
about the needof more attention in gu,
established education 10 the fitting 81
women for Work in the homes was vel
intended and contained much of merit
u Few of those mothers would Geny bu
that the girls Of our land should receiv,
more careful training In hygiene do
nestle science and the like. II eyer,
girl giaduate5of a college could qualif,
n as trained nurse she could we'll af
a ford to sacrifice a portion Of hei. Greek
i-sitin Or French. but no8ort. much les
the nlen, want to See the country
Moman:lopd trained only for tile devel
EoIment Of reproductive organs. Goo
thealtn. sound bodies and ability To car
Z, for children are qualities 10 be desire,
and cultivated, but the mother Shouts
q be#educated intellectually as Veil. 1T i
equally as important that future gener
Eations may receive the benefitssof in
kteileetual development from thei
mothers as from their fathers. and i
is a matter for rejoicing that the girl
most eagerly sought after insthe smatri
s monial market today are the girls o
accomplishments, girls of sense, in
Z Itellect and refinement. They are tn
tones who will make the ideal homes 10
the development of a higher order o
! mankind.
8 The arguments advanced by thos
mothers who We're 50 greatly excite
lover DR.. Chrisman's remarks, that tn
man was equally in need of schools O
paternity We're more Of retort than
reply. True it is that men shout,
share a portion of the burden OF rear
4 ling their successors but under the pres
Ientsorganization Of society every ramil
must be provided with gladiator
l, trained and armed to go forth into tn
battle of business Every day his If
is a struggle for existence and fierc
flight it is too. He provides and pro
tects and his companion should be TIL
Eonesto lead, instruct and educate the lit
tie ones. If the man is composed o
enough parts to assist in this duty s
3 much the better. Education towar
that end is to be desired but first OF al
he must be business fighter or his fel
\ lows will triumph over him and hi
: home will be swept away by the col
Hector OF debts.
Il Or. chrtsman's doctrine that mani