El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-24
For the Better Half
Written for the HERALD

English schools make a practice of
keeping what are called Honor
Boards whereon are post
ed the names Oh scholars winning the
highest marks or who gain scholar
ships-and now the London school
board is discussing the ACCESSIBILITY oil
giving each school that applies for II.
q framed bulletin which shall be
sort of heroes roll where the names
and portraits of scholars who perform
some act OF striking heroism. shall be
posted Should the London board take
up this method OF encouraging the
English young idea to be glorious.
many schools will send for the heroes
roll that they may honor the names OF
soldiers who have done exceptionally
brave deeds in South Africa. The pub
lie schools of the United States have
a deep rooted prejudice against CIV
ing any special honor to the scholar
attaining the highest marks as II is
apt to give a wrong incentive to study
and is discouraging to ali but the
winner. Furthermore the public
schools of our country are run for the
benefit OF the worst scholar as well as
for the benefit of the best The public
school saves many citizens for the
state from the homes Of the worst
classes. and as pure democracy as
tanned in the public school rooms To
honor a child of books loving parents
to whom studying and book lore come
almost as easy as breathing. and set
him I'D for the admiration and envy
of his fellows some of whom have to
labor and sweat just to keep in the
classes would be unfair. The brilliant
scholar has sufficient reward in the or
binary admiration OF his schoolmates-
.N1I unhn oil rch in
must be encouraged and nursed with
great care However the heroes roll
is another matter. The chance, the
will and the presence OF mind to save
a life in danger, does not come often
to the young or old and IL in the life
OF any school alb rave deed Is done by
any scholar. il is eminently fit that il
should be honored and recorded so
that the schools life may forever be
IGNORED by it and the young folks
may have added incentive to life of
honor To maintain the honor of the
school is a high minded ambition and
one that a dull mind as well as a bril- !
liant one may make use of.
49,
Notwithstanding our Susan b. An
thony and her big conventions of ar
dent suffragists and notwithstanding |
the fact that in four of our states wo-
men have equal political rights with |
the men and participate in politics 1
when they will. still the American
mind is shocked at the way English
women plunge into national and local
campaigns. On the other hand. the
conservative English mind is almost
scandalized at the freedom of the
American woman to go where and do
what she pleases. 1t is all in the con-
ventions. An American would be hor-
ri6ed to have his wife carrying sullen
voters to the polls in her landau, to
have her waiting outside of eating
houses. TO waylay the mechanics as
they come out. to argue the political
question and urge their vote. or to
have her visit the homes OF voters to
sit with the wives and argue for hour
in order that the wives may in turn
convince the men. Yet all these things
and many more of the same sort are
done by English ladies and in Eng
land class lines are drawn SO distinct
Iy that the difference between fine
lady in her silks and furs and a work
ingman with his rough sweaty clothes
and his dinner pail, is more pronounc-
ed than here If a candidate be i'll or =,
off to the war in South Africa. often
his wife will conduct the campaign in
his name. making speeches. interview
ing politicians and urging voters The
English women in politics are never
insulted or badly treated for every
body takes their presence and their
conduct as a matter of course and be-
ing a matter of course. it is all right.
After all. modesty is little more than
conventionality and custom most Of
ten makes right.
Queen Wilhelmipa is busy about her
trousseau. She will have many Paris
vanities. but much OF her shopping
will be done in her own land for man
ufacturers and shopkeepers are jeal-
Gus of royal patronage and popular
queen has to be loyal to her own lands
products. IL she would retain her popu-
larity. Dutch jurists have been ex- /;
planning the exact status that the
prince consort will have and according
to them Wilhelmina's husband will
have absolutely no political power or
influence. The only things that he can
do will be to set the fashions. make
himself popular and be always a pa I
triot- The queen herself haG very lit '
tie power. the Jurists say that it is !
even less than Victoria's. AS a des- !
cendant of the house of Orange she !
is revered she is rather the figure '
Hollands history and ira
ditions than an active factor in Hol- J
lands government But she Is still
the official head sort of seal and &
blue ribbon to the government and is
a absolute monarch of society and fash
ions and charities. She can be su-
preme patroness of charity. art. liter
allure and science in her queendom. so
after all in the spirit of her monarchy
her influence will be vast and her OPP