Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-03-22

no challenge on the part of the educa-
tors who listened to them. His obser
vations in fact met with general as.
sent. Prof. Kiehle called attention to
the fact that in this age of commercial.
ism and Industrial activity no provis.
ion has been made for motherhood
This phase of life has apparently been
brushed aside. The desire for gain is
crowding out all consideration of the
home as an institution that should he
maintained according to the highest
standards of comfort. Girls are seek
ing the higher education In order to
become a part Of the commercial ma.
chinery of the age, and not to utilize
the knowledge gained for the chemistry
of the kitchen or for perfecting the ap.
pOintments of the modern home. Said
Prof. Kiehle: Training along indus.
trial lines Is not the goal for women.
Until wealth brings its treasure from
the shop and bank to the home In forms
of Use for the comfort of the family.
until art learns to bcautify the dwell.
ing place of the family life as well as
the cathedral and the capitol, and until
science dcvotes itself to the healthful
rearing of children and the hygiene of
the home, all these forces of our mod.
crn civilization of which we are so
proud fall short of their highest ser.
vice. This final and noblcst appllca.
ton of wealth and learning must be
effected In the education of women"
The truth of these observations will be
generally conceded by all who take
note of present tendencies. There is
little doubt that the tendency of young
women to enter the office and factory Is
u menace to home life. that 1t ultimate
~ tends to subordinate the home as an
institution to commcrcialism. But how
can Prof. Kiehle and his co.lnbororcs
IN the universities check this tendency I?
II may be partially checked no doubt
by the schools and universities through
giving the household arts ana other
studies that pertain to the home u
more important place In their scheme
Of education. But after the young
women are educated to become wives
and mothers who Is to provide them
with opportunity for utilizing this ed.
ucation? Who Is to provide homes for
all the educated homcm0kers1 In 9th.
or words, Is not the average young
woman of today confronted by a con.
dition rather than theory? Thousands
of girls In this country are not permit.
ted to await the opportunity to become
homemakers. They are forced by grim
necessity into commercial, Industrial
trial and professional pursuits. and
however much we may deplOre the con.
dltion that seems to compel them to be-
come self-supporting there appears to
he no adequate remedy for II at pres.
ent visible within the range of the
schoolmnster.
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THE MAYOR SAYS HE WILL.
WATCH EVERY STREET vACA.
TION ORDINANCE. OH. YES! But
WABBLY WILLIE STILL CARRIES
A KEY TO THE MAYORS PRIVATE
OFFICE.
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The young men ana women who 60
into the schOOlrOOnls to teach are work.
Ing, In most instances, because Of u
mission, not because u salary day
comes once In u while. The fire and
energy ana devotion of their lives are
used to help children to become real
men anu women. Ii II effort that
wears and torturcs ut times. and yet
You seldom hear of discouraged
school teacher. This woman who
taught IN one scliOOlroOm for 80 years
Is Ellen NJ Bruce. of Oswego. n. y.
She was - when on an October day
she entered the scliOOlrOom ana faced
DO boys and girls. She Is "A now. Like
nearly all school teachers, she had her
bit of romance, but she never married.
The boy who asked permission to pass
the water 30 years ago called her "Aliss
Bruce" ana his children speak of her
to-day rs "Our Miss Bruce" You see
they care very much for this fine old
lady who has worn herself out for the
good of mankind. She might have mar.
ried, but she felt that the children
needed her, that another would not IN.
derstnnd their ways. NO she fOrgets
herself ana gave up the future that
makes happiness for most women. ana
stuck to the books ana to the job Of
making good men out of mischievOus
boys. ana grand women out Of awk-
ward girls. Here IL what she says:
II have been happy In my work.
have taught more than 5000 boys ana
girls, ana most Of them have become
good men and women. I have never
seen a child who was not worth Of.
fort on the part Of the teacher. l had
faith In my first class, ana 1t IL I'M
dimmcd to-day. as ! look ut the faces
of the pupils OF Il later generation"
Miss Bruce Is to retire ut once. the
little old school IL to he abolished, ana
II special pension will provide com.
forts for the teacher In her few ~.
naming years. 1t IL good to know that
her merit and great work have not
been forgotten, Some day Ii Is posi-.
blc that teachers will everywhere 10.
ceive the financial recognition that
they deserve, and that day can not
| come too soon.
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One of the most daring conceptions
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