The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-12
MRS. BURDETTE
is IN WICHITA
Noted Club Woman Talks Of
Club Influence.
HOME SHOULD BE FIRST
Believes Co-education Leads
to Happy Welded Life.

Mrs. Robert J. Burdette Of Pasadena.
California, arrived in this city last even
ing on the southbound Santa Fe train
and is now stopping at the Hamilton ho-
tel. Her husband, the humorous lee
turer. will arrive in the city Sunday or
Monday and on Monday or Tuesday Mr..
and Mrs. Burdette will leave for OkIaho-
ma City. where they go TO I'LL g lecture
engagement. Mrs. Burdette is strongly
considered for the presidency OF the Ma
tional Federation OF Women's clubs. and
until recently was president Of the Cali
fOrnia State Federation. 1t is largely
through her efforts that the next session
Of the National Federation will be held
in Los Angeles.
AS she sat in her room at the Hamil-
ton, the noted lecturer before women s
clubs was asked by an Eagle reporter:
do you believe that women should al
low their club life to Interfere with their
home life?"
Most assuredly 1 do not" was the re-
ply. L believe that the greatest sphere
for womans action is the home. She
should not permit her club work, her
temperance work, or her church work
to interfere with these duties. Every
time she attends a club meeting she
should come away better companion for
her children, better cOmrade for her
husband, and better home keeper All
of club work should emanate from the
home and lead back TO the home"
Then you would not advise college
girls TO find a career that should keep
them from home life?"
i would not. A few days ago I ad-
dressed the students of the State Uuiver-
sity Of Nebraska. and told the girls there
that the greatest work of a woman was
TO be a home-maker. A girl should con-
slider her highest duty TO be to fulfill the
duties Of wifehood and motherhood. \
woman should stay in her place. and not
try TO usurp the place Of man"
DO you believe in female doctors and
lawyers?" was asked.
Wen, yes; but they should be the ex-
ception, not the rule.
i 90 not think that womeu's clubs are
destroying the home. True, there are
some women who go too far when they
enter into club work, temperance work
or church work, but they are what I
call tangent women. 4 woman in club
life should keep the proportions. BY that
mean that she should remember that
her club should make her better wife
factor in intellectual life, a better factor
in church life. and should Withal give
her a broader view Of life.
IF you are in q promiscuous company
Of women you viii undoubtedly notice
the difference between the so-called So
ciety woman and the club woman. The
club woman has ideas and can talk about
them. ] do not want to say anything
against the society woman. but she viii
for ref
sip. OF course, there are exceptions.
The two classes are being constantly
brought closer together.
If the women would combine they
would be the greatest factor in the
nation. Because they do not have the
ballot does not mean they do not have
political power. It may be that womer
VIII some day have the ballot, and M
chief concern IS, that if that time should
ever come, it should not increase the
number OF unintelligent voters. I be-
leve that possibly if the women had the
ballot they would exercise it more con-
scientiOusly than the men. 4 listing
Uished Russian has recently said that
America is the only country in the world
where, if a person desires to know the
value of an immortal man. he asks:
What is he WORTH Our commercialism
has affected the consciences of the men"
women TO be given equal power with men
IN church affairs" suggested the re-
porter.
why shouldn't they?" was the reply.
"They form the greater part Of the
church membership. 1t is possible that
until recent years il were better that the
men should govern the church. as the
women had had but little training along
executive lines"
DO you not believe that men are more
logical than women"
Yes. I notice that IN co-educational
institutions the boys excel in those stud
les which require logic. while the girls
excel in the psychological Men are more
logical. out women are more psyche
logical They seem TO grasp things by
intuition more than men"
DO you believe in oo-education?" was
asked
Il believe IN it strongly. I believe that
IL is best for the future happiness of the
young people that they be brought to-
gether in school a young man may de-
ceiye a Young woman with his fine
clothes when he meets her in society.
but when they meet day after day in the
classroom there can be no deception. I
believe that Vassar and Wellesley are
admirable schools for exceptional girls
Just as I believe that Il may be better
for some young men TO go TO male
college. But # Is hard for me 10 con
ceive Of a young man who would nos be
benefited by association with young wo-
men in his college course
When asked about her own work, Mrs
Burdette said.
Mr. Burdette and always travel to-
Cether on our lecture tours. Generally
ia the afternoons address the womens
clubs. While IN Lincoln recently hc lee
tured at night. 7 addressed a wonans
club in the afternoon. on Monday we
both addressed the university students.
aud OF Sunday he occupied one pulpit
and Z another.
II have q DO what few women are com
PEELED 70 do and that is 70 regulate my
hours OF work. When I an at home
divide nv day into periods.
AR Bur5ette IS nearly sixty years
old, bat ne IS sin IN good health. For
eight months iIe has iectured SIX nights
q Week. TIe is the only man on the
platform who was on II tWelty-six years
ago, when he entered the lecture 6ei1.
Mrs. Burlette manifested great inter
est IN the club iife OF this city.