The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-11
)F WOMEN AS
 SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.

SCHOOL PRINCIPALS. Among the mothers of Montgomery who are patrons of the schools. and among the club women who are interested in the advance of our system of public tnstruc- tion, it is not believed that there is any danger of removal of the lady princi- pals.
 The City Board of Education is com- posed of men who keep up with current history. It is well-known that the State Department of Education has from year to year increased the responsibility and authority of women in school adminis- traitor, and that this is the trend in every State of the Union.
 An extract from the last report of the Commissioner of Education at Washing ton is subjoined. It bears date. 1901, and in the years that have passed since then, many more counties have had women as Superintendents, and more City Boards have women as members.
 Alabama put woman on the State Board of Examiners since the last gen. eral report. In most cities, principalship devolves on men and women alike. dis cipline being far more matter of char acter than of muscle:
 There are at present two women hold ing the position of State Superintendent of Schools, twelve that of City Superin- tendent, 2s4 that of County Superintend- ent. The status of women in respect to directive influence in school affairs is Eersey summarized as follows:
 Women may hold any school office in Connecticut, Idaho. Indiana, Louisiana. Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon, Penn- Bylvania, South Dakota and Wyoming. Women may be County Superintendents in Kentucky df holding State teachers diploma). Montana (district offices also), Tennessee and Wisconsin (city. town and district offices also). Women may be Commissioners and School District effi.g cers in New York.
 Women may be local, town or district officers in Arizona, California. Colorado. Iowa (where a woman must be mem- ber of the State Educational Board of Examiners), Maine. Massachusetts, Mich lgan, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio and Vermont
 Women have like suffrage with men In Colorado, Idaho. Utah, and Wyoming. They may vote CD on general school questions in Minnesota Cat any election or at any district meeting), in North Da- kota and South Dakota: (O on local school questions in Arizona. Iowa Con Issue of bonds or increase of tax levy), Kansas. Kentucky Gf widowed parents or guardians or spinster guardians of school children), Michigan, Nebraska, New York df parents and taxpayers), Montana Cat district elections). New Hampshire, New Jersey Restricted from voting for members of Boards of Educa- tion). Ohio Qor members of Boards), Oregon (widows with children to educate and taxpayers). Vermont lon all questions pertaining to schools). Washington for directors), and Wisconsin"
 Montgomery Woman. OLD PEOPLE EAT TOO MUCH. One who has made study of the diges- tive ailments of the human family has the following to say in an exchange:
 According to the general opinion of physiologists, old people should live on as light diet as possible The ailments that come with length of days are large- ly due to over-eating: More food is taken than the eliminating organs can get rid of, and a reduction in the amount should always be made as maturity glides into senility. If an oid man has good appetite and can digest well,' let him have his usual three meals a day: but, as a rule, the healthiest old people are the $spare eaters. Brain workers can enjoy a fair degree of health by living on light food which does not require much force to digest or much muscular activity to assinlilate On diet of well-made bread in variety, vegetables and fruits. with a fair quan. tity of eggs and milk. very little animal food. and without alcoholic stimulants many disorders of old age may be avoid ed and life prolonged.
 Indigestion denotes, not A disease, but an admonition; it means that the indi- Vidual thus admonished is not taking ap- propriate food. For inactive and aged persons three-fourths of the nutrient matters consumed should be derived from vegetable. cereal and milk produce, and one-feurth only from the animal king: nom. and many men of sixty and upward corrobcrate this statement
 Americans in general have not vet be- gun to realize all these things, but they are reaping the bitter results of their Failure to heed repeated warnings. The breakfast food' advocates are looked upon as "cranks," but there Is ah.aAa1t