The sun., 1903-08-30
7HE CAUSE OF WOMAN
rDyf ALTON AS DISCUSSED AT
THALTAEQUA.
..m,r I'm Public SchOOls-Educatlon and
Domestic Training Business Methods
The suffrage In Canada--WOman's
s,,erior Brains I'm Humbert AFFAIR.

.-,ian ,,p,co in every phase of the woman
'"o t,' has NOT spored women's relation to
r,gos.ion of teaching, more especially
i,, in the publc schools. as thew
,,. mn, go, invaded the faculties of the
"", '!,or.i,jes and colleges to such an ex-
r.. culI for discussion. OF the n,hlic
l,L, b,,ynv,r. they have almost tal,en
.,a,'.,i,r and the normal training scbooIs
'O'',,I ,,aarIy fll.d by women. The great
"'' ,i,,. Of tho high school ur,duatss
orl tbe percentages of women
;r ,h,, cnlleges il incre,s;no ,,,,,oh
,.i,,,,. ,h,n that of man s,,,,,,,s
n,o', a,,., sin LARGER bodv os vor,an
i"'' ~. ,,,os, of these croduot.s odn,,,
tea'"''H, '0 ,rh,raso,, 49, s.,.,.? -
tbi, pfol"N-'"n' in''e'''e' '"e question Is
likely 10 ho one OF even more Importance
In thc future than in the past.
,r,ochinr affords an especiallv fruitful
i''%,,,H ,,o,,nn 40 tho n,rber 81 rosi,ie,,r
field LOT "o''''''' 90 VI, .,Ninoi vi pos''ioils
is almost endless ana they carry al once
n fixed salary without any contingencies.
wlile all empoyments practically are now
=, ,,o,,an there arc fsw which oaer
open w. .,ai ..,l ,,,, w .
70 the 'dHtd'eu "s S"ou pay ds Pe'riahehl
n position. as much nope OF promotion
ond Tin, same social prestige as teaching.
r. oddi,ion are the Saturday HOLIDAYS
~ M , -, ,hr.o ,,,o,,h.. ,,,,,,.,,,
HI" ,'N WV VI 'o0 ''o'' e'.'''
vacation dearer even 10 u woman thah
TO a man, Then there has been no great
o,no.,ion 10 overcome. as this has been
i,l.,l dis,;ro,;,-.l,, ,vor,,n,s srbar.
Co',N",'e" u''Itl''.,es %''nan sp",'e.
Indeed us or'y especiai harusnip mas
been the necessity OF seeing mon better
raid than women for the same work but
,b,s couId mo horne because their number
'"''
"dN :" 7""'''
NO" Is coming tnat reaction which is
evident in so many directions where women
arc concerned This was strongly ex-
- i, ,h,, ,,,,ross 80 NJ, vi D.
P'ess'' III '''e 'e'e VI " H"'' pa,nes'
IN the educatiohal conference heid at
ihantauqua, ana hotlceo IN this coumn,
where he declared the schools were being
over temln'led ana urged women them
recent number of the Independent San
ford Bell, professor of pedagogy in Mount
Holyoke College, goes still further and
declares as the result Of his investigations,
that " per cent. Of men and so per cent .
OF women testify that they received greater
"moral uplift and inspiration, intellectual
stimulus. spur to scholarship and clutch
iinon the vital issues of Gfer from men
tban from women teachers. The latter
"bsd led only in personal kindness self
reliance and social help"
Prof Sanford employs several columns
in ,yhat one IL consi rainec TO accent IA the
OK parte evidence of a masculine teacher
tn nrove the vast sunerioritv Of his GOV
in he schoolro0m. and from this he con.
cmdes that women teachers seem hest
rnrthe period Of childbood +" but AFT ar Thai
mon ara a NECESSITY The magazine do.
"Iares' editorialI. however, thaf the nro.
fassion has passed so generally into tho
hands of women that il is no lon1er a prac.
teal subject Of discussion
Nevertheless it will continue to be dis
cussed, although no one has yet offered a
remedv The practice which prevails
pensrajv Of piyins tbe highest nosit eo ions ao
men and payinp them much larger salaries
for the same amount of work II NOT s,,f
ficjen, to fill even all Of these places with
men. and they are being SLOWLY. but con-
tjnuously. secured by women. who by hand.
inV into strong organizations are uradu.
ally forcing up their own salaries The
avoidance Of this profession by men is
not by any means entirely due to the fact
that they can make more money in others
The superintendents and principals OF city
schools nave better income than many
Of the doct ors. lawyers and minister Of
the community lh'' real reason was
plainly stated by Susan b, Anthony at that
fnehoraoIe teachers convention IN Roch-
ester y, l., Jusl n1ty years ago TINS very
Tnohtl; "heh woman voice was heard
RI sIcn c0hNocalI ION LOT ne trst time.
EVEN ,hen the question under dlscusslon
was why me profession OF teacher was not
hs nlnch respected as hat OF lawyer doctor
or munster. MISS an, nony cut the uordlan
Nh Nh"' ny saying lou IaiI 10 comprehend
,oir we nh.Se oI H. e'ie u'Srespec1 T pee OF wh'ch you
society saws woman has not brains enough
w. uoc'or' H"Ner OF minister b'it mas
h. condasoands 60 t,,,h t.;.I VI ~"
tha, he has no more brains than womanp"
This is even truer to-day than il was
nan century ago Teaching ia woman.s
opoaa ro1en ,n.,, ",' Inv NV -. t1d ni "n1 aupp'S
has NOT vet antarad tho ~ hers 10 o,,,h on
extent as 10 lower heir standard, but he
medloaI professor In which she is found in
"a,Ns. n,'ilueIs, ns mas no. 9.il,e me PreStige
train ~ Woman oo',1J n,aster ;tn t,.a; j., ,.e IL
cacies. and il must he confessed that hose
puIpirs which admit women drop somewhat
IN public est tlmation This is exasperating,
rr - Tus me oe,iel IN the mental
reoniro ions If awidsnce 70 "au d;snroy. "t.' !,
which m,,st be cortinued Tor oanorst;ors
This agitation in the ranks of teaching ia
hnN one phase OF r. Meanwhile apart
hos,h ,.;u az heiom 10, tne Neiare o.
of women Themselves 10 nrenare for some
other vocation. one fresher, less crowded
md loss conventional. This may require
tne courage. some inltiative' some
Hat woman are Iack ng and n,,srr ,T !.n, sronur n
Bgament should he oiven TO those who will
leave ,bo yrnrp b;,j,u,,.