New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
TEACHERS AND THE NORMAL.
New and Definite Adherence to the WOmaHly
Traits.

Comparatively few teachers nowadays belong 70
the former cOnveutionalized type. observes .
widely familiar with educational instito-
tiors- The schooImarn OF Hondescript. coloTlesS
costume. tight twisted hair. steel spectacles AM
frosty expression has vanished. In her piace is a
woman youthful rather than old IN appearance
well gowned; hair complexion, hands. all showing
evidence OF care: manners agreeable in general, J.
somewhat Overassured and so!f-satisHed
A teacher type still exists. however, and II any
trait dominates to-day Il Is this OF intellectual
assurance and satisfaction Mankind Is wont to cal
this aggresSiveneSs and 10 fight rather say oE tle
possessOr-Ualess he is teacher himself, and even
the man teacher has been known 20 prefer a woman
OF sprightly manner. attractive personality and IN
trained mind 10 her pToaouncedy intellectual sister
But a new trait Is being developed In tire modern
type OF teacher-that OF definite adherence 70 tAS
womauy: in other words. the normal EoT m
stance, there cones 70 ulind-says the observer
one large college for women where the faculty
corps numbers hundred women OF these hundred
women fully Ons-uuarter live from preference Out
side the college buildings. groups OF t"o or 'hleS
teachers in suites OF rooms or keeping mousse oy
Their selves. individual! teachers II slAai4 ls'liS
whore there is Agreeable home Ike 20 DC EAU
Many OF them concoct one or more OF their da'y
meals. they have charliusy furnished rooms; they
have tea tables. where the tired fellow worker
who would sell her soul for cup Of tea MAJ
drop around Of an afternoon and be refreshed they
hive posstbtities for small supper parties, under
DTOpTletlsSt
they are able 10 escape from the schoo.rooal
atr,os,h,re into nou-acad denc ways OF living anu
10 maintain themselves as normal women oI te-s
persd knowledge. sweet serenity and sense u
Frr rhe ssifsatisfed woman teacher there s
Itttie 20 be ioped OF change. Content Wisn I, In
r rSI,s 0fher environment. with her intellectual
rI,ti,ClS- narrow though 10 be ever so deep. Win
% % isrpreta tion OF womanhood- II Il De
vr1i,, irart,Stic and Independent. she Is seeInusy
spISDrai N the gods and of man. Such women ~
~ toe trpe. found elsewhere as wen as N u.- 80
Teachers profession. who thtnk II hgAfeis TIE W
49, - re 10 throw over the amenities. -
+c4cher who herself strives t0f ana So
ocSsfI1v keeps a sane balance told the ooseINSe
49, he other DAY OF almost pathstlc lhSt-.4
~ tbS desire 70 be nOrnl0L young teache. ltls.tt
~ he's discovered IN the recent long NAcAtion
81 n pleasant and rather lively summer pleSS S,S
Shs hadn't becoming gown, or any cSERSVI.S I.SstSii
bei.fr .iust entertaining. Her appeals, " 4aS 49,
+ gesr% What shall do and say shoWeu . .sSs-
refeation not without tts sadder sde oi'bis
1v,0an n SOutheruer and a most eAeStiNe 49, 49,.
boSI teacher said recently: My work IN coIsSe
~ Teacher has detected from any stoIs 49,
lrde1 selfsuilicic1t tends ncss might ever 80
Shertshed every day OF my hIe Sppseas."0'-
TuIlr the value OF clothes and cOnduSS . vu-f-
'@The worst dressed people. sto -, .fI,,ars oF
Mitchell ARE the people who are ovelvSS'NT + nav
Ieorning In the effort 20 dress t-le utiL' 5Trsat
y,Su nOt TO forget the body. ItacaInS = Jsee 80
Science which requires the modest .v-ssfvs
fOrf The richer forms OF personality 80 v-th
lives that can inspire and inIlaIae o..'s ~ issp
thouehtS OF nObleness axe the OItVoll1Ii Lolanced
thinking and conscious striving aiter "sI' S
normal modes Of Aving