The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-18
"Getting Too Hotsky." "

slDly accomodate more than a matron and fourteen girls, and 1t is devoid even of modern conveniences. The girls in the Annex do all their own work, ex- cept their cooking, and they have al- ways taken more studies than the aver age boy. What a pleasure it would be each afternoon to think that, instead of being deprived of a much needed breath of fresh air in order to fill and clean lamps they could simply turn on the gas or electricity: How joyful to them would be the thought of steam or fur mace heat instead of making their every firei
 As to the town girls. we frequently hear 1t asked, by those who haven't tried 1t. why more of them do not at tend the University, which is situated more than mile from the mass of Tuskaloosa's population. There Is no reliable means of getting to the Univer- sity except walking. and this walk is pleasant only for a few weeks In the fall. since slight inclemency in the weather makes the red clay banks like chewing gum. In the spring the heat and burden of the day." in addition to the mental strain, is quite exhausting However, even 7:45 a. m. recitations | and all sorts and conditions of weather would be greatly palliated if the town girls only knew that a rocking chair plus chocolate -colored maid were awaiting their bidding in the girls room which the girls do not use be- cause of it's discomfort. Possibly this same maid could be induced to keep our premises in order: of course no one knows how so much paper etc, gets In front of the girls room. but don't l forget that there are law-students who live above us. Yea, We would like for you to take a stroll through the girls apartments consisting of one room table, one iron safe, immense piles of old papers, few straight chairs two benches and one mirror, the only piece of furniture in the room in daily use. Let us turn to the other answer, re- ferred to above, which we so often hear. viz, the fear of there being more girls than boys here. A gentlemen well known and highly esteemed at this in world has seen fit to honor, said to me not long since that while he by no means anticipated such a state of affairs ever existing at the University | Of Alabama, he could see no harm whatever that such state of affairs could bring about. He sand that women are -eminently the teachers and Journalists of the day, from purely economy standpoint, the world demands an educated womanhood as it never did before Woman herself has begun to realize this for denying her admittance to her own State University does not | dampen her ardor on the leasts. A myth
 of the Greeks tells us t : Nemesis was not only the daughters Uf night but the | goddess of just vengenance. If therefore the manhood of Alabama insist upon heeplnS neF WOmdnnOOQ Tn the night nf ignorance, we simply find her get ting her education in some other State, and what is the result? The rest of her days her influence is in behalf of her | Alma Mater
 | The number of Virginia women in the University of Chicago and the Eas- tern universities Is quite noticeable. As much as we love, honor. and respect the Old Dominion, we cannot but think her conservatism goes too far In ex- cludinS her daughters from her time honored institutions just because she cant find any provision for them in the will of Thomas Jefferson. Possibly the doctrine of evolution was not so throughly taught a century ago as 1t is | now and the above named gentlemen believed as we hope no one in Alabama believes. in the evolution of man but mot of woman. Nevertheless. Vir- ginias daughters will yet bow before | the shrine of their loved University, for she has at last dealt blow to her pro- toplastic crust of conservatism by talk ins unto herself a president.
 Time seems to have proved that the | Inevitable lot of every institution sup ported by public money. is that 1t shall | have more or less politics connected with it. We are thankful that at pres ent the University of Alabama has less, but We have wondered if the fact that the women of the State hold no votes has anything to do with the lack of in terest in their welfare on the part of ths Trustees and Alumni. Forget not that history repeats itself, that the | daughters of this generation are the
 wives of the next, for Cupids dart finds the heart of an educated women just as susceptible as that of an ignoramus, and some day they may have con- stituency to influence for you.
 Before closing, we beg to say that If you fear the inability of girls to cope
 with their brothers in the pursuit of
 knowledge, please turn to the. record
 books which speak for themselves, as
 do the girls. In the old days of the South the men spoke for us, but since
 1t has become necessary, all We ask is courage. Just here let us pause and
 stand with uncovered heads while we
 olvte elaevs upon the brow of she who
 should be a househould word at every courageously stood in all her Southern dignity and modesty before the 1egis-
 lature of the State until her pleadings
 were heard and the doors of this insti-
 name of Julia Strudwick Tutwiler
 should be a household ward at every hearth stone in Alabama.
 Just another word anl l thank you Tor your patience.
 From time immemorial at the Alumni
 oanquets, In responding to the toasts, you have risen on pillows of eloquence
 While the poetic lore which flowed from your lips you declared to be altogether
 lnadequdte to express your love Tor
 AIabama's women. Now. highly hon.
 ofed Alumni and Board of Trustees, &C.,
 tons speak even without words, so
 men 1T you care one sixteenth as much
 dpout us as you say you do, we would dsk you to provide "a place to eat and d place to sleep" during the students
 generation of four fleeting years for
 the seventy-five or one hundred girls
 AiaOama' If not, why? .s.4