The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-15

tEliis is ~ IN t'lltc niltl Yital
|inpertahre n To TITO 5colleg t They must
show good moral results us well sas good
|aiitelleet,,al results IL they would retain
|stho support Of tile reople. ~ Is too mitch
tD expect the colleges will make ss,ints
ofSnll their pupils, but 1t pts toD much
|8to expect that tlld moral standard shlll l,e
so high md tho moral sntinosphnre 80
pure as To make cheating and nyylesstess
among tho student bod y at large intolera-
8ble 3nid Impossible, 5ss NJ VI
sSs IN
w on1an's Work in Richmond.
III III the discussion Of the Pr posed public
library for Richmond we have noted q
on tho part Or soino of no
correspondents TO mako Lighting and
4contetnptuous5 filings ut N the women who
ghavo ken part In the movement. The
represent tativo women sc 4 Richmond are
not disposed to alncddle IN polltics, Il and
lii thcirlg,it Of Satlffrngo should be offered
Ihem5on a silver wrlters they would de-
cline III, Il spirit OF dlsnified resentment.
But they have taken inl1 Il act I've spprt, q
distinguished part and u noble part II va
8fious3 kinds of work 0f 4 more & Or loss
@public charncter,n Il \ he cit y of Rich
snlotid hnd bcnnb leprl we'd an their 10 forts
8sho would liavo como short ot some or
her creates tactic It's. 81 4
SSgSyfo say nothing Sof Il tho work hut tho
women lavo dpno II, The 3 iurclios. but y
must be confessed. to tic name 3of the
men that the $maJor part q fit is done by
tho women. If any mar, doubts I Ills &c Z
Min givo attention 10 tho announcements
which aro made Sto-da y FROM he pulpit
and .llc Will d discover that most Sof n he
meetings announced for. tho week. |. are Y.
meetings OF y societies comp sed n Of a he
women llcmb ers. III Va .,a
$$5 13ut leaving this out OF tho discussion.
we would point to heir accom- lshrlen y
$tnEothenS directions. r to- Their 9 forts
Tint No Il owe 4 tile Confederate 4 Nil e,lm,'
tho u cffersona Davis monument, tho Home
for Need 81 confed erate Women, the Rich;
&11lond IJducatloii Asso eihtio on, wliich has l
done 50 much to awaken Interest h IL tho
Il cause or q education In Richmond and
throughout tho State; the establishment
of the 81 Richmond Training School III for
2Kindcrgartncrs md the Eintroductlons pf
Neutrality-suspicious. and tie Introduction 81 81
public schools; s tho city Mission, tho
Young Women's Christian AS ola ton, The
Free Kindergarten and EDa y NurserS for
tho care of children. whose mothers mus so
out to earn their daily bread 4; tho 4 B 3
Avenue and he &c
treat for the Sick tho II ONE 70 & Iilcur-
snblcs, tho sheltcrng Arms Hospit II It
was through their forts III hat q moi1u Ii
n,cntS WIS erected I'M IIoll yWoo to the
3Confcdaratc olders, and they SO val
s1ab bic aid ln2sraising tho build
the Leo monument ma the Sol dlers' and
Sailors H monument. Il was! largely
through Etheils efforts hat 5a battleshlp3w
named for tie State df lFglnia;a !!lli hat
jamestown us pres crvca III t8many$h his
5torio spots throughout the stateiw'e were
marked, that many yaluahle historic rec-i
ords were collected and put int, q safe
place. They established the Nv oman's5
Nclub, which hts done .nS lcndid work fbr.
culture III all It's Il orn,s and the Ricll--
3f,1non,i 5Ari Club owes its scxis tenre Is to
Richmond women. i Els y d
8 IYefarcSnot trying to make a co mplete2
list of their accomplishments. We mem
5tion such ar occur To- lis while whiting,
hut even this random enumeration Is & g
tribute to- their public spirit and BdeYo-$
$tion quite sufficient to give, by the right
sof# achievement, respectful consideration
Of any new public enterprise which they
6lnay champion i5 IA s8{ w Bss s5 ~ S} 853#
NJ $i8 --=--=-==--=- 8 j{l4
Should a Heroine Say Damn !?
I Readers Of Mr. alles Branch cabell's
recent novel 3.'The Eagles Shadow are
getting excited overt tho fact thott Maj
garet Hugonln, In the story, is permitted
on a certain lnomentous OCCASION to give
vent 10 very round damn They are.
OF course, writing letters to tho nows-
papers about it:9' The trouble began, Il ~
appears. with that familiar pcnmaan and
argus-cyed CRITIC a Old Fashloncd,''s "a gem
tlcrnan well known, we dare swear In
every newspaper office in tho country.
Ne didn't SEQ Old shloned' g lettcr-.at
least not this one--but we will risk q
guess that his point was in brief, that
girls were not allowed to cuss when he
5@ss young. Nh Other cdrrcspo ndents In!
stmntly took up the cudsels. rho cons
sensus Of opinion appears 10 be tlat while
Margarct's Language was unqnestioIably
Eindlscroct We ought nat to sbe very hard
on her. because or the Slargcncss OF her
jprovocat ton. ( y ~ /. z. Il
Now, Margaret, VIC ara led TO Sbel ieve,
Was not tho sort9o or glrlIto use l1abitu',lly
The noSlous word indicated above, The
young authors purpose III putting IT into
her mouth hero WAS 4 Q show, that amtle
to The heart By the murderous assault
upon her lover, the trappings OF conyen.- n
lions fell away from her like n robe
aud in a single burst shc reverted to tho
primal. But-Lord bless u.s. Damn is
not nrimnl Npumnne is civilization