Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-07

q vocation must give up
hope OF reignIng over a home; That
teachers become mere slaves and ma
chimes and many despise the work they
are compelled by circumstances TO DO.
OF seven leading teachers who
were interviewed upon this question, ali
but one thought the profession does or
might unfit teacher for marrying.
One woman teacher says teachers are
not apt TO marry, especially after thir-
~.
Two say teaching makes women
cranky.
one says teachers fare poorly In the
matrimonial market because dressed
careiessly.
OF three men teachers one avoids the
point, one says teaching mars matri-
monial chances II kept at too ong
a third declared emphatically thar nine
out OF ten women teachers become "olo
maidish,"
Within the past two weeks the Sioux
City high school and M~orningside col
lege have put out the largest gradu-
ating classes In the history OF either
institution. Fully two-thirds OF the
high school graduating class and near
ly one-half Of the college graduating
class are girls, and TO those OF them
who must provide for their own fu-
lures the question of a suitable ana
pleasant vocation is presenting Itself.
A majority Of young women graduates
enter teaching as a profession, some
! times because they really care for the
work, and sometimes a II is the
first thing that suggests itself and is an
honorable occupation.
Every young woman considering
teaching must answer these questions:
Am ! entering the profession OF
teaching simply because II seems to be
the only opening l have, or have | q
genuine love for the work and a feeling
that l am especially fitted for II?
Does teaching make a woman strong
minded and turn her attention away
| from domestic duties, thus rendering
her unfit for matrimony? Or does ii
limit her social relations so that she
has a smaller chance for marriage than
she would In other professions?
Does teaching pay from a financial
T~t9 YSts iss teacher. by giving her best
self to her pupils, and thus making n
constant drain upon her nervous en-
ergy, lose her love for children?
These questions are legitimate. Ev-
! cry normal young woman Is inevitably
feminine and she looks forward TO a
home OF her W with the man whom
she shall love. The old fashioned per-
son will say that girls should not con-
slider these things, but modern opinion
insists that she shall enter no profess
sion that will destroy those feminine
qualities which are her chief charm,
or that will unfit her in any way to
reign as queen in her W home.
Because many Sioux City young
ore facing these problems. a
number OF Sioux City teachers were
interviewed during the past week n
these Interviews are interesting. h
opinions vary considerably. yet the en-
tertaininR fact stands forth that with
three possible exceptions, all admitted
either openly or indirectly that the
woman teachers matrimonial n
were in a greater or less degree In
fiuenced by her profession.
Mr.. Stevens Is Loyal.
When approached with these cues
lions, w. M. Stevens, superintendent Of
city schools, laughed his genial laugh
and replied, Nov YOU are asking a
hard one" Then after a moments
thought he continued: mo observation,
based upon several years OF experience.
would cause me 10 conclude hat the
teaching profession, no more than n
other vocation open to women, units
them for matrimony. The general
spirit OF the teacher today Is in the
line OF cultivation of love for the child
and / am compelled to believe that the
child today is held in greater regard
I ON. THE Atd&HCI IMAM 0NtA Il Ills
is due to the fact that she is constantly
studying carefully the growth and de-
velopment OF her pupils. Because OF
this all important fact. / am OF the
opinion that teachers are more
thoughtful OF child life. and that their
experience with the child would also
compel them TO love children rather
than to dislike them"
Should Marry Before 80.
One very popular Sioux City school
teacher who is not far past thirty years
of age-and who has been most sue
cessful with her work gives her opin-
ion In a positive, but very charming
manner
Every young woman's place is In her
acme and she should marry before she
IL thirty. When a gets into
arr profession she may become SO in
te-ested that when she reaches, say 80.
she does not think of marriage. Be-
pides she is not so apt TO meet the right
man as she becomes older. The teach
q makes as good a wife and mother,
and perhaps better. han the woman
who has nj profession, but she is not
SO apt to marry. There is such a thing
as teaching too long.
In some places the woman who
teaches is handicapped socially. She
is supposed TO be q model M cannot
be as free to receive callers as she
J NOAAd IL GilN aAA ~ hNaAi. IT'S VI
course, prevents her meeting congenial
young men. But this Is not true of
Sioux City. This Sioux City teacher cS
just as free socially as any other girl.
"Of course teaching does not destroy
ones love for children. II makes her
love them more. IL IL. didn't. she had
better not each for she will be a. fail
urs. But ! repeat there Is such a thing
az teaching too long"
A Married Woman's Views.
Mrs. r. M. True. principal Of the Ban
croft school,, was Il teacher before she
was married and has taught for thir.
teen years since her marriage. Since
Mrs. True did not have 10 teach, and
simply followed her inclination after
she married. she is a living example OF
the teacher who Is devoted TO her work.
IA woman who does not love the
work" she says, has no business ia
teach. If I did not love w. / would not
be III 1t. l grew more and more at
tached to IL every day.
but, do you know, IL does have q
tendency 10 make women cranky
still, / think a woman OF nervous or.
Ganism should not teach, and one with
strong nerve can guard against tina,
evil. ! think IL is true also that mer
have a dread or teachers as wives,
They think that teachers DO not under.
ctand housekeeping and would not
make good wives. This is an
idea or the part OF the men and ii IS
their fault TINT teachers remain un.
married rather than the fault oe the
teachers themselves. My husband fess
= that way about II. and I spent the first
year of my married lie demonstrating
TO him that . teacher knew how q