New-York tribune., 1907-11-01
THE COLLEGE WOMAN.
Her Place an World To Be Discussed
bU Famous Educators.

one of the best known editors Of the country
. few years ago made address that had wider
effect than even he perhaps expected. He was
speaking TO the Phi Beta Kappa Society, composed
of college women and he emphasized the thought
that is the CoEservatOr of the best spirit OF
the age. instincts toward good order and
good morals, and the twentieth century educated
woman has a greater opportunity than any other
had.
Give back to us our faith. give back to US
serious. worthy purpose. restore sane views of Hfe
of own relation 10 1t. and Of our relations TO
those who share it with us
These words and others equally urgent suggested
10 group of college graduates who had been
studying social tendencies that the time had come
for the college woman TO form standard of living.
Without such standard. how could she expect TO
help others? No one, naturally. of those who began
10 consider the subject believed that for all fami-
lies for all individuals there could be standard
of expense in material things of education. in
the development OF the individual But II the edu-
cate1 woman cannot fix canOns of living for
herself, how she expect to help others
group OF thoughtful alumnae accordingly for
muated a possible college wonan's creed that
they out to the whole association OF collegiate
alumnP for consideration. First Of all, members
asked TO think carefully upon the following
points: What is my social ideal? What are my
social possibilities? What IS my social vocation?
They asked if they were ready to accept the
various clauses Of the following creed:
Il believe in the home and the family; believe
in sane and rational daily hOusekee ping. TO which
am ready to give the necessary amount OF time
my manner of living and To determine what use
less financial burdens carrying; / believe that
and good temper of my family and the sense of
living the life Of the spirit well OF the body;
/ believe II is my duty to proportion my expenses
my income in such a way TO make home
Of comfort and simplicity, without undue anxiety
Not long after this first attempt TO formulate
standard of living the members of the Association
of Collegiate Alumnae throughout the country also
received a list Of questions household manage
merit. to be answered by the member of
her friends. The questions suggestive. and
IL was hoped that the answers would show OF
the best plans for household management employed
by educated women y prize offer for the best plan
awarded few months later
There time-perhaps IL has wholly
cation of women feared that the girls of the coun-
try might he brought up care for Latin
and Greek than for houskeepinG but the action of
the largest organization OF college women the AS
sociaton of Collegiate AlumnR, gives little ground
for such fears 1t was the Boston branch of the
woman's creed. and its home economics committee
has done several good pieces of work-always with
the advice often with the assistance of Mrs. Ellen
H Richards the expert in sanitary science. pres
the hostess OF the whole association next week on
the occas sion of it's quarter centennial.
Twenty-Five years is not very long period. but
II has been epoch making in everything that per-
tains 10 the higher education of women Not only
has the point of view of many critics of women
different attitude toward the higher education Many
of these things will probably be brought out at the
various meetings next week. The general subject
of the speakers will be the present tendencies in
education. especially that of woman.
As the speakers wilt include like President
Eliot and Professors Palmer and James OF Har-
ward; President Van Hise of the University Of
Wisconsin: Talcott Williams OF Philadelphia Pro-
fessor Paul Element. of Berlin; Dean Erwin and
President lie Baron Briggs of Radcliffe; Presidents