New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
EDUCATION OF GIRLS.
,Se,,en Ncsc Points of College Lafe
G;-eu IN DR.. SMeIdss Book.

se.e" - ,r.eres. in The Educatlon " -
r.-,x :, 2 hook written 10y Thomas -, :, the
pb n associate professor Oh psS ,,1;sl,ed nv
~s.ho,ic University Of America, anu :. "a chi
. s"'"o ,,-o,bars New York. Cincinnau anu -. -.
- Tho hook is all in the form OF 'o''r - d
o.. ~ .be most fluent IS Miss 0eoueS. - e,,,,on
sd suspected of an interest IA i-''p =. t-,n,,-
..Seo- OF sociology. Miss 6eoeeS u " - =.
GUS person, as may He '"
her various philippcs
sbosrn himself impatent, OF
.yerv attempt made by wGnl watof ~ 10 the ex-con-
fse grams and 10 the hordes OF 9.1;a,,
ron Russia and Southern ,',lp Of our language
o. cf our institutions. and care e ,fes 10 those
privileged 10 vote or 10 o,an must not he given
,he hsof lest by its use she insh. inslrg 70 get an
dom, And now VI, when eonip nm her 10 gain inde
,,.,5er,f livelihood and 10 meet NC 80 alarmed
noInic world on equal ara3ilr, aea1iiS N'
That he considers woman aess a. 80 University
too hs,,Td. Woman is by nature more pre- tiner her
of culture than man; her @ IN as fer her intelii
enee why it is admitted by all these S9 3ven an
posilaeL o-t,,nifv - she profits By il better .na @
nan, She is more studiou: and spenos n tie baIl
IN e,d az IN his club. at the gambling aoie OF % 0re
his cups And then; besides; @ excsTt from his
GET what little intelligence he mas eA'eP
mother?
IF THEY WE'RE ALIKE.
H.. Mics t,eooes is in the minority Here IS
,roads,ae from DR.. StudeTan, professor u p'NN
sogy: ~ oo--
,ss ,fe advance Of life 10 higher planes eNe,!. @
ssre - seIendent upon differentiation OF su .,
@ nepIsaatioT of junction. A reversal OF Ills
process always means degeneracEt ,S,oyr no ex-
cen.ion tfroughout ali the realms oi NE sogji j
be reversed the frontiers OF 'ie I5 ;7I;,1oi1
marry man whose mental and moral life life was was
built feminine lines? And wf,eIe e,,3i rs banhe
lor all days of his life rather man and
masculine s,,s woman "a Give them 40 like % Capacities ike
needs and desires. would not only render mem & u
@ther ways cause the wheels of progress TO turn
backward Man and woman We're ~neslSueo ~ y ~
the duplicates"
4 LOT OF MooNsHIlE-
Nr- Eaton "a wealthy business man with limited
,a.c.,,on, takes a strictly practical view here
arc few Of his remarks;
All this talk about wonlans meeting man on on
equal terms is pure noonshlns- sh@ IN N on equal
ard she was content 10 meet ll.l Gu ,a,,
terms She has always PLAYED the role OF qutei,,
s1d still insists on doing 1t She mas an w. 7
s,IEanrsre of man as the case Stancs Nhen l
reach the streetcar on my way home from my Oh
@ N sreo % 70 20 secure seat We hardly 50 block
when beZy Of your women colnl1elilo.s HI - ~.
fusv r1arts of trade who are CRYING out Tor the
privilege Of meeting on equal terms boards
the car and straightTay We men must rem Gn q
rest OF the way hoInei We have been having al
together too much talk about woman r1sa,fi ~
about mans rights. Women are invading cur or
fees an and oFTng eifgon @ GG 0t t,y Compel men to
contribute part of their support and then under
bid them for every desirable position in sight The
equal terms that woman wants seem be all the
soft snaps with the homage Of man thrown in.
Man is old and hardened. and he is beginning 70
get used to his chains but throwing girls IN among
lot Of young boys IN our universities: to 3ake s
keep them dancing attendance on the fair sex and
dgglng into 1ne paterai 70 ern ery he
joke a little too far
TWO COLLEGE GROUPS.
Miles oBrien. NJ A. twriter on economicsl. is
host ct most of the meetings and enlivens mat
ters by passing remarks like the following with
the Roquefort and coffee;
Whatever may be the motives that actuate The
Young women in coming the university they
soon divide into two well defined groups The
ef ps Gps sepP sssl sanng and nre 4heT
health. The members OF the other group devote
their chief attention 10 the young men This re-
suits IN cardiac enlargement rather than in cere-
brai DEVELOPMENT And as TO the young men. why
course Il would be unreasonable TO expect any
young man with red blood in his veins 10 devote
mates or to Roman ma law when there is sEee,
young LADY waiting 10 entertain him.
AN UNcULTURED HUSBAND.
Professor Shannon is more serious about Il
Once. after pointing out that owing TO the de
votion of the American TO business the Amer
tcan woman IS absorbing all the culture. he says:
\ The result is marriage in which the woman
the girl instincveiy feels that It is torture to
he the wife Of man whom she does not respect
she hesifates and waits and shrinks before the
thought Of entering upon union that has 50 few
charms.
IT seems quite clear that the higher education o.
woman Is the to social ex-
tstence Il prevents marriage until people toe
OLD 10 enjoy each other. 10 found permanent homes
raise families, and those who will NOT heed
the warning and raShiy enter the marriage state
tt brings misery for which the divorce court seems
10 be the only relief Labor troubles, mergers and
sreDZied finance compared with this but
symptoms OF uansltory social disorders. They
bring TO the surface evils that may be remedied
by proper legislation. but the higher education o.
the race itself.
DEVELOPS HOME MAKERS.
d.. stuoevan sums Up SHAT is the real feeling
iend intent of the book when he says
II Is quite evident that education can be toe
high good for But her education
must be a development OF all that is best In her
own nature. An attempt 10 mould her into the