New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
A MEXICAN STUDENT
Nine. de Haro Sent Here to Study
Domestic Science.

lyon are the most practical people in the world
| That is the American specialty-the practicai iou
| have system for everything. You never waste
time over anything And 1t is Just the same with
| the women in their homes as 1t IS with the men
| in their business
Mime. Guadalupe de Haro was the speaker. at her
| rooms in the French convent of Jesus-Mary' on
| West 14th street. Mime. de Haro was sent to Ne"
York a year and half by the government OF
Mexico to study domestic science as taught mere
for the purpose of introducing 1t into the scnoois
of Mexico II is a custom OF the Mexican govern
nent to send students to other countries to learn
the best they give. that they can intro
duce such knowledge into their own country. The
Mexican public schools have Eow manual training
kindergarten and all the other modern features OF
public school education. except domestic science
Mime de Haro may be called the Mexican new
woman She is one of first OF her class to step
out into professional life The daughter or
wealthy father and the wife OF wealthy man. sne
belonged to the old Spanish grandee class. in which
the women never worked and neither knew nor
cared for activities Of the modern woman or the
Anglo-Saxon races Educated in convent she
was not even familiar public school activities,
and her life purely social and domestic Left
a widow without fortune, she accepted the govern
ment offer The impression made by the American
women instructors and students upon a type SO
different in training and traditions is inter
esting
IT love America" said she the other day to a
Tribune reporter. II love New York. love New
York so much that some say I Amert-
canizada' (Americanized)- They say love America
better than Mexico. II is not true love Mexico
best of ALL as anybody must love his native land
1 would fight for Mexico against the United States
IL necessary. let tell you. this is the coun-
try for Especially. it is the country for
women who work Here in New York are such
great numbers of women who are doing interesting.
professional work They make a world OF their
own They are happy in 1t, they respected
! they excite comment. no attention They think
nothing of social classes and distinctions. They
are not ashamed to work They are proud OF It.
Neither are their friends ashamed because they
work They work for money, and they remain
gentewonen. No thinks anything else This
IS a happy land for women.
''I had the idea at first that the American woman
must be cold and hard and selfish: that she must
neglect her home: because I her always in the
street because 1 knew she had many interests
outside her home. Now, / have visited many
American homes. and know IT is not So She has
time all these things because she has a system
in her housework She works fast, she gets things
done. When I used to live in my own home IN
Mexico like other women of wealth, 1 never really
did any housework. but sometimes 1 would go
into the kitchen to make cake 1t would take
the whole forenoon to make a little cake
give you my word that in the domestic science
classes here the teacher will make that same cake
In half hour and have all the rest OF the morn
ing for something else.
Then there were persons who warned be-
fore came here that the teachers in the schools
would be selfish; that they would not teach me
their secrets: that they would not give good
instruction. because L foreigner. II is not
true. love every teacher have had. 1 feel
thankful and grateful to every woman who has
taught me- Every teacher has taken interest
IN me-has been anxious learn every
thing possible; to have every advantage.
''You practical. In the public schools you
teach tho girls to cook with the sort Of
th,ngs they must home. The teacher says,
Now, If you have not this using you can
such and such thing and she explains to
them how to make OF the utensils and the food
materials they have at home.
''The American is very oool headed; she
has much self-control. I do not think she loves
hates like The American men are ideal hus-
bands. Those have most kind to their
wives; most LIBERAL interested in all they do:
glad to have them do anything they like sus-
picious Jealous. no.
Nine. de Haro claims to be OF pure Mexican de-
scent, with Spanish intermixture SO slight
that It does not count. Like all Mexicans she IS
intensely proud of her country regards PresI-
dent Dlaz as the greatest man OF his time
Everything moves fast in Mexico now" said
she. IF you go away three months when YOU
come back all Is changed. We have every fnven-
tion, all the business and manufactures Just like
you. Even the women. the rich women, have a
congress of mothers, like yours, the last thing
| heard they are going to establish model dairy
in the City of Mexico