Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-23

NuW 1 lay Lit uoNu " Sictp-
t ,,I somehow with that little prayer,
Alg' qiiaT sweet treble in my ears,
AD rbogshts 90 back TO distant years,
VI, nj Ij6ger with dear one there;
Us / hear the child's "amen,
AAr.tunS "1i az her side l seem TO be,
C5 ~. pi,nther's faith comes back to me,
n225 mother holds my hands again.
M for an hour in that gear place!
OOst f9r the peace of that dear time
~ fSr that childish trust sublime!
Oh Cor a glimpse of mothers face!
~ the shadows round me creep,
Io not seem to be alone
crsar magic of that treble tone
0SsHf Now / lay me down to sleep,
Anu Eugene Field.
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r-enance of the Summer Boarder.
Nv reason of numbers, and penetra-
49,. INFO every nook in the land, the
.nmner boarder, that most profitable of
81 lhi. rops for the farmer, must in
Vitality exert widespread influence over
many thousands of plain people. But,
at least so far as the women members
- This more advanced and decorative
oisss are concerned, about the only
gospel they dispense is that OF fine
5rsteing and luxurious habits, which,
";nca lis ultimate result is likely to be
The melting of many to try their for
d tInas in the big towns and cities-can
hardly he Regarded as wholly desirable
doctrine for country maids. IL the dis
content. the unrest and the envy en-
,andpred in the country grls by the
q 5jle handsomely gOwned city boarder,
enrrred them on to fit themselves for
Il csrears. there would be little reason to
dpplore city influence, but when it has
The effect of stimulating them to over
crovyd factories, and to choke other
Ines Of unskilled, or little skill, trades,
4 # becomes a mater of grave concern.
Not being qualified for such work, it
K of course. too much to expect OF
tbe usual run of summer boarders that
q they will take the trouble to interest
themselves in turning the unrest they
inrite into fruitful channels, but here
B and there among those who seek rest
and restoration III the country are wom-
on more or less trained in social SER
81 vice who could do much to aid the vii
e LACE girl to larger and more remuner-
u alive life. if they would but bring their
powers Of observation to local cOndi-
n lions. and develop out of them possibil-
flies for her. If she has the means
70 nav for board and tuition she may
n pprhaps profitably go to a city, in order
h 10 fit herself for a selected line of work,
e but it is often physically mentally and
ialas. in large number of cases. moral
ly dem0ralizing, to take only youth,
beauty inexperience and a willingness
to do anything to already overcrOwd-
& led markets. Sometimes the pastors of
country churches can be of great as
Il sistance in getting at neighborhood facts,
land their aid might be secured i'll i'm
proving the local school curriculum in
the direction of vocational training,
hygiene and sanitation, but most de-
sirabe is the development of village
Industries, like hand embroidering, rug
making and the transforming of by
products into articles of commerce that
have already most successfully changed
pOyerty-Stricken and discouraged com
Z munities into prosperous, happy groups
{ sf people,
Unfortunately, in practice, although
perhaps not of deliberate intent, the
fleet Of our public schol system has
q een to exalt the desk, Office and other
E Oealled 'genteeF classes of labor, at
a he expense of what are known as man
BAL employments, and one of the most
important moves should be to nullify
BE influence of teaching that, by in
8ucatng false ideals. has made tramps
' thousands of boys, and commercial
nd Industrial slaveys of thousands of
prs who have escaped the temptations
the easiest way. In addition to this,
N atbers should be brought to regard
flelr daughters as entitled to individual
~ > nut tiS nitltly lutlI ldNlul, III
PAD, hardworked helpers.
If here and there a properly qualified
lmmcr boarder will this year but per-
lade the community in which she stays
81 IA consider giving its girls a chance in
W. home village, and will coax the
NRrIS ambitions in the direction of man
!. al labor as a means of getting on in
Eale world, good seed of great potential
llue will be planted. 1t is a great OPP
lorlnity, for all will agree that even
~ help in uplifting the life of a COM
Fl II unity, Is an achievement vastly more
81 emitting Twentieth century woman
Esl ms land of glorious possibility than
M pay the role of peacock to rural
S2 diuS and matrons.-VOgue.
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ltty Out of Ten Thousand Girls.
Alne thousand nine hundred and fifty
kFs out of every 10000 are sacrificed
our method of education, according to
.R2 saFlne Eggleston IN Woman's Home
9mpanl0n Out Cf every 10000 girls
no enter our primary schools only fifty
- 70 college, yet every one of the 10000
n prepared for college. The $3.50 who
~ De wage earners ans nome makers
Sfre entirely neglected.
TOT TOT example, says Miss Eggleston:
heIens school has not made work
50 To-Day Helen has several
rs hrmly implanted in her brain.
lSt education offers a sure escape
ON domestic work, which is of all work
most mental. Second, the woman
10 mas an income of her own is more
pendent than the woman who makes
nome Tor man who provides the in
mHe; therefore she is to be emulated.
u.Io the simplest method of acquiring
~ own income is to seek work in the
InilleTcal or Industrial world
hisht here we find Helen destined
3eeome the victim of sex competition.
80 does not know this, but in time
III pays the price of the conditions.
ueu Billy Smith, her ex-classmate,
70 work in a store or office. she
;, with him, perhaps working elbow
gp'W' Before long Billy Smith dis
I,gfs that if there were not so many
t'7lS IN MS line of work, earning
H. enough to pay mother some board
X9 meet dressmaking and millinery
S, Ne would receive more salary and
re promotion sooner.
I III, "IgSS Billy was very much in love
w helen while in school, the breach
4 "A Zen them widens. Helen is proud
nsE equality with Billy at the Office
core but Billy resents Helen's inter
4 s with his earning capacity and
:15 dre. Helen is no longer a matri-
{ i9, possibility in Billy's eyes. She
( .ee'me business rival And If
isu mas been yeprptIv uurSipe, apv n e