New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-03
ESSAYS ON SUFFRAGE
Mrs.. Macbay Offers Prizes to Stu
dents of City Colleges.

The Equal Franchise Society has planned 70
make woman suffrage leading topic OF discus
sion in a dozen colleges next winter by offering
three prizes OF 800 $50 and SIS 20 their students
sent in on before December 1. and may be
any one OF the following phases Of the subject;
The full acknowledgements Of women a logical
development Of the evolution Of suffrage In New
York State How the suffrage has helped the
workingman and how II will help the working
woman. The political rights of In the other
English speaking countries as compared with the
United States
The competition is open 70 students IN the fol-
lowing institutions: Columbia University incIud-
ing Barnard and Teachers colleges: College Of
the City OF New York. College OF St. Francis
Xavier, ST. Johns College of Fordham University
Manhattan College. New York University. School
Of Arts and School OF Pedagogy. New York Law
School. Brooklyn Law School. Normal College
AdeIphi College. 81. Francs's College. Brooklyn St
Johns College. Brooklyn; Packer Institute and
Pratt Institute
The essays must be sent 70 the prize competition
committee OF the Equal Franchise Society. No. II
West 18th street. ard further information may be
obtained from Mrs Henry Wise Miller No. So East
SD street.
The Judges will be Egsrton L. Winthrop jr
president OF the Board of Education: Norman Hap
good. editor of Golfers Weekly" and Miss Vir-
sinia Gildersleeve. Ph. D.. lecturer in English At
Barnard College.
Franchise Society. announced this competition yes
terday at Columbia University before introducing
Mrs. Frederick Nathan president Of the Consum-
ers' League who gave the second in the course Of
lectures which the society has Instituted at the
university Mrs Nathan's subject was THE Ballot
and the Workingwonan." and in introducing her
Mrs MaCzsy said that while all women needed the
ballot the workingwoman needed II most Of all
and therefore she particularly pleased that
Mrs. Nathan was to talk this subject.
Mrs. Nathan appeared "a he Of the opinion that
workingwomen would vote NOR intelligently than
some of those who fear the ignorant vote.
The idea Of the ignorant vote varies with the
point of view she said. IT heard a working girl
discussing suffrage once. and she. too. was afraid
of the ignorant vote. but she looked for il in
quarter not generally taken into consideration IN
that connection. The workingvomen would vote
intelligently. she said but she wasn't sure about
those ignorant fashionable women"
According to another authority. the power most
active in the manipulation of the ignorant vote has
much to fear from the woman's vote.
There is ex-athIete." said Mrs Nathan. now
head OF a famous sanatorium' (the audience
missed that his name Muldoon). who said not
long since that nothing would so efectualIy lessen
the power of the corner saloon man the vote of
women"
The address listened to by audience
which quite filed large lecture room In Have
meyer Hall. and afterward the students
Of the summer school remained to send tele
gram Of congratulation TO Mrs. Ella Flagg Young
her appointment superintendent Of the public
schools Of Chicago.