Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-12-03

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Eulogy of Our Women.
Marie Corelli was the guest of honor
az luncheon given by the Society of
American Women in London. and i'm re-
turn she delivered a eulogy of Amer;can
Women, IN the course of which SIN. said
ne American woman sparkles and
sclntlliates like 4 diamond where many
women or other nations. beautiful Jewels
III Their way, forget to shine. Our golden
youth, whose gold is sometimes apt TO
be rather scarce. are always ready TO fall
prosfate ut the feet of every American
nelress. but we must gave them credit
Just occasionally for falling victims first
70 the charm of her American person
AMY without ner dollars, TOR the charm
Is always there. 1t varies according 10
conditions and SURROUNDINGS. but If is
never entirely absent
-, Inc American woman Is not quite
IKE other women. The same heart, the
same emotions move her as moved our
Mother Eve, but they move her different
~ She is absolutely original. She is a
composite of new ethereal vibrations.
She i not the daughter of an ancient
hlhSuom rich in history, literature and
Tradition. which felt the hand of the Ro-
man conqueror before the Christian era.
HHe has arisen, as it We're, suddenly and
hifacuIously, like Venus from the foam
OF the sea. She is the offspring of the
land of liberty, young country teem-
ING WIZ the Impetuous rush of untred
IDEAS. As such she is always fascinat-
IhS, always deeply interesting. | have
met great many American women
All sorts and conditions of them-but |
nave never yet come across a duh one.
Some witty person has said that dullness
is the only objectionable crime She is
never guilty Of it.
i quite believe President Taft's recent
confession that his wife rules him He
says: 1 ind that whenever / differ from
her and 30 my own course | have to
come back and admit that she was right
in the beginning. This testimony of
clever man to his wifes ability and dis
cernment is surely Il greater triumph
for women than if they should gain the
suffrage. 1t proves that not President
Tart, but Mrs. Taft, is the ruler of the
greatest republic in the world, and that
she merely takes her husband along wit
her. The most militant suffragist could
hardly ask for more
All men, of course, are not so gallant
or so truthful as i resident Taft, but
courtesy to women seems to be in Spe-
cal vogue with great many American
men. They have way of trying to
make things pleasant for women all
around. 1t is a very becoming and agree
able way, and | am told that it dates
from the Mayflower period You will
doubtless remember that it is said that
there was only one woman on board that
celebrated vessel. She was naturally the
darling of the Pilgrims, and they all
tried their best to be sweet and kind to
her and therefore all the descendants of
those Pilgrims have been sweet and kind
to women ever since. That is why
American men are so chivalrouS and
American women so charming, and if the
story is not true it ought to be-
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Women at Cornell.
THE statement that at Cornell the
young women are ostraciZed is a pure
fiction which a perusal of the list of mar
rled alumnae would promptly refute,"
says writer in the Independent. 1.-TWO,
hundred callers on a Sunday afternoon
IS not an unusual number for Sage col
lege, the principal woman's dormitory.
This is almost one apiece, although |
presume they are not evenly distributed.
At any rate, it does not look like ostra-
cism.
ION the whole l think the wome in
Cornell get as much masculine attention
as is good for them and / know that
4abiiIt VI lutIll Etl ulOIb lllau they uGSAIts
As for social recognition, that is some
thing which the co-eds may hope for
but cannot rightfully demand. Ia the
state universities they get altogether too
much social recognition
THE class of young men who object to
the presence of the young women is,
however surIl at CornelI-smaller than
in the other eastern universities, though
larger than in the western. But as they
are leaders in the fraternities, which
here as everywhere dominate the society
life of the university, they make them
selves unpleasantly conspicuous at times.
"One episode viii have to be men
toned, although it is rather sickening,
for it is part of Cornells social history.
The leader Of the sophomore cotillOn not
long ago asked university girl, his fl
ancee. to take part in that function with
him. His associates thought this an un-
due recognition of the existence of the
co-edS and prevailed upon him 10 break
or get released from his engagement
the dance engagement-and take an out
side girl instead.
The incident was unfortunate, be
cause it caused some natural resentment
even among those who were far from as
piring to the honor Of leading a sophie
more cotillOn. and more because it mis-
represented the spirit of Cornell young
men as a whole. They are not as rule
unfair or even ungallant toward their
feminine colleagues.
For example, when Miss Cook won
the Woodford, a prize in oratOry which
has always been highly esteemed, it
called out admiration rather than resent
ment. She also secured a position on
the debating team, and when the Co
lumbia boys objected to her appearance
on the platform as one of their opponents
there was no thought of yielding on the
part Of Cornell.
"Such an incident, in my opinion, out
weighs a hundred cotillons. though per-
haps not all young ladies will agree with
me. The enthusiastic advocates of CO.
education in Cornell probably equal in
number the bitter opponents.
Some of the finest young men in the
university have chosen Cornell partly
because they believed in co-education.
The great majority of the students are
altogether Indifferent on the subject and
it is not to be regarded as serious ques-
ton"
Winter Visitors.
The great forest Of evergreen trees
that extends in broad band across the
northern part of our continent from
Nova Scotia to Alaska is the chosen
nesting place of a goodly number Of
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