Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-01-26

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ject of Making Modern Girls Wom-
anly." Comparing the subject of
making girls womanly to that of max
ing boys manly, he said that the
former was larger subject The
number of incorrigible girls was far
less than that of incorrigible boys, but
the quality of the girls badness was
was what made the subject so much
more difficult to treat. Women dur
| ing the recent years have created the
greatest industrial upheaval since the
invention of machines for making
cloth. No one force has played such
great part in our industrial world in
changing conditions since the Civil
war, as the women of our country
They play a great part in every in
; dustry and profession and business
nearly in the nation. Woman suffrage,
J thinks DR.. Winship, is as bound to
I come in this country as the sun is to
set, but he does not think that it can
be either helped or hndered by agita-
tors. Woman's responsibility has in
creased with her Importance in every
day industrial life; as her response
bilty has increased so have her tempt
ations been augmented. Thus it is
extremely important that we train our
girls as well as our boys.
Girls need three things to make
them womanly. First, they need ap-
probation; second, they need to have
their dispositions properly trained,
and finally, they need financial train
ing. 1t is easy for us to appreciate
the charming girl, but it is hard to ap-
preciate those who need our apprecia-
tion most, those who haven't the
chance that their more fortunate sis
ters have. Women have a right to be
courted in certain conditions, but
there is no place in many cities where
lowly women who must earn their
own living can meet men under de
! sirable circumstances. The church
does not provide this, and nothing
! else can except movement looking
towards establishing such places Mrs.
/ Israel, New York settlement worker,
has said that o5 per cent of the girls
Of the city at first want TO be good,
but haven't the chance To save these
girls they must be appreciated. Then,
again, a girls disposition must be
properly trained. One of the greatest
remedies for the divorce evil lies in
training out of woman's disposition
jealous and suspicious qualities. There
is a vast difference in the boys and
the girls dispositions in regard, for
instance, to getting mad" The boys
who become angry at each other prob
ably fight it out and are then good
friends. Girls stay hostile to each
other longer and brood more over
bad effect on their dispositions Zone
of the vital things in girls life is
that she shall not fall in love with an
other girl" said DR.. Winship. Girls
should be developed more imperson-
ally, not so personally. Lastly >the
! financial training of the girls should
not be sighted 1t is wicked to allow
daughter to win money from her
father by affected kindnesses, such as
smilingly bringing his slippers to him
and so on. She should have stipu-
lated allowance with which to buy
what she needs and her luxuries, from
the time she buys her first stick of
candy until she purchases her wedding
gown. This is another remedy for the
divorce problem, the use of the allow
ance system among children.
In closing, the doctor said that al
of so very much worse quality than
bad boys, still they could be saved.
Patient, consistent work i'll New York
city is doing it today, and it can be
done everywhere. Very few girls are
absolutely incorrigible.
AT the session held Monday evening
in the Methodist Episcopal church, the
largest number of teachers ever at
tending similar institute in Gratiot
county together with their friends and
college students, filed the church TO
overfiowing. Chairs were placed at
every possibly space, and still there
were dozens standing up in the rear
OF the ante-room back of the main
auditorium. The session opened with
singing by the grades of the Alma
schools. Rev. W. +. Doty gave the
invocation. Commissioner Pike intro
duced Deputy Superintendent of In
struction Keeler of Lansing, who
after handing Gratiot county few
bouquets, spoke on the mission of the
The principal speaker of the even
ing. Dr. A. f. Winship of Boston, was
then introduced. Mr.. Winship had in
the morning and afternoon sessions at
the college chapel. created such a fav-