The evening world., 1911-01-20

"tt erst two-thlrds Of these young
women cont but to the support or aged
parents" Mr.. stern declared. 1T is I'M
fair to them that married women should
be continued in the schools. 1t Is unfair
to the pupils, for married teachers, with
now and then a ra Q exception. are not
as efficient as single women. 1t 10 I'M
fair also TO the children Of the married
teachers Themselves who are deprived
OF a mothers influence and care.
Can't Except the childiess.
But suppose the married teachers
ave no children. Why should your by
law subject them to the same disabili-
ties as II they had families TO care
for?"
Because II we except childiess teach
ers We would DE putting a premium on
race suicide, which would be wrong
was Mr.. Stern's prompt reply.
Mrs. kinkeldy, In whose favor the
board was asked to suspend the bylaw.
Is forty-six years old and childless. il
is not likely that the children OF he
schools would suffer through either the
cause OF frequent absence or OF worry
over babies, which you say are two
SauSes VI tHe iHeiiSiehCy " hhea'iV1
teachers"
Mr.. Stern. who was seated In his very
large aw library. let his gaze wander
through that wilderness of calfSkin
and took refuge in a te~chnicality.
There Is no legal presumption on that
point" he said. which was q delicate
legal way OF stating that. 50 far as the
law knows anything about 1t, your hand
may rock the cradle when o have
both feet In the grave
"a married woman's Arst duty 10
to found . home and rear children.
h has greater responsibilities
ana cares than . single Woman
n cannot give the sams un-
divided attention to her work." Mr..
stern continued. Experience has
taught US hat married teachers
are absent much oftsnsr and nue.
longer than single ones. Even II
able to continue their work under
certain conditions their presence
among young children 10 undssir-
able and tends to lower the moral
tone Of the school"
Effect Of Long Absences.
But surely public school children are
subject to similar conditions In their
own homes?' / objected.
THAT We can't help" Mr.. Stern re-
piled. but II we find that a married
teacher Is causing undesirable comment
among the children 1t is better that she
should remain away from the school.
A teacher IS entitled to be absent
ninety-five days in, the school year from
personal illness. But hat means we
have to put a substitute in her place.
The curse Is interrupted and the great
influence a teacher acquires through
unbroken contact Is destroyed.
I'm the case Of a married woman
whose husband is mentally or physically
Incapacitated. the Board Of Education
promotes" Mr.. Stern added. land we
are not very strict on that point. Deaf.
ness, failing eyesight. any number OF
partial disabilities are considered.
Tn the case we voted on the other
day the husband Of the teacher Is draw
ing a salary Of s.. 800 from the city as
a professor in the City College. We d.
not feel that the wife should draw a n.
other salary to the detriment Of young
unmarried who would do equally
II not more efficient work as principals.
Cannot Put Them Out.
The courts have decided that We
have TO keep teachers who ma ry. ant
his works an injustice to hundreds OF
young women who have no husbands to
help them and who must make theiI
own living as teachers. Our unmarried