The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
SAYS WOMEN SHOULD
FOLLOW some PROFESSION

You couldn't help agreeing with
her. She looked so charming as she
stood there in the light which stream
ed from an open door. her gown OF
gold-threaded blue satin lifted daint-
lily above slippers of gilt. her face. so
sympathetic and beautiful. raised
slightly as IL to urge her plea the
more strongly.
Miss Viola Allen was discussing the
problem of the play. The Herferds.
In which she Will be seen at the Acad-
envy next Monday.
And the problem is Just this: Has
wife and mother the same right to
career that her husband hasY
Why should not a woman enter
the professions ?" Miss Allen was ask
ing. She is fully as capable as a
man. Many OF the brightest minds
in the history OF the world have been
those of women-lawyers. teachers
scientists. Take Miss Crotherz the
author Of The Herfords.' for instance.
She is competing in profession
which is entirely new to her sex. aad
yet, In addition to writing this hu-
man play. she directed the rehearsal
and gave the company Invaluable as
sistance. When the managers left the
rehearsal to the author. and that au-
thor a woman, they paid a high com
pliment to the sex.
Il do not, OF course, believe that q
woman can compete with men In all
walks of life" Miss Allen smiled win
ningly. That's absurd There are
some vocations which are essentially
masculine, as there are some com-
pletely feminine. But men have sue
cessfully invaded women's sphere at
some points. They cook. they make
our hats and gowns. and do IL well.
shall Shall not woman invade mans sphere
when she feels her power to dc sor''
Miss Allen nodded her head slight
ly, in answer to her own question,
and then added:
But when a woman marrios her
duty TO her husband should be her
first consideration. II he Is syTupa-
thetic with her work see no neces-
sity for her TO give il up. When chill
dren come their welfare must be
paramount. and il a mothers career
interferes with their successful bring
ing up II is far better to give up the
career. Don't you agree with ner
Hasn't a woman a right TO a careerf''
Miss Allen smiled at Charles Wal
dron' her leading man. rs she az
swered her cue.
lie is big and simple and genuine.
i am afraid / do not agree" he
declared as he selected a chair and
settled into IL.
"On the question of feminine careers.
there can be no two opinions by the
man who Is fond of woman. There Is
Just one answer. Woman. who is
made Tor two things, is negiecting the
most important, If she deVotes her life
10 a career in art. or anything else
The woman whose duty 1t IL to repro
duce a giant race has quite enough to
90 occasionally, l will admit there
are geniuses among women. In that
case, the woman must sacrifice herself
TO the genius. But remember, because
woman can paint or write, IL doesn't
mean mean that she cannot love. Still.
marry. She ought not to bring into
the world children who will be ne
elected. as her children would be-"
Mr.. Waldron paused a moment and
then asked:
when you come down to the point.
the world created-the paintings, the
heauty. OF nature? why. they are are f foS
the, family. Everything else fades and
Is Rrt lost',, everything but the family.
choose careers. What Win Become %
that? II is the fundamental thing OF
although we seem to have rather lost
sight OF It's Importance. II a woman
decides that she must follow q special
ment it is for other peoples ohildren
that she must paint or write. not for
Men and women are simply chill
dren-that's ALL" went on Mr.. Waldron.
The way they treat their. own chli-
ed the proper way to regard them; they
don't realize their possibilities. A new
baby is simply a delightful plaything,
my baby or my son. That's the
way they all feel. 1 know did Il
myself. The parents do not see the
new baby as 1T really Is the father or
mother or future men and women.
Isn't It true that we are reproducing
what we are ourselves7 The club Wo-
men is reproducing club women the
pleasure seeker. pleasure seekera ig-
world.
I'm my mind there is no excuse for
the woman who neglects her chiIdren.
unless she Is a mother who neEieCtG
and that's pitiful. venture to say
that out of a thousand womer workins
today, with 999 it's not from choice
children.
III men and women could realize
! their limitations and mistakes sooner
than they do, and teach their children
at the age when their coming responsi-
bilities should be instilled. 1t would be
possible to correct the parentS mia-
takes in the next generatfoR.
In all things, politics and every
thlng else, there Is a time when we get
so FAR away from the Fundamentals
Things that we almost forget what they
are am afraid that that Is true of
the FAMILY nowadays. For. IL Women
realized that 1t lies within their power
would they willingly choose n IeGs
splendid careerf
An enthusiastic Republican. writing
In a metropolitan Journal. declares
that his party stands For eroo6o~.