Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-12

WASHINGTON, Oct 11.-Reading
law broadens a man; 1 don't see why
it shouldn't broaden a woman.
The idea that when a woman is
married her education is finished is
wrong.
think a woman can best spend her
! time raising a large family; but
don't think woman is prepared to
raise a family unless her education
has been rather broad.
These are a few-a very few-of
the ideas of the progressive Mrs. Bird
Segle Mcguire, wife of Congressman
MCGUIRE, of the First Oklahoma Dis
trict. who is regularly attending reel
tations as a law student In George
Washington University.
Mrs MCGUIRE has started out to
take a law course, not, as has been
suggested, that she may become the
active professional partner of her
husband, but because it interests her
to study the subject.
81 had a delightful time this sum
mer with Blackstone" she said, gayly.
Law in A. M; Tango in p. M.
Now, Mrs. Mcclure is not a pom
derous, serious, spectacled, angular
woman from whom such an odd state
ment might be expected. On the con-
trary, Mrs. Mcguire is young, laugh
ing, lively, pretty and-she tangoes.
Il love it," she says.
That hardly goes with the law"
Law in the morning; tango in the
90 ha1s of "
we'll" answered Mrs. Mcclure.
Why" she was asked, should you
have a delightful time with Black
stone?"
81 had read so much fiction" she
said. And one gets nothing from
the new fiction"
"ThGN S one answer"
We'll, to tell it all"-and now she
was fairly started-"my Congress-
man husband is a lawyer. You will
remember that during the last cam
paign We heard a good deal of the
recall of judicial decisions and the
recall of judges. l thought they were
good ideas. If a judge doesn't decide
a case TO suit you, recall him, said L.
She Changed Her Mind.
Mr.. Mcclure didn't agree with me.
If you had ever read any law he
said, you would have different
opinion on these matters
so I turned to Mr.. Blackstone, be-
cause, as l say, there is nothing in
the fiction of to-day, and there was
comparatively little else for one to
do in Washington during the sum-
mer l discovered several things
about the recall Of Judges. For in
stance, in New Jersey and New York
they had tried having the upper
houses of the Legislature pass on ju-
dicial decisions. and they had an aw-
full lot of trouble l changed my
mind. just as Mr.. Mcclure predicted
"As to the general proposition of
reading Law
Il have noticed in the House of
Representatives and the United
States Senate that the men who are
lawyers have a little the best of it.
"Should Broaden a Woman"
Il believe everyone should read law
1t broadens a man; I don't see why ii
shouldn't broaden a woman.
Women who don't have to do the
drudgery of work around the house
have good deal of time on their
hands, which they might as well util-
ize in study. In my opinion law is
the subject to which they should turn.
we are developing a class of wom-
en- who appreciate the value of their
spare time and the value of continued
study. l don't mean the wealthy ones
who had governesses and all that sort
Of thing. They are not inclined to
take the business of life seriously.
Why should a woman quit the task
Of getting an education as soon as she
is married? Why shouldn't she study
as long as her eyes are good enough to