The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-06
COLLEGE WOMEN HAVE GOOD HEALTH
 SAYS MISS GILL
Sewanee President of Col lege for Women Speaks Before Religious Educa-
 tiOnal Association

New Haven Conn, March 5.-"rhirty years ago the prediction was made that the higher education was fostering a blow to the health of women," said Miss Laura Draka Gill, president of the Col lege for Women. Sewanee, in an address to the eleventh annual Religious Educa- ton association convention today, but figures show that only a very small per centage have impaired health.
 Later the cry was that the college women were not marrying early enough, or if they married, they did not have children enough.
 Again figures show that while college women marry a little later in life, they finally marry in the same proportion as their nearest female blood relatives who were not college graduates and that they have relatively larger families; larger percentage are boys and that their chil- dren have better health
 As to the economic status of college women," Miss Gill said, inquiry shows that they are not reap1ng the return for the capital invested in their train- ing. One trouble is that the greater number of graduates have gone into teaching The non-teaching occupations give better salaries. more rapid advance ment and greater opportunities
 Taking More Interest
 Miss Frances Cummings of the inter- collegiate bureau occupation in New York, said college graduates are taking more interest in social service and that during the last two months ITS per sons applied for work of this character.
 D. J. Fleming of Lahore, India, told of social service among oriental students, saying that the western idea of service p1 no fyr ct ic in fuencing the breaking down of caste.
 Speaking on "Who Should Not Go to College" Edwin A. Kirkpatrick of Fitch burg, Mass, said there were no stand ards by which society could select young people for higher education. The best method was to let the young people se- lect themselves. This would be done by not only providing an attractive form of education, but ill bringing into prom thence the natural difficulties that must be overcome in gaining real culture. The importance of degrees should be detracted from not emphasized. The first public session was held in Woolsey hall at Yale tonight and was largely attended. Speak CTS were, President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale President C. r. Thwing of Vest ern Reserve university, Prof T. G. Soares Of Chicago university and Dean Brown Of the Yale Divinity school.
 Need Religious Revival MT. Soares said there is a widespread feeling that we need a genuine revival Of religion. Nothing but the motive power that comes from the fear and 1 love of God can meet the evils and dan | gers of modern life. This revival can | not become a wave of enthusiasm itl must be an educational process, he said. | Prof. w. B. Bailey of Yale, discussing | the higher cost of college education today said: The cost of a college education has increased somewhat, but not in the same proportion as the cost of living. The records show that the expense of those who maintain high scholarship stand is less than those who do not. indicating as the class room standard increases expenses are lessened'