The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-14
The Romans, When They Forcibly Stole the
Sabine Women to Furnish the Wives
They Lacked, Exhibited an Instinct
That Is Necessary to Preserve
Nation. This is noted
Painting of "The Sabine
Women" by David.

Painting of THE Sabine
Women" by David.
Sinking. without adequate cause, as dishonor.
able For to say he has met
girl whom he love- simply means he has
not diligently sought one. or else he has de-
icient emotional equipment for there
many. surprisingly many. estimable. attractive,
unmarried women.
8. Cease prolonging the educational period
past the early twenties. The professional
schools in our country are steadily delaying
the age OF graduation. and thereby that Of mar
riage. They formerly asked for high school
training. and many still ask more. But other
schools have demanded more and more. till
now requires collegiate bachelors degree
for entrance. The situation Is made still more
serious for medical students by the frequent
Postgraduate hospital practice without pay.
1t is time to call halt This cannot go on
without serious loss to the race. Our young
men should not have their marriage postponed
b. external circumstances past twenty-five
years. This means we must allow students to
specialize earlier. II there is need Of limiting
the number OF candidates, let have com.
petitive entrance examinations. We must have
our superior men marrying earlier. at
some cost TO their early efficiency. The high
efficiency OF any profession can be more safely
kept up by demanding a minimum amount OF
continuation work in afternoon evening or
seasonal classes, laboratories or clinics. No
more graduate felowships should be estab-
lished till those existing carry stipend
adequate for marriage.
Now we come to the consideration OF mar.
rage selection In women. Are the minated in.
ferior?
We do find some inferior individuals, such
as those unattractive In and appear
ance, wholly as the result OF poor health. This
may be either inherited else the result OF
ignorance frequently due TO mental inferiority.
Others are unattractive because OF the absence
OF all feeling, or of some physical abnormality.
And still others are minated because they have
fallen into ways 20 loose living, some as the
direct result of innate defects such as feeble
mindedness or unusual susceptibility to sug.
gestion
On tue other hand when We have passed
tnal are distinctly superior. Some OF these
nave hau their chance OF marriage reduced by
gong TO women's colleges, others through
eaging in pre-eminently feminine occupations.
such as IN" teaching OF children, Yielding mea.
gre opportunities to associate with men, or
others through living those cities that have
an undue proportion of women Then there
are, besides these superior women who be-
cause they are brought up in families without
brothers or brothers friends. are so unnnatur
ally shy that they are unable to become friend
~ with men. however much they may care to-
There are still others who repel men by man.
ner Of extreme self-repression and coldness
sometimes the result Of parents or teachers
overzealous efforts to incucate modesty and
reserve. things valuable In due degree, but bad
In excess.
the situation / attach the results of study
made by my student Miss Helen D. Murnhev
This deals with the graduates Of Washington
Seminary, In Washington, Pa. secondary
tedating the first woman's college which
opened in 1865 You will see that the marriage
rate has declined. This chart shows that
whereas in 1S4o IS per cent of the graduates
married and ~ per cent went into occupations
other than home making, In 1900 the figures
were So per cent and 80 per cent respectiyeIv1
The drop in the SOS is due to the Civil war
You will also notice that the percentage en-.